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UPDATE: Six police officers charged with Baltimore death

May 01, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_5188" align="alignleft" width="300"] Protestors march past City Hall during a demonstration over the death of Freddy Gray outside City Hall on Thursday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo: AFP)[/caption] WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Prosecutors in Baltimore on Friday charged six police officers with multiple counts including...

Calls pour in for Dexta Daps

April 30, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_5158" align="alignleft" width="300"] (L) Bobby Clarke (R) Dexta Daps[/caption] NEW YORK, USA — Bobby Clarke, founder/CEO of Irie Jam Radio, said his station "has been inundated with telephone calls yesterday from concerned fans" about rising dancehall singjay Dexta Daps. Dexta Daps is one of several acts...

China says worried by new U.S. cyber strategy

April 30, 2015 in International

(Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry expressed concern on Thursday at the Pentagon’s updated cyber strategy that stresses the U.S. military’s ability to retaliate with cyber weapons, saying this would only worsen tension over Internet security. The strategy presents a potentially far more muscular role for the...

Baltimore deploys National Guard as riots erupt

April 28, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_5108" align="alignleft" width="300"] A protestor gestures towards the riot police in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 27, 2015 (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)[/caption] Baltimore (AFP) - Thousands of police and National Guard troopers were ordered to back up beleaguered officers in Baltimore on Tuesday after riots triggered by...