Outdoor Why is this the most trafficked mammal in the world? They have existed on earth for 60 million years, but now illegal wildlife trade means numbers are rapidly declining. 23/06/2020
Germany Rioters attack German police after drug check in Stuttgart Attacks against shops and police started after officers carried out a drugs check in the city centre during the night between Saturday and Sunday, police said. 21/06/2020
USA One dead and eleven injured in Minneapolis shooting Police advised the public to avoid the area in Uptown Minneapolis. 21/06/2020
United Kingdom Reading attack: Tributes to 'true gentlemen' as UK mourns stab victims Police in England are questioning a 25-year-old man under anti-terror laws after a stabbing spree on Saturday in which three people died and three others were injured. 20/06/2020
France Chaos in Dijon after armed gangs burn cars and face off with police The violence on Monday was believed to be a local reaction to three days of violence by Chechen gangs in Dijon. 16/06/2020
World EU countries lose €15bn in tax revenues to counterfeiting: report Although the economic losses to counterfeiting are huge, the bloc's intellectual property office also flagged that the consequences on public health, consumer safety and the environment are "even more serious". 10/06/2020
France Hundreds urged to get tested in Strasbourg over illegal football match Authorities in the north-eastern French city fear a new outbreak of the deadly virus. The area has been badly hit by the pandemic. 27/05/2020
United Kingdom Dozens wrongly charged in UK under coronavirus law In April, all court cases brought under the Coronavirus Act in the UK were withdrawn. 15/05/2020
France Coronavirus: France records sharp drop in crime during lockdown Recorded cases of thefts, sexual violence and burglaries fell across France since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic but intrafamilial violence is a dark spot. 13/05/2020
Germany Syria refugees to face their torturers in German court Wassim Mukdad, 34, will testify before a German court in the trial of Anwar R., a former member of Syria's secret police suspected of overseeing the abuse of detainees at a notorious jail near Damascus known as Al Khatib, or Branch 251. 21/04/2020
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso officers killed 31 unarmed detainees, says HRW The victims, all from the nomadic Muslim Peuhl or Fulani community, were reportedly killed within hours of being arrested in the northern town of Djibo on April 9, HRW said in a statement. 20/04/2020
world news Prisoners set for early release amid warning COVID-19 thrives in jails Health experts say COVID-19 thrives in cramped jails and freeing up space could allow for social distancing to slow transmission. 16/04/2020
state of the union The week in Europe: how is the bloc faring in the coronavirus fight? Weeks into lockdown, Europe is finding out how to work together to fight the pandemic. 03/04/2020
View Government responses to COVID-19 are making the fight against money laundering harder ǀ View Money laundering will not be at the top of many people’s lists of things to worry about as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For those of us whose job it is to worry about money laundering generally, however, that job has just got harder. 02/04/2020
World COVID19 has 'sparked new crime trends', Interpol warns The head of the law enforcement agency says thousands of fake medical items have been seized and warned against telephone fraud. 30/03/2020
View The $4 billion dollar question: how do you deal with soaring cyptocurrency crime? ǀ View Cryptocurrency crime accounted for more than $4.3 billion (€3.9 billion) in 2019. There are grounds for optimism but many more causes for concern regarding the rise of this kind of financial crime. 24/03/2020
New Zealand New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear 14/03/2020
USA Weinstein guilty of rape: How victims 'changed the course of history' Weinstein, 67, was immediately handcuffed and led off to jail, sealing his fall from powerful Hollywood boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement. 24/02/2020
Ideas What is environmental crime and should you report it? The new tool that is poised to change the way eco crime is dealt with around the world. 18/02/2020
USA Post-impeachment, House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr House Democrats frustrated over the Senate’s acquittal of President Donald Trump are pushing their oversight efforts toward the Justice Department and what they call Attorney General William Barr’s efforts to politicize federal law enforcement. 14/02/2020
Germany Germany gunman accused of killing parents, aunt, uncle and step-siblin Police in Rot am See said that the killings were 'a family drama'. 24/01/2020
Italy In Foggia, Puglia, an upstart mafia wages war Unlike the Cosa Nostra, mafiosos in Puglia aren't reluctant to attract attention. 22/01/2020
Germany German returns lost backpack with presents and €16,000 in cash Police praised the gesture saying: "There really are people who do good deeds over Christmas." 27/12/2019
Serbia Massive manhunt in Serbia for convicted paedophile & missing girl, 12 More than 220 police officers have been sent to hunt for the convicted sex offender and the missing 12-year-old girl. 26/12/2019
United Kingdom Boy, 6, thrown from Tate Modern museum starting to speak, say family More than five months after being pushed off the Tate Modern's viewing platform, the six-year-old French boy has started to speak and move his limbs. 19/12/2019
United Kingdom UK's former most wanted handed 33 life sentences for sex attacks A huge manhunt was launched to find Joseph McCann, who had embarked on a string of horrific attacks after being released from prison. 09/12/2019
