France: Sarkozy government implements repressive police measures

On the direct orders of right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the national security intelligence services have been significantly overhauled, giving full powers to the police to prosecute any individual or social or political organization whose activity is likely to disturb public order. Thirteen-year-old children can now be prosecuted under this legislation.

US: New Spying Law Quickly Challenged

Civil liberties advocates have lost no time in asking a federal court to stop the government from conducting surveillance under the new wiretapping law passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush last week.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a coalition of other groups declared that the new law "gives the Bush administration virtually unchecked power to intercept Americans' international e-mails and telephone calls."

The ACLU coalition's legal challenge, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeks a court order declaring that the new law is unconstitutional and ordering its immediate and permanent halt.

Ex-cop under investigation in Louisiana Taser death

WINNFIELD - A police officer shocked a handcuffed Baron "Scooter" Pikes nine times with a Taser after arresting him on a cocaine charge.

Canada: Man dies after Winnipeg police use Taser

A man died Tuesday after being shocked with a Taser by Winnipeg police in a back lane behind a city home.

One Step Further: Tracking kids with GPS

Oswego missing-child case shows why devices are becoming popular with parents

When 3-year-old Ryan Flake went missing from his Oswego Township home last week, family, law enforcement and neighbors mobilized into search teams with flashlights and all-terrain vehicles.

These armies of volunteers and professionals scoured back yards and ponds, woods and cornfields, not relenting during a late-night thunderstorm.

But what if, father Read Flake later wondered, his toddler were wearing some type of global-positioning system or tracking device that could have pinpointed his location on a computer screen?