Sport

Man attempts to steal Olympic torch continuing the troubled build-up to Rio Olympics

Problems continue to mar the build-up to the Rio Olympics.

24 July 2016

Italy

[Video] Naples jewel thieves use underground tunnel network to rob high-end boutiques

20 July 2016

Romania

Nearly 40 held in Romania slavery probe as new evidence emerges

Authorities in Romania have formally detained 38 people suspected of running a slavery ring.

14 July 2016

Romania

Romanian police break up "slavery" gang rescuing dozens of youngsters

Anti-mafia police have broken up a human trafficking gang in central Romania.

13 July 2016

Mexico

Classmate of Mexico's missing students was tortured according to Human Rights Commission

Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission has released new findings in the case of 43 students who disappeared two years ago.

12 July 2016

Germany

Man jailed by German court for stabbing mayor of Cologne

A German court has sentenced a man to 14 years in jail for stabbing the mayor of Cologne the day before Henriette Reker was elected.

2 July 2016

USA

Four children stabbed to death in Memphis, Tennessee

Four children under six have been stabbed to death in Memphis, Tennessee.

2 July 2016

USA

Man arrested for "wanting to shoot Donald Trump"

A man arrested at a Donald Trump rally at the weekend for allegedly trying to grab a policeman’s gun said he wanted to shoot the candidate.

21 June 2016

USA

Chicago man shot dead while live streaming on Facebook

A Chicago man was shot and killed while live streaming a video on Facebook, police said on Friday just days after a double-homicide in France in which the killer later took to Facebook Live to encoura

18 June 2016

World News

US police identify suspect in Christina Grimmie killing

Kevin James Loibl, 27, identified as a suspect in the fatal killing of the 22-year-old singer.

12 June 2016

Germany

Crimes against asylum seekers in Germany 'increase sharply'

Hate crimes against asylum seekers have soared in Germany during the EU’s refugee crisis, it’s emerged.

9 June 2016

Bangladesh

Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh

Suspected militants in Bangladesh have hacked to death an elderly Hindu priest.

7 June 2016

Czech Republic

Czech and Greek police break up forgery network

Czech police have released a video of a raid which took place at the end of May said to be targeting an international criminal network of migrant smugglers and document…

1 June 2016

Argentina

Operation Condor: Argentina's ex-junta leader jailed

Argentina’s last dictator General Reynaldo Bignone has been sentenced to 20-years in jail for crimes committed under a programme called Operation…

28 May 2016

USA

Uber taxi driver hauled from court over abuse

In the United States, an Uber taxi driver from Michigan will testify via video from jail to determine whether he’ll stand trial for killing six…

20 May 2016

Albania

Albanian arrests over orphanage abuse

A war of words has erupted in Albania over who’s to blame after five orphanage workers were arrested for abusing children at a shelter in…

20 May 2016

Russia

Police end hostage-taking in attempted Moscow bank robbery

Police in Moscow have freed six hostages taken in an attempted bank robbe ry by a lone gunman.

18 May 2016

Italy

Tough sentences demanded for suspected people smugglers

Prosecutors in Sicily have demanded an 18-year jail sentence for a man accused of captaining an overloaded migrant boat that sank in April. Up to 800

17 May 2016

Mexico

Mexico says El Chapo can be extradited to the US to stand trial

The extradition to the United States of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has moved a step closer after a second Mexican judge gave the go ahead

17 May 2016

USA

US: Bidding for Zimmerman gun tops 57 million euros

Bidding in an online auction for the gun used to kill unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in the US in 2012 has topped 57 million euros. But the amount

13 May 2016