Archive for February, 2010

Dubai police chief: Mossad should be ‘ashamed’ over Hamas killing (CNN)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Dubai's police chief said Sunday the secretive Israeli foreign intelligence unit Mossad "needs to be ashamed" after the January killing of a Hamas leader in a Dubai hotel.

Marie Osmond’s son committed suicide, police say (CNN)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
The death of Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son has been classified as a suicide, police said Sunday.

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at holy site (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Israeli riot police dispersed a crowd of masked Palestinian youths throwing stones in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, in a violent reminder of tensions at the holiest site in the contested city.

Greek police arrest 2 with valuable antiquities (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Greek police arrested two men trying to sell several artifacts, including a bronze sculpture of emperor Alexander the Great from the 4th century B.C., for which the asking price was euro7 million ($9.5 million), authorities said Sunday.

Dubai police: Hamas agent was drugged, suffocated (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
The assassins of a senior Hamas operative used a powerful muscle relaxant to incapacitate him before suffocating him with a pillow in his hotel room, Dubai police said Sunday, in the latest revelations from the slaying local authorities have blamed on Israel.

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at holy site (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Israeli riot police dispersed a crowd of masked Palestinian youths throwing stones in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, in a violent reminder of tensions at the holiest site in the contested city.

Philly police: Jewel thieves leave child behind (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Philadelphia police say a pair of thieves made off with some expensive jewelry but left behind a 4-year-old boy.

Israel police storm holy site to quell protest (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Israeli police forces stormed the most contentious holy site in Jerusalem on Sunday to disperse masked Palestinian protesters hurling objects at a crowd of visitors, authorities said.

Kabul police officials quit; ordered to finish terror case (CNN)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Kabul's police chief and chief of criminal investigations have submitted their resignations to the Afghan Interior Ministry, but the ministry ordered them to complete their probe into Friday's suicide attacks first, a ministry spokesman told CNN.

Russian Authorities Block Anti-Police Rally in Moscow (Fox News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
An opposition leader says he and seven other activists were detained to prevent them from holding an anti-police rally in central Moscow.