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Italian authorities crackdown on illegal firecrackers

Police in Italy have seized several tonnes of illegal fireworks. In Caserta authorities confiscated a firework called ‘Bomb Paris,’ containing 10kg

Belgium

Belgium: More arrests in alleged New Year's Eve terror plot

A court in Brussels has ruled that two Belgian nationals arrested earlier this week on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the city on New

USA

"Glee" star arrested on child porn suspicions

Actor Mark Salling, who played the Noah Puckerman character for the six years of the hit TV series “Glee”, has been arrested on suspicion of

World News

Two arrested over Brussels New Year plot

Belgian police have arrested two men suspected of plotting attacks in Brussels on New Year’s Eve. Multiple police raids across the country on Sunday

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Belgium

Two detained in Belgium on suspicion of plotting New Year's Eve attack

Belgian police have arrested two people in different parts of the country, both suspected of plotting an attack in Brussels on New Year’s Eve

Serbia

Serbian police arrest 80 in anti-corruption drive

Stepping up an anti-corruption drive, Serbian police have arrested 80 people, including a former minister. The ex head of the anti-corruption agency

Belgium

Belgian police arrest ninth Paris suspect in Brussels

Belgian police have arrested a ninth suspect on their soil suspected of being involved in the November attacks in Paris. The man, named as Abdoullah

Russia

Khodorkovsky: international arrest warrant issued

Déjà vu for the former energy tycoon?

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian police arrest 11 with Islamic State links

Police in Bosnia have detained 11 people suspected of links to the self-titled Islamic State group and militants fighting in Syria and Iraq

France

Man arrested over Air France bomb scare

A man has been arrested after an Air France jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya due to a bomb scare. The flight from Mauritius to

Belgium

Brussels: five detained in probe linked to Paris attacks

Five people have been detained in Brussels, as part of an investigation linked to last month’s Paris attacks. Two brothers and a friend were taken

USA

First arrest made in connection with deadly San Bernardino shooting spree

Enrique Marquez, 24, is detained on counts of supporting terrorism, but is not believed to have had advance knowledge of the attack.

USA

US justice catches up with Martin Shkreli to charge entrepreneur with fraud

It appears karma may have caught up with US entrepreneur Martin Shkreli, who has been arrested on fraud charges. In 2015 he became the internet’s

Switzerland

Syrian men arrested after traces of explosives found in car, says Geneva prosecutor

It has been revealed that two Syrian men, arrested in Geneva on Friday, were detained after traces of explosives were found in their car. They are

Spain

Alleged Islamist militant arrested in Spain over plot to kill Swedish cartoonist

An alleged Islamist militant has been arrested in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia over a foiled plot to kill a Swedish artist. Ali Charef

Cuba

UN Human Rights Day sees protests, detentions in Cuba

Police made at least six arrests in Havana and dissidents claimed at least 100 nationwide in Cuba. The capital saw scuffles but little more on the

South Korea

South Korean union leader arrested after weeks holed up in a temple

Hundreds of officers turned out to arrest Han Sang-gyun, the head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions

World News

Police in Sydney make several arrests connected to possible terror plots

Australian police have charged a 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy with conspiracy to conduct an act of terrorism. They were arrested during

Belgium

Paris attacks: further arrests and questions

Police in Belgium have made two further arrests in connection with last month’s attacks in Paris. A 28-year-old Belgian man was detained at an

World News

Swiss arrest two more FIFA officials over corruption scandal

Two high ranking FIFA officials have been detained in Switzerland as part of the ongoing corruption inquiry. According to the New York Times, the