Brazilian robbers force bus passengers to aid bank heistSeptember 24th, 2009 SAO PAULO - A gang of criminals hijacked a Brazilian bus here and forced passengers to help them take two ATMs from a bank branch, a media report said. The bus, which was headed for Itupeva, located 77 km from Sao Paulo, was intercepted and later parked across an avenue to keep police out while male passengers were forced to load the two ATMs into a pick-up truck, Globo television reported Wednesday.
Reports: Explosion at fireworks store kills at least 11 in BrazilSeptember 24th, 2009 Reports: 11 dead in fireworks explosion in BrazilSAO PAULO — An explosion has rocked a neighborhood on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and Brazilian news media say a fireworks store exploded, killing at least 11. Bandeirantes TV showed destroyed buildings and overturned cars and it said an entire city block was blown up.
Storm that spawns tornado kills as many as 16, injures dozens along Argentina-Brazil borderSeptember 8th, 2009 Tornado, mudslides kill 16 in Argentina, BrazilBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A violent storm that spawned a tornado and mudslides killed at least 16 people across northern Argentina and southern Brazil, authorities said Tuesday. Dozens were injured in the winds and hail as their homes were destroyed.
Storm that spawns tornado kills 15, injures dozens along Argentina-Brazil borderSeptember 8th, 2009 Tornado, mudslides kill 15 in Argentina, BrazilBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A violent storm that spawned a tornado and mudslides killed at least 15 people across northern Argentina and southern Brazil, authorities said Tuesday. Dozens were injured in the winds and hail as their homes were destroyed.
One killed in police firing as sect followers resort to violenceJuly 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - One person was killed in police firing when followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda Wednesday went on a rampage in Mansa district of Punjab, damaging vehicles and government buses to protest police inaction on a sect member's murder, an official said. Lilly Kumar, a sect member, was shot dead Tuesday near the Dera Sacha Sauda's office in Alampur Mandra village in Mansa district, around 200 km from here.
12-year-old crushed to death, residents ransack police postJuly 6th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A 12-year-old boy was crushed to death by a tractor trolley here Monday, officials said. Following the accident, angry residents vandalised a police post and damaged vehicles, alleging that the police had helped the tractor driver to escape.
14-year-old girl killed in accident, residents torch busesJuly 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - At least five buses were torched and several others damaged by a mob in West Bengal's Howrah district after a 14-year-old girl was killed when she came under the wheels of a speeding bus Monday, police said. "Riya Das, a class-VII student of Darnagar St Thomas High School in the district, was run over by a bus at Domjur locality.
2 Fort Worth council members call for investigation of police raid at gay nightclubJune 30th, 2009 2 officials want Texas gay bar raid investigatedFORT WORTH, Texas — Two Fort Worth City Council members are calling for an investigation into a police raid at a gay bar. Council members Joel Burns and Kathleen Hicks are requesting the probe into Sunday's raid at the Rainbow Lounge, where about a half dozen people were arrested.
15 killed in Jammu road accidentJune 24th, 2009 JAMMU - At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when two buses collided in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, police said. According to initial reports received here, two buses collided at Panthal, 45 km north of Jammu.
Oregon man accused of trying to burn post office in protest over Iraq, Afghanistan warsMay 29th, 2009 Ore. man accused of trying to burn post officeROSEBURG, Ore. — A man accused of trying to burn down a post office to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been charged with attempted arson.
Thieves return stolen paintings in BrazilMay 14th, 2009 SAO PAULO - The paintings of some renowned Brazilian artists which were stolen over the weekend from a private collection in Sao Paulo have been returned, the Brazilian police have said. The paintings by artists Candido Portinari, Tarsila do Amaral and Orlando Teruz were stolen Sunday by a group of about 20 heavily armed men wearing police uniforms.
Angry over Brazil police raid, slum residents torch buses and cars, pelt officers with rocksMay 14th, 2009 Brazil slum residents riot after police drug raidSAO PAULO — Slum dwellers rioted after the arrest of drug dealers in a Sao Paulo shantytown Wednesday, burning vehicles and tires, pelting police with rocks and briefly shutting down a major urban highway, local media said. During a 90-minute rampage, rioters set fire to a van, a bus and a truck in the Tiqautira neighborhood after authorities arrested a group of young men suspected of being drug dealers, CBN radio said.
Angry crowd throws rocks, bottles at Austin police after officer shoots 2 men, killing 1May 12th, 2009 Crowd pelts Austin police after fatal shootingAUSTIN, Texas — An angry crowd threw rocks and bottles at police in riot gear in Austin, Texas, hours after an officer shot two men, killing one of them. Police say eight officers had minor injuries and eight patrol cars were damaged as authorities tried to break up the crowd of about 100 people that gathered after the Monday morning shooting.
Pigeons used to smuggle phone parts into Brazilian prisonMarch 31st, 2009 SAO PAULO - Brazilian police have intercepted two trained homing pigeons that were being used to carry mobile phone parts into a prison in Sao Paulo state. The birds were found near the prison with cloth sacks tied to their backs containing parts and components for cellphones, as shown by police representatives to Globo television.
Sky taxi service booms over Sao PauloFebruary 11th, 2009 SAO PAULO - In the streets of Sao Paulo, traffic barely moves in rush hour. The endless stream of cars moves at a snail's pace on 10-lane avenues.
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