Self-described NYC anarchist accused of tweeting cops’ locations to activists at G-20 protests

September 27th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Five people, including two cops, have been booked for allegedly confining a woman and raping her for almost a week in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district, officials said Sunday. The woman Saturday approached Aligarh's Senior Superintendent of Police Asim Arun, and lodged a complaint against the accused.

August 12th, 2009 RANCHI - Six undertrials escaped from a Jharkhand court lock-up Wednesday and the media persons covering the jail break had to face the police wrath, according to witnesses. One of the undertrials was re-arrested during a search operation, police said.

August 6th, 2009 Zale closes 118 retail locations in 4th-quarterDALLAS — Jewelry retailer Zale Corp. said Thursday that it closed 118 retail locations in the fiscal fourth quarter due to underperformance.

July 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress party workers, protesting the arrest of state party unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, clashed with the police here Thursday and about 150 were arrested. Shouting anti-government slogans, activists converged at the party headquarters in Mall Avenue of the state capital.

July 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Facing criticism after an attack on eight Congress legislators in West Bengal, the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday alleged that "anarchist forces" have become active in the state, posing danger to democracy. "Forces of anarchy and indiscipline are active.

July 15th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Four suspended cops were arrested Wednesday evening after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court so ordered and asked police to profile their DNA for their alleged involvement in the "heinous crime of rape followed by murder" of two south Kashmir women May 30. A division bench of Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Mohammed Yaqoob Mir directed the special investigation team (SIT) to "arrest and produce" the accused police officers before the court.

July 10th, 2009 Tehran police chief: few arrests in protestCAIRO — Tehran's police chief said Friday that few arrests were made in opposition protests that erupted a day earlier in the Iranian capital in an opposition attempt to revive street demonstrations over the country's disputed election. The lack of an overwhelming crackdown — despite authorities' vows to "smash" anyone who joined the marches — could suggest the country's leadership is hoping Thursday's protests would be a one-time event and will subsequently weaken.

July 4th, 2009 Cops in Michigan protect _ and serve doughnutsCLARE, Mich. — "Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline.

July 4th, 2009 DEHRADUN - The death of a youth from Ghaziabad at the hands of police here led to demonstrations on the streets of Dehradun Saturday, with his family alleging he was killed in a staged shootout. Stating that Ranvir Singh was a management graduate who had come to the Uttarakhand capital to reportedly take up an assignment with a financial firm, his family members accused the Dehradun police of gunning him down in a "fake encounter" Friday.

June 19th, 2009 RAIPUR - Maoist guerrillas shot dead two district force (DF) personnel in Chhattisgarhs Rajnandgaon district in a remote forest area Sunday morning, police said. Heavily armed Maoists attacked five police personnel in Madanwara, in Manpur locality, killing two DF cops, deputy inspector general of police Pawan Deo told IANS.

June 17th, 2009 LAPD bans police uniforms for film set guardsLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department is banning the blue for retired cops who guard streetside film shoots. For decades, ex-officers have worn the same uniforms as working officers, except they don't have rank stripes and their badges say "retired." But Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell announced Tuesday that, beginning in three months, ex-officers at film locations must wear a different outfit: black pants, white shirts, yellow safety vests and patches that read "Film Detail." That irked ex-officers and film location managers.

April 30th, 2009 Philippines threatens to deport foreign protestersMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine immigration chief warned foreign activists on Thursday that they can be deported for taking part in protests after a demonstration by bikini-clad members of the animal rights group PETA. Protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals went to the Manila Zoo on Tuesday and posed for photographers while wearing heart-shaped signs that read "Have a Heart, Boycott the Zoo" over their bathing suits.

April 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - American drummer Travis Barker and his lover Shanna Moakler have once again called it quits, after a major row. Its been reported that the row, which caused the split, was so intensive that the cops had to be called.he fight began when Travis accused Moakler of having an affair with Gerard Butler, while the rocker was recovering from severe burns caused by a plane crash.

March 28th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Angry at the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) for not fielding a single woman candidate for next month's state assembly elections, the party's women activists Saturday staged protests here by covering the face of the statue of 'Telangana Talli' (Mother Telangana) statue and tying its hands and legs. Raising slogans, the women activists demanded that justice be done to them through proper representation in the list of candidates for both the Lok Sabha and assembly elections.

February 23rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Youth Congress activists in Kerala will Monday launch protests against Idea Cellular Ltd's new television commercial which they say depicts Mahatma Gandhi in poor light. Speaking to IANS, T.Siddiq, state Youth Congress chief here, said that Idea Cellular's latest TV commercial is outrageous and an insult to the Father of the Nation.