Around 10,000 anti-government protesters Tuesday besieged the Thai prime minister's temporary offices at an abandoned airport, in their latest bid to stop the government functioning, police said.

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Thai protesters besiege PM's temporary office: police (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Police are searching for a man who escaped from the Harrison District police station this afternoon. At about 4:40 p.m., a man who was arrested for possession of a controlled substance fled the station's lockup area located at 3151 West Harrison St., police said. Police were searching for the suspect as of 6 p.m. No further information was available. --Deanese Williams-Harris    

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PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Police said a dog may have inadvertently fired a shotgun at its owner during a duck hunting expedition on the coast of Oregon.

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CHIBA, Japan, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Japan's Chiba prefecture said they have arrested a man who allegedly posed as a medical doctor for about 30 years.


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Chinese paramilitary police with riot shields and batons abruptly took up posts Monday on the main street of this Tibetan town, in a reminder of China's determined control of the region.

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HARWICH, Mass., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Harwich, Mass., said they are investigating the origins of an intact and in tune piano found without explanation in the woods.

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Mystery piano baffles police (UPI)

Los Angeles police have said a security guard who shot dead a samurai sword-wielding man at a Church of Scientology center often visited by celebrities was acting in self-defense.

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Police probe slaying of swordsman at US Scientology center (AFP via Yahoo! News)