Greece

Greece seeks tougher rules on football supporters' groups after murder

The 19-year-old victim was allegedly killed by supporters of a rival football team last week.

7 February 2022

France

Ex-French soldier on trial for murder of 8-year-old Maëlys de Araujo

The 38-year-old man has already admitted to killing Maelys and faces life in prison.

31 January 2022

Germany

Suspects detained for murder of police officers in Germany

The two suspects, both male, were apprehended on Monday afternoon, some 12 hours after the shooting following a routine police stop.

31 January 2022

Italy

'Dripping with blood': Anger as Moro kidnapping letter sold at auction

Critics have questioned whether the sale of the note -- claiming responsibility for abducting Italy's former PM -- is in good taste.

28 January 2022

Ireland

Ashling Murphy: Irish police arrest man on suspicion of murder

A brief statement from police confirmed detectives investigating Ms. Murphy's killing had arrested a man "on suspicion of murder" but had "no further comment at this time".

18 January 2022

France

Suspect arrested then released over unsolved 2012 murders near Annecy

The shootings have remained a mystery for nearly 10 years and no one has ever been charged with the killings.

12 January 2022

USA

Arbery killers get life in prison with no parole for father and son

Three white men convicted of murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison.

8 January 2022

Poland

Polish murderer on the run arrested for not wearing facemask

The man had been on the run from the authorities for 20 years when he was picked up by police near Warsaw.

4 January 2022

Netherlands

German murderer arrested in the Netherlands after going on the run

Ralf Hoerstemeier was convicted in January of killing 16-year-old Nicole Schalla nearly three decades ago and sentenced to life imprisonment.

24 December 2021

United Kingdom

Man admits responsibility for death of London teacher Sabina Nessa

The 36-year-old suspect has formally pleaded not guilty to her murder.

16 December 2021

Germany

German family deaths linked to fake COVID certificate, says prosecutor

The man suspected of killing his family and himself left a note indicating that he was afraid of being arrested after obtaining the fake certificate, investigators say.

7 December 2021

Serbia

Four ex-Serbian officers convicted of 1999 journalist's murder

The four men were sentenced to a total of 100 years in prison for their involvement in the killing.

3 December 2021

World News

Egypt responsible for murder of Giulio Regeni, says Italian commission

The report comes weeks after the murder trial of four Egyptian police officers was suspended.

1 December 2021

Tech News

Woman convicted for using joke website to try to have ex whacked

A woman in the US has been convicted for using the joke website rentahitman.com to try and have her former husband killed.

26 November 2021

Italy

Italy frees man convicted of 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher

The only person convicted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher was freed after serving most of his 16-year prison sentence, his lawyer said.

23 November 2021

Sweden

Swedish teenager jailed for murdering police officer in Gothenburg

The 17-year-old was found guilty of shooting dead the officer on 30 June.

20 November 2021

USA

Malcolm X: Judge clears two men over 1965 killing of civil rights icon

More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated on Thursday.

18 November 2021

USA

A bid will be made to exonerate two men over the murder of Malcolm X

A bid will be made to exonerate two men over the murder of Malcolm X, says Manhattan’s DA.

17 November 2021

France

Life sentence for anti-semitic murder of Mireille Knoll, 85, in Paris

Yacine Mihoub will spend a minimum of 22 years behind bars for the murder of Mireille Knoll, in a case that sparked outcry over anti-semitism in France.

11 November 2021

Germany

German mother given life sentence for murdering five of her children

The bodies of five of her children were found at an apartment in the western city of Solingen in September last year.

4 November 2021