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US police release video of fatal shooting of black man Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Following days of protests, police in San Diego on Friday released video footage of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, saying the decision was made to counter “misinformation” being circulated about …

Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  Protesters marched on Wednesday in a California town following the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man said to be mentally ill, as local officials urged calm and pledged a full investigation. Alfred Okwera Olango, 38, was shot on Tuesday in the …

  Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Protesters gathered on Wednesday in a California town following the police shooting of an unarmed black man who was reportedly mentally ill. The man, identified by a relative as Ugandan native Alfred Olango, 30, was shot on Tuesday in the San Diego …

Inspector General of Police General Kale Kayihura has questioned the figures quoted by technocrats in a police housing scheme launched in Kampala. General Kayihura raised the red flag during the commissioning of the construction of 1000 housing units for Police Officers at the Naguru barracks. The project is under the Public/Private …

VIDEO: Ugandans should brace for a showdown between the Police and supporters of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) come this Thursday. This after Police revealed it had not authorized planned festivities to welcome back former FDC Presidential flagbearer in the February polls Dr Kiiza Besigye from weeks abroad where he …

As the school terms opens on Monday, Police is warning that it will be carrying out operations in lodging facilities and hotels to ensure children meant to be in school are not spending time in these facilities with unscrupulous men. Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Emilian Kayima says the facilities are …

Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  Authorities have arrested a Turkish-born man suspected of shooting five people dead, including a teenaged cancer survivor, at a shopping mall in the US state of Washington. Police named the suspect as Arcan Cetin, a 20-year-old resident of the nearby town of Oak …

Charlotte, United States | AFP |  The family of the African-American man whose death has triggered days of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, released a dramatic video of the police shooting on Friday, raising pressure on the authorities to make their own footage public. The police have refused to release …

Charlotte, United States | AFP | The mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina appealed for calm Wednesday after a night of violent protests and looting sparked by the fatal police shooting of a black man said to have been armed with a handgun. Police said 16 officers and several demonstrators were …

New York, United States | AFP |  The Afghan-born American wanted in connection with weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey was taken into custody on Monday following a shootout with police, US television networks reported. Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was taken into custody by police in Linden, New …