Chinese top cop faces trial for bribe, abusing power (Lead)
September 18th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) A former police chief in China faced an open trial Tuesday for graft and bending the law for selfish ends.Wang Lijun, having served as Chongqing city's ... Read more...
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Chinese top cop faces trial for graft, abuse of power
September 18th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) In one of the biggest political scandals in China, a former police chief linked to politician Bo Xilai and his convicted wife Gu Kailai stood an ... Read more...
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Probe into HIV-infected syringe in China
August 27th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 27 (IANS) Police are hunting for clues after a man was pricked by an HIV-infected syringe left in a taxi, authorities said Monday.Police have set up a special ... Read more...
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Shanghai prepares list of ‘professional’ beggars
August 21st, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) Police in Chinese business hub Shanghai have published a list of "professional" beggars, who have been caught most often on Metro trains over the past four ... Read more...
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Rape victim’s mother released from Chinese labour camp
August 10th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) A woman sent to a labour camp in central China's Hunan province after petitioning for justice for her daughter, who had been raped and forced into ... Read more...
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Mentally challenged Chinese kills US businessman
July 13th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 13 (IANS) A visiting US businessman has been killed by a suspected schizophrenic Chinese in Beijing city, leading to concerns being raised over handling of such suspects with ... Read more...
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3,600 crocodiles rescued in China
July 7th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 7 (IANS) Around 3,600 smuggled Siamese crocodiles have been saved by police from being served as exotic dishes in China's Guangxi Zhuang region, Xinhua reported Saturday.Veterinarians provided medical ... Read more...
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Plane hijacking attempt foiled in China
June 29th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 29 (IANS) The crew and passengers Friday foiled an attempt to hijack an aircraft in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, police said.Six people tried to hijack Tianjin Airlines' ... Read more...
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Chinese policeman jailed for life over bribe
June 15th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 15 (IANS) A former police officer in China's Guangdong province who took bribes from mafia-style gangs and served as an umbrella for their illegal activities has been sentenced ... Read more...
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31 abducted infants rescued in China
June 1st, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 1 (IANS) As many as 31 infants were rescued after police busted a child trafficking ring in China's Yunnan province, the government said Friday.According to railway ministry's public ... Read more...
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Beijing gives 721 foreigners resident permits
May 28th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) A total of 721 foreigners have been granted the permanent resident status in Beijing in the past nine years, authorities said.Since 2004, 852 foreigners had applied ... Read more...
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China busts gang that sells illegal firearms
May 25th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 25 (IANS) Police in southwest China have busted a gang involved in the illegal online sale of smuggled firearms, authorities said Friday.A huge cache of guns, bullets and ... Read more...
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Beijing cracks down on illegal foreigners
May 15th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 15 (IANS) To improve security in Beijing, authorities here have decided to clamp down on foreigners illegally entering, residing or working in the Chinese capital.According to a Beijing ... Read more...
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Beijing cops chase, catch a stray canine!
May 14th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) Police in the Chinese capital were on a rare mission last week-end -- to catch, on the municipal authorities' order, a stray ... Read more...
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Police deny torturing China’s former soccer chief
April 26th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shengyang (Liaoning Province), April 26 (IANS) Chinese police have denied a claim by the country's former soccer head Xie Yalong that he was tortured into confessing to bribe-taking.The 56-year-old ... Read more...
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Five dead in China building fire
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) At least five people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in eastern China's Shandong province, officials said.The accident took place Saturday ... Read more...
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No-fly zone imposed over Beijing
March 1st, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) Small aircraft will be banned from flying over the Chinese capital for the next two weeks when parliament and the country's top political advisory body meet.Planes, ... Read more...
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Man, 80, held for strangling wife
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 21 (IANS) An 80-year-old man in Shanghai has been detained on suspicion that he may have strangled his wife.The elderly man was held hours after his spouse of ... Read more...
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Four killed in China bus accidents
January 8th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) At least four people, including a child, were killed and 34 injured in China's Guizhou province Sunday after a bus veered off the road into a ... Read more...
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Four Chinese held for killing, mutilating prostitutes
December 13th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 13 (IANS) Four robbers who targeted prostitutes, killing and mutilating their victims, have been arrested in a Chinese city, authorities said Tuesday.The four suspects, three men and a ... Read more...
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Man held for spreading HIV rumour in Beijing
December 1st, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 1 (IANS) A man was arrested in the Chinese capital for spreading rumours that many people have entered Beijing with syringes "filled with the HIV virus", police said ... Read more...
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Chinese family sheds clothes for child’s hospital bills
November 29th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 29 (IANS) A debt-ridden family in a Chinese province opted to move out on streets without any clothes on to seek public help in paying off their baby's ... Read more...
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Fake medicines worth $30 mn seized in China
November 1st, 2011 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) Fake medicines worth 190 million yuan (around $29.9 million) have been seized in a Chinese province, police said.The seizure was made in central China's Henan province ... Read more...
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Fugitive found working as prison guard in China
September 30th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) A man on the run for 10 years after severely assaulting his wife has been found working as a prison guard in a Chinese city.Authorities are ... Read more...
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Gunmen kill 6 outside soccer stadium in northern Mexico
September 5th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by BNO News
TORREON, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people were killed, including three police officers, when a group of gunmen attacked two police units outside a soccer stadium in northern Mexico on ... Read more...
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Knife-wielding Chinese injures six, commits suicide
August 23rd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 23 (IANS) A man slashed six people with a knife and then killed himself in China, authorities said Tuesday.The incident occurred Monday in Longsheng county in the city ... Read more...
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Chinese fishing vessel returns with 22 men short
August 13th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 13 (IANS) Twentytwo fishermen were missing after a fishing vessel was pulled back to a port in east China's Shandong province, police said Saturday.
"Major crimes" occurred on ... Read more...
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Chinese city bans electric bikes
June 7th, 2011 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 7 (IANS) The southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, has banned electric bikes to reduce traffic accidents, the local government said.The city's public security bureau said ... Read more...
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Beijing Police may use drones during emergencies
May 13th, 2011 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) Beijing Police plan to purchase drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to monitor emergency situations such as traffic accidents, a top official has said.The unmanned aircraft ... Read more...
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Fire at 1,000-year-old temple in China
February 7th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 7 (IANS) A fire in a 1,000-year-old temple in China is believed to have destroyed a building of the temple. The Fahai Temple, built in 945 and located in Fuzhou, ... Read more...
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2,000 vehicles caught in China traffic jam
December 31st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) Nearly 2,000 vehicles were stuck in a massive traffic jam on a highway in China's Gansu province due to an ongoing road project and inclement weather, authorities said.The ... Read more...
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Chinese cops offer money to netizens to hunt criminals
December 26th, 2010 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) In an effort to curb crime, Chinese police have started offering money to encourage internet users to inform about suspected criminals.Earlier this month, the public security bureau in ... Read more...
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China busts transnational prostitution ring in Beijing
December 11th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 11(ANI): Chinese police have reportedly cracked a transnational prostitution ring by detaining 31 suspects, including eight European prostitutes.Zi Xiangdong, from the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, said that the gang ... Read more...
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China cracks down on online smear activities
November 12th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov.12 (ANI): A police investigation has revealed that a Beijing-based Internet PR company launched a smear campaign, and this has prompted the authorities to consider clipping the wings of Internet users ... Read more...
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Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo’s lawyer to sue China
November 10th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by BNO News
BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Chinese jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo's lawyer on Tuesday said he is planning on filing a lawsuit against Chinese authorities for not allowing him to ... Read more...
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