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Ferguson shooting: 12 buildings torched as protests intensify

At least a dozen buildings were set on fire in Ferguson, Missouri, most of them destroyed, in a wave of civil unrest following a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in August.

FP Archives|Nov 25, 2014, 16:57:57 IST

Ferguson: At least a dozen buildings were set on fire in Ferguson, Missouri, most of them destroyed, in a wave of civil unrest following a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in August, police said on Tuesday.[caption id="attachment_1820847" align="alignleft" width="380" class=" "] Representational Image. Reuters[/caption]St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar also said he personally had heard about 150 gunshots fired during a night of looting, arson and clashes between demonstrators and police that resulted in at least 29 people arrested.Although no serious injuries have been reported, he said the disturbances on Monday night and early Tuesday morning were much worse than the unrest that erupted in the immediate aftermath of the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson on 9 Aug.Reuters

Indian trucker arrested in US over alleged theft of $3 million worth of tungsten powder

A 39-year-old Indian national living illegally in the US has been arrested in California after authorities alleged he stole a truck carrying nearly $3 million worth of hazardous tungsten powder.

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Austria turns Hitler’s birthplace into a police station 81 years after his death: 5 things to know

Austrian authorities inaugurated a police station at the birthplace of Adolf Hitler after years of debate around the site’s troubled legacy.

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Nawaz Sharif wants to become prime minister of PoK — but laws framed by Pakistan disqualify him

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he would ask his brother, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, to appoint him as the Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK). But the Constitution bars him from making such a move.

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Fake jobs, tourist visas: Inside Russia’s vast network luring foreigners to fight Ukraine war

Russia is accused of using fake job offers, tourist visas and lucrative military contracts to recruit thousands of foreign nationals for the Ukraine war. Investigations reveal how poverty, deception and coercion have drawn people from Asia, Africa and Latin America into one of the world's deadliest conflicts

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As Pakistan eyes American dollar for Iran mediation, economists sound the alarm: ‘It can buy time, not growth’

Pakistan is reportedly seeking billions in US support after claiming a role in easing US-Iran tensions, but economists warn fresh funding would offer only temporary relief without deep structural economic reforms.