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New York police officer charged with spying for China

New York (AFP) - US authorities have charged a New York police officer with espionage, accusing him of gathering information about the city's Tibetan community for the Chinese government.The officer, who worked at a station in the Queens section of the city, was directed by members of the Chinese consulate in New York, according to the indictment released Monday.Born in China, the man had been granted political asylum in the US, claiming he was tortured by Chinese authorities because of his Tibetan ethnicity.Through his contacts with the Tibetan community, the 33-year-old man gathered informat...

Canada conducts search linked to ricin letter sent to Trump

Montreal (AFP) - Canadian police on Monday searched a home in the Montreal area in connection with a letter addressed to US President Donald Trump that is believed to have contained the poison ricin.The operation, undertaken at the request of the FBI, comes after a female suspect was arrested trying to cross into the US from Canada, a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.The woman, who was carrying a firearm when she was taken into custody, was expected to appear in a US court on Monday to face federal charges.The special RCMP unit -- experts in chemical, biological, explosives...

Police chief resigns after protests over death of US black man hooded by officers

New York (AFP) - The police chief in the US city of Rochester resigned Tuesday, following days of protest over the death of a black man whom police had hooded and forced face-down on a road.The arrest of Daniel Prude took place in March, but his family and activists made his death public last Wednesday, after receiving body cam footage through an open records request.When officers arrived, the 41-year-old Prude -- who was suffering from a psychotic episode at the time -- was unarmed and naked in the road, according to the video.Police ordered an initially compliant Prude to get on the ground, ...