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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 News

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In April, all court cases brought under the Coronavirus Act in the UK were withdrawn.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

My Europe Series

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

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 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 News

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

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 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

Green News

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