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Jeffrey Epstein had cash, diamonds and a foreign passport stashed in safe, prosecutors say

The judge is expected to rule on Thursday whether the 66-year-old financier and registered sex offender should get bail.

Greece

American scientist found dead in Crete was asphyxiated, police say

Suzanne Eaton, 59, was in Crete for a conference. She disappeared on July 2 and her body was recovered on Monday inside a cave.

Germany

Eleven men, mostly migrants, on trial in over rape of woman, 18

Eleven men, mostly from Syria, have gone on trial in Freiburg, Germany over the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman outside a nightclub last October.

United Kingdom

Life sentence for man who pushed passenger, 90, onto London tube track

London tube 'pusher' who shoved ex-Eurotunnel chief onto track gets life sentence

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United Kingdom

Hillsborough police chief to face retrial, judge rules

Former British police chief David Duckenfield, who was in charge of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, will face a retrial over the death of 95 Liverpool fans, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

Cyprus

Cypriot army captain gets seven life sentences for serial killing spree

A Cypriot army captain was sentenced to seven life terms after pleading guilty to killing five women and two children in a grisly three-year murder spree

Cyprus

Cypriot army captain gets seven life sentences for serial killings

An army captain was sentenced to seven life imprisonment terms after pleading guilty to killing five women and two children in a three-year murder spree.

World News

David Ortiz was not the intended target of murder plot, officials say

The intended target was a friend of Ortiz who was sharing a table with the baseball star at the time, the attorney general of the Dominican Republic said.

United Kingdom

Teenagers sent to prison for online Prince Harry 'race traitor' threat

A neo-Nazi teenager who posted an image calling Prince Harry a “race traitor” has been sentenced to 4 years in a British young offenders' institution.

USA

Alaska teen allegedly solicited by man to kill her friend, send him videos for $9 million

The teen, charged with murder, was allegedly offered millions to murder someone and send proof by a man with a fake online persona.

United Kingdom

Deadly knife crime: How does London compare to New York?

Deadly knife crime: How does London compare to New York?

USA

5-year-old boy dies after being shot, left at Wisconsin hospital

Staff at Froedtert South Hospital called police after two people left the boy there, police said.

USA

Man killed by off-duty police officer was 'mentally challenged,' relative says

Kenneth French "has never been violent with any of us, so we don't know how this escalated," his relative said.

USA

O.J. Simpson joins Twitter, says 'I got a little gettin' even to do'

His Twitter bio reads: "If you don't see it here, I didn't say it."

United Kingdom

Trump attacks Khan in tweets after three men are killed in London

Two men were stabbed to death and another was shot dead in three separate attacks in the British capital in less than 24 hours.

Italy

Watch: Amanda Knox in Italy for first time since murder acquittal

Knox, 31, is to take part in a panel entitled "Trial by Media" at the Criminal Justice Festival in Modena.

World

France announces plans to stop under-13s from facing prosecution

French justice minister Nicole Belloubet revealed that the government plans to introduce a new reform that will mean under-13s who commit crimes will not face criminal charges, regardless of their actions.

USA

Dozens of police officers injured in Memphis protest after man killed

Most of the injuries to law enforcement officers were minor. Police said some in a crowd protesting the shooting turned violent.

Italy

Hate crimes in Italy quadrupled between 2017 and 2018

Reports of discriminatory acts in Italy increased fourfold between 2017 and 2018, soaring from 92 to 360.

USA

Drowning is one of the hardest homicides to prove. These investigators want to change that.

Since drowning is common, police may initially assume it's an accident. A small group of investigators and divers are pushing for more scrutiny.