South Carolina police charged after black man shot dead
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A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder after video emerged of him shooting a black man running away from him.
State investigators arrested North Charleston police officer Michael Slager on Tuesday after viewing the mobile phone video of the shooting.
Authorities say victim Walter Lamer Scott was shot after the officer had already targeted him with a stun gun.
The US Department of Justice is set to launch an investigation.
"When you're wrong, you're wrong," North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said, announcing the arrest. "When you make a bad decision, I don't care if you're behind the shield or a citizen on the street, you have to live with that decision."
Police officers in the US fatally shoot and kill hundreds of people each year, but only a handful of cases result in the officer facing criminal charges.
Pepper-spraying drones could be used on unruly crowds by Indian police
Authorities say test flights have proved to be ‘brilliant’ and drones would be effective for crowd control
Police in a northern Indian city said Tuesday they have a new weapon for controlling unruly protesters in the world’s largest democracy: pepper-spraying drones.
Yashasvi Yadav, police chief of Lucknow, said his officers have successfully test-flown the newly purchased drones with a view to better crowd control.
“The results were brilliant. We have managed to work out how to use it to precisely target the mob in winds and congested areas,” Yadav told AFP.
“Pepper is non-lethal but very effective in mob control. We can spray from different heights to have maximum results,” he said.
Tsipras plays the Russian card
Will Moscow throw billions in loans at Greece if Athens agrees to act as a Trojan horse within the EU? Brussels is nervously watching the political maneuvering.
The EU Commission in Brussels cannot comment on state visits made by the heads of its member states, even if they are as unwelcome as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' current trip to Moscow. And so the previous day's business was all about peaches. If Greece were to successfully circumvent the retaliatory ban on agricultural produce that Russia imposed last year in response to EU sanctions - what would the Commission have to say about that?
It's not just Greek peach growers that have been complaining about lost revenue, but also Scottish salmon famers and Polish apple growers. Greece normally sells up to 60 percent of its harvest to Russia; before the TRADE
embargo, Greece exported 180 million euros worth of agricultural products to the Russian market. "We expect all of the member states to be treated the same," a spokesperson said, adding that trade
policy is solely an EU matter.
embargo, Greece exported 180 million euros worth of agricultural products to the Russian market. "We expect all of the member states to be treated the same," a spokesperson said, adding that trade policy is solely an EU matter.Malaysia resurrects indefinite detention, passes anti-terror act
Lindsay Murdoch
Bangkok: Malaysia's government has revived a law that allows indefinite detention without charge that critics say could usher in a new wave of repression in the south-east Asian nation.
Parliament's passing of a highly contentious Prevention of Terrorism Act comes amid a crackdown on freedom of speech and civil rights where dozens of people have been arrestedunder a draconian Sedition Act and face up to five years jail.
The government argues the power to detain terrorism suspects without trial, court challenges or legal representation is necessary to combat the rising threat of extremists drawn to groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Police claim that 17 militants arrested this week across Malaysia were plotting to attack army camps and police stations. None of them have been named.
How Iran deal is changing the way Mideast sees US (+video)
The allies look at recent US leadership in the region and are increasingly doubtful of US resolve to enforce an Iran nuclear deal in the face of violations. One country being turned to: Russia.
WASHINGTON — The Iran nuclear deal is shaking up America’s traditional partnerships in the Middle East.
The framework agreement on Iran’s nuclear program is not yet a signed document with agreed-upon implementation measures. But already, it is seen to be accelerating a trend among some of America’s closest allies in the region to HEDGE their bets on the United States and look elsewhere for security partnerships – including Russia.
their bets on the United States and look elsewhere for security partnerships – including Russia.
Such allies look at recent US leadership in the region, especially its handling of the Syria conflict, and are increasingly doubtful of US resolve to enforce an Iran deal in the face of violations. The deal has also raised concerns, in particular among the region’s Sunni Arab powers, that the US once again sees Iran as a potential Shiite balancing power and even preferred partner in the region – the way it was pre-Islamic revolution, under the shah.
Tracking the killer behind the Garissa University massacre
Updated 0809 GMT (1509 HKT) April 8, 2015
The desks of the small Madrassa are empty. Its 573 students, all male, are staying home after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced three days of national mourning following last week's deadly attack at a nearby university.
Only a few kilometers away, 147 people -- mostly students -- were brutally massacred when Al-Shabaab militants invaded the campus in Garissa, a town in northeastern Kenya.
We've come to this particular Islamic religious school because the man suspected by Kenyan authorities of being the "mastermind" behind the atrocity -- Mohamed Mohamud -- once taught here.
"He was someone who was very quiet, he didn't like too much talk," recalls Sheikh Khalif Abdi Hussein, the principal at the Madrassa. He says he also taught with Mohamud for two years.
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