US police on Tuesday continued to probe the death of a 51-year-old census worker and teacher who was found hanging from a tree in a Kentucky forest with "Fed" written across his chest.

Police issue a warning about counterfeit £1 British coins which are being circulated in Castletown.

A woman accused of beating her 14-year-old son frequently tied him up to prevent him from escaping and had a lock installed on a bedroom closet where he often was kept for days at a time, police said Tuesday.

Thames Valley Police Authority is criticised by a campaign group for spending £30,000 on a new website.

Police in the Indian city of Mumbai acquire new speed boats to guard the coastline, Commissioner D Sivanandhan announces.

Leicestershire's former police chief says lessons will be learned following the deaths of a tormented mother and daughter.

South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday added to calls for tougher police firepower to allow faster action against gun-toting criminals in one of the world's most violent societies.

President Jacob Zuma backs plans for South African police to use lethal force against armed criminals.

A scheme to build a police station in Shropshire is delayed while the remains of people from a disused burial site are removed.

Oakland Raiders assistant Randy Hanson has told police that head coach Tom Cable struck him and broke his jaw at training camp last month, Hanson's lawyer told NFL.com.