Baltimore death police charged
Police in Baltimore face homicide charges after the death in custody of a young black man. His death had sparked violent protests in Baltimore and other US cities.
Six police officers in the US city of Baltimore face charges -- including murder charges -- after the death in custody of a young black man. The action follows mounting public anger in Baltimore and elsewhere over the deaths of young black men at the hands of the police going largely unpunished.
Also in this podcast: the story of a week of despair and horror after the earthquake in Nepal; Nigeria welcomes back its kidnapped girls -- but not the Chibok girls; the UK general election campaign comes alive .. with less than a week to polling day; and the importance of well-managed facial hair for Iranian men. Who knew?
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