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Not content to stop at slipping packages inside customers’ front doors, Amazon.com on Tuesday started a new program to deliver packages to its members’ parked cars. The world's largest online retailer is rolling the program out in 37 U.S. cities for customers with newer compatible vehicles and plans to expand the service. All that is required to have packages delivered to a car is downloading an app from Amazon and linking it to the vehicle's so-called connected car service, such as General Motors's OnStar system or Volvo…

TASHKENT: Two men have been arrested in Uzbekistan after they were caught by police while stealing livestock in an expensive car. Officers in Uzbekistan's Bukhara region were investigating a report from villagers who had lost a cow and a sheep, and managed to track down two suspects, the UzNews website says. In order to avoid suspicion, they had been transporting stolen sheep and cattle - even bulls - in a Chevrolet Malibu owned by one of the men, regional police said. The American brand is a popular one in…

KASHMORE: A police officer was shot dead during an exchange of fire with armed thieves in Kashmore city, ARY News reported. According to details, a contingent of police, after receiving a tip-off regarding theft of animals in Kashmore carried out a raid to recover the stolen cattle. The armed thieves opened fire at the police party after which a gunfight broke out. A policeman Sadiq, was killed during the exchange of fire, police sources said. Three policemen including the Station House Officer (SHO) sustained…

STIOCKHOLM: In a tale of a very modern mugging, thieves in Sweden forced their victim to give them his money via an electronic transfer, making the police investigation a no-brainer, Swedish media reported.

PARIS: A group of "battle-hardened" armed thieves attacked two secure vans carrying jewels at a Frenchmotorway toll in the dead of night, making off with a haul worth some nine million euros ($11 million), police said Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water and Power Khwaja Asif on Monday said the 'punishment' of load-shedding would only be braved by power thieves, ARY News reported.