Luxembourg Madeleine McCann suspect loses rape case appeal in EU top court ruling The 43-year-old German national is currently in prison on drug trafficking charges but will be released in January. Prosecutors fear he will vanish if his appeal is upheld. 24/09/2020
USA Breonna Taylor: Two Louisville police officers shot amid protests Demonstrators took to the streets of Louisville and other major US cities to protest after no charges were brought against police for Taylor's death. 24/09/2020
USA Letter addressed to Donald Trump 'contained ricin' - officials The letter was intercepted during routine screening before it could reach the White House. 19/09/2020
Europe Criminals increasingly targeting EU green funds, says anti-fraud agenc OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, said that in 2019 it recommended the EU recover nearly half a billion euros. 10/09/2020
France French police puzzled by spate of horse mutilations across the country Police suspect the attacks could be part of 'ritual' because the animals are slashed and often their ear and genitals are removed 04/09/2020
Netherlands Dutch appeals court convicts Geert Wilders of insulting Moroccans A Dutch appeals court on Friday found far-right leader Geert Wilders guilty of insulting Moroccans. It acquitted him of inciting hatred and discrimination. 04/09/2020
France Three French secret agents arrested for private murder plot The three soldiers were stationed at a specialised parachute training centre under the authority of the country's external intelligence agency, the DGSE 05/08/2020
Ukraine Ukrainian police detain hostage-taker threatening to blow up bank A young man who held a bank employee hostage and threatened to detonate a bomb in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday has been arrested, the country's Security Services (SBU) have announced. 03/08/2020
world news Former Trump lawyer Cohen released after 'retaliatory' prison stay A judge ordered the release of Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen who was allegedly taken back to prison for refusing to sign a document saying he would not publish a tell-all book about his former employer. 25/07/2020
Romania Dirty tricks: Romanians order face masks but get toilet roll instead Police say the scam has seen 89 people fall victim to the fraudsters. 24/07/2020
world news China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu amid rising tensions US-Chinese relations have soured amid a mounting array of conflicts including trade, the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, technology, spying accusations, Hong Kong and allegations of abuses against Chinese Muslims. 24/07/2020
USA FBI links suspect in killing of judge's son with second murder Police in the US are probing the links between the suspected killer of a judge's son and a separate killing of a lawyer on the other side of the country. 20/07/2020
Germany German police capture 'Rambo' suspect in Black Forest after manhunt Police in Germany arrested a suspect accused of stealing officer's weapons on Friday, after a five day manhunt in the Black Forest for a man nicknamed "Rambo". 17/07/2020
Mexico Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center 02/07/2020
Germany German police probe 30,000 people over child abuse network The investigation was launched in October after police arrested a man in Bergisch Gladbach, near the western city of Cologne. 30/06/2020
Life France wants to make hurting the planet illegal, but what is ecocide? The Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat has voted on 150 proposals to help France fight the climate emergency. 25/06/2020
Places 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
