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Spaniard detained over 'dismembered body' in Thailand

A Spaniard accused of a gruesome murder has been arrested in Cambodia and sent back to Thailand . Artur Segarra Princep is said by police to have

Germany

German police arrest two in coordinated terror raids

A series of coordinated raids across Germany has resulted in the arrests of at least two people suspected of planning a terror attack in Berlin

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Disneyland Paris: man arrested with guns in bag

France

Man arrested with two handguns at hotel in Disneyland Paris

Security staff stopped the man and a female companion at the entrance

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North Korea

North Korea holds US student accused of hostile act

North Korea says it has detained a US university student accused of committing an unspecified “hostile act”. The official KCNA news agency reported

Belgium

Belgian police make two more arrests as part of Paris attack manhunt

Belgian police are continuing their roundup of suspects in the Paris attacks, and on Thursday morning two more arrests, of a Belgian man and a

Morocco

Morocco captures another alleged Paris plot member

Moroccan authorities have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan origins who is thought to have direct links with the attackers who carried out the Paris

Sport

Olympic champion skier Picabo Street arrested

U.S. Olympic gold medallist skier Picabo Street was charged with assault and domestic violence after an alleged altercation with her father in Utah

Spain

Spain dismantles labour exploitation network

A labour exploitation network targeting Romanian workers has been dismantled in the Andalucia region of southern Spain. The National Police made five

Indonesia

Three arrested in hunt for Jakarta attackers

Anti-terrorism police in Indonesia have made three arrests after the attack in the capital Jakarta on Thursday that left seven people dead including

Sport

Former Guatemalan football chief Jimenez arrested

Guatemalan police have arrested former national football federation president Brayan Jimenez in connection with a corruption probe into the sport’s

Turkey

'Three Russians held' in new Turkish raids after Istanbul bomb

Turkish police have said to have made more than a dozen arrests of suspected ISIL members or sympathisers, in fresh raids around the country

World News

Dramatic footage of El Chapo arrest raid

The Mexican government has released dramatic video coverage of the raid by soldiers on a house that led the arrest of the world’s most wanted drug

Mexico

Mexico begins 'EL Chapo' drugs lord extradition process

Mexico has started formal extradition proceedings against the captured drug lord Joaquin Guzmán, known as El Chapo – in the strongest sign it intends

World News

Lawyers for 'El Chapo' Guzman to resist his extradition to US

The lawyer for Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman said he will resist extradition to the United States for his client. The kingpin known as El Chapo is

World News

Tel Aviv suspect shot by police

Israeli special forces storm hideout in Arara

Mexico

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' recaptured

He made headlines around the world when he tunneled out of a maximum security prison through a long tunnel, but now he’s been recaptured. The

Mexico

Mexico recaptures notorious drug lord "El Chapo", six months after jail break

Mexico says the operation was carried out with help from the US Drug Enforcement Administration and US Marshals

Germany

Growing fury in Germany over New Year's Eve assaults on women in Cologne

The attacks have been linked to the controversy over refugees after police said the attackers appeared to be foreigners

China

China: Man detained after bus fire leaves 17 dead

An apparently suicidal man suspected of starting a bus fire that killed 17 people in China has been detained after a siege on a building site, state