Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is to announce plans for a new, national police force, as he details his programme for the coming year.

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Police reform heads Scots agenda

Though morale has been slightly boosted in light of the rescue of two survivors on Tuesday, devastation continues to ravage Japan. The National Police Agency confirmed Tuesday afternoon that 2,722 have died in the earthquake and tsunami, and that…

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Death Toll Tops 2,700

An effort to expand the national police force has had the unintended consequence of drawing many under-age boys into service.

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Afghans Plan to Stop Recruiting Children as Police

Rogue national police who held Ecuador’s president captive for 11 hours last week talked about killing him, according to an audio recording the state-run Andes news agency said were police radio transmissions.

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Cops on tape talk of killing Ecuador prez

Disturbances broke out Thursday on the streets of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, as national police protested the government’s cancellation of bonuses and promotions, images on the official Ecuador TV showed.

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Ecuador emergency amid ‘coup attempt’

National Police said Tuesday an investigation that began in February has resulted in the arrest of 14 people involved in an organization dedicated to the sexual exploitation of men, Spain’s first such bust of its kind.

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Police dismantle male prostitution ring

Authorities botched rescue efforts during a deadly hostage siege of a tourist bus, Philippine National Police said Tuesday.

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Police: Hostage rescue was botched