World news about “Vandalism” published by euronews.
Famed Delacroix defaced at Louvre-LensPolice in France have arrested a woman at the Louvre-Lens for allegedly defacing one Eugene Delacroix’s most famous works. The painting called “La Liberte… 08/02/2013
Mali’s Islamist backlash over UN military approvalIn northern Mali, Islamist extremists have reacted violently to UN plans to send military forces to regain control of the region. They have restarted a… 23/12/2012
Jail for Polish man who defaced Rothko paintingA Polish man who vandalised a Mark Rothko painting worth millions of euros has been jailed for two years in Britain. The 26-year-old scrawled his signature on… 14/12/2012
Jewish settlers suspected of Jerusalem monastery vandalismA Christian monastery near Jerusalem has been vandalised in a suspected act of retaliation for the eviction of Jewish families from an unauthorised… 04/09/2012
Palestinian cars burnt in suspected hate crimePalestinians have been targeted in a fresh act of vandalism, near a refugee camp close to Ramallah in the West Bank. It’s thought Jewish extremists were… 30/08/2012
Tripoli mosque bulldozed by hardline IslamistsUltra-conservative Islamists are being blamed for the latest attack on a mosque in Libya. A shrine at the Sha’ab mosque in Tripoli was partially bulldozed in… 26/08/2012
Botched fresco draws crowds to Spanish townWhile Paris draws crowds with the Mona Lisa, a Spanish town is pulling in visitors with a disfigured fresco of Jesus Christ. The painting, in a church in… 25/08/2012
Vandals deface Yeltsin monumentVandals defaced a monument of Russia’s first post- Soviet president Boris Yeltsin on Friday. They poured blue paint over the memorial in Yeltsin’s home town… 25/08/2012
Christ fresco ruined by amateur restorer in SpainA bid to restore a 19th century fresco in a Spanish church has gone horribly wrong, with Jesus transformed into what one commentator has described as… 22/08/2012
German graves desecrated ahead of reconciliation ceremonyThe 50th anniversary of the reconciliation of Franco-German relations has been overshadowed by the desecration of the graves of more than 50 German… 08/07/2012
West Bank settlers blamed for mosque attackIsraeli police say they suspect Jewish settlers may be behind a vandalism attack on a mosque in the West Bank. The building, in the village of Jaba outside… 19/06/2012
Controversial Zuma painting vandalisedA controversial painting depicting South African president Jacob Zuma with his genitals out has been defaced. Two men covered the artwork with red and… 22/05/2012
Italian tax office in firebomb attackTwo firebombs were thrown at the offices of Italy’s tax enforcement agency in Livorno on Saturday. They landed on the doorsteps of the Equitalia building… 13/05/2012
Inquiry into Jerusalem church graffitiPolice in Jerusalem are investigating the second case of abusive graffiti this month daubed on a Baptist church. Cars parked outside the church were also… 20/02/2012
Religious vandals arrested in IsraelIsraeli police have arrested a second suspect connected to a recent spate of vandalism aimed at religious sites. A pro-settler militant group claims to be… 10/10/2011
Rubble trouble erupts in Rome’s fountainsPolice in Rome are hunting a phantom fountain fiend who launched an attack in the historic heart of the city before vanishing. Fragments of the renowned… 03/09/2011
Lenin statue targeted in St PetersburgOne of Russia’s most famous statues of Vladimir Lenin has been sabotaged, leaving a bomb-shaped hole in the Bolshevik leader’s bronze behind. There has… 02/04/2009
