USA

Mobster killing may have been set-up

Criminal past of slain mobster is "focal point" of police investigation.

15 March 2019

France

Predator becomes the prey: fox ‘pecked to death’ by chickens

The tables were turned on the animal food chain when chickens killed a young fox smelling blood in France.

13 March 2019

USA

Hollywood actresses among 40 charged with over US college fraud scheme

Wealthy families paid fraudsters to take entry tests or create fake sports profiles to get their children into top universities.

12 March 2019

Slovenia

Woman in Slovenia 'cuts off own hand with saw for insurance payout'

A woman was arrested in Slovenia for fraud after cutting her hand off with a circular saw in a bid to land an insurance payout, police say.

12 March 2019

Mexico

15 killed in Mexico nightclub shooting

Criminal violence in the region centers around the theft of fuel from a nearby oil refinery.

10 March 2019

USA

Homeless man, N.J. woman accused in GoFundMe scam plead guilty

Johnny Bobbitt Jr. faces up to 10 years in prison and Kate McClure faces up to 20 years.

7 March 2019

USA

R. Kelly taken into custody over unpaid child support

Kelly had been out on bail in a criminal case over charges of aggravated sexual abuse.

7 March 2019

Italy

Italian cooperatives fight organised crime with organic food boxes

Italian cooperatives fight organised crime with organic food boxes.

5 March 2019

France

Strasbourg's vandalised Jewish Memorial sparks indignation

French authorities have opened an investigation on Saturday (March 2), into the vandalisation of a memorial stone marking the site of Strasbourg's Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis during World War Two.

2 March 2019

USA

Judge won't sign off on stripping Mongols motorcycle club of its trademark

He cited constitutional protections against intrusions on free speech and excessive fines in his decision.

1 March 2019

USA

Superintendent who defecated in public says police shouldn't have released mugshot

An attorney for Thomas Tramaglini, who resigned as the top administrator of the Kenilworth school district, said "his life has been ruined because of this."

28 February 2019

France

What is anti-semitism and why is it spreading in Europe?

"Anti-Semitism remains pervasive across the EU and has become disturbingly normalised"

26 February 2019

USA

Robert Kraft allegedly solicited prostitution on morning of AFC title game

The New England Patriots owner was formally charged with two counts of solicitation of another for prostitution.

26 February 2019

USA

R. Kelly has faced sex-abuse allegations before. Will this time be different?

The singer went on trial for a similar accusation in the past, but got off scot-free. Experts say this time, the odds may not be in his favor.

23 February 2019

USA

Chicago police: Jussie Smollett considered suspect in his report of hate crime attack

Police said Smollett is now suspected of filing a false report.

21 February 2019

USA

'El Chapo' juror says panelists regularly broke judge's order

"You know how we were told we can't look at the media during the trial? Well, we did," the juror said.

21 February 2019

Italy

Police arrest on-the-run 'Tarzan' after staking out forest hideout

The 50-year-old used a rope to swing over a ravine and access the woodland lair, hidden in a Sicilian nature reserve.

16 February 2019

United Kingdom

London to test GPS tagging on offenders of knife-related crime

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced the new initiative to tackle violent crime across the UK capital, which will come into effect next week

11 February 2019

Italy

Buy for €30, sell at €1,000: Italy police bust puppy trafficking ring

Police said the gang illegally imported the puppies into Italy from “abusive farms” in Slovakia and sold them on as pets using falsified pedigree certificates.

7 February 2019

United Kingdom

Facial recognition technology leads to arrests in London

Three people were arrested in the British capital this week as a direct result of controversial facial recognition technology that is being trialled by police.

2 February 2019