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How Italy's 'Ndrangheta mafia group is infiltrating European countries

Italian anti-mafia prosecutor Federico Cafiero De Raho told Euronews that the sentencing of more than 100 people this week was proof that 'Ndrangheta’s cells “are able to develop everywhere”.

World News

Instagram kidnap: could it happen to you?

Olia Kedik, also known as Olia Moda, is a Russian fashion blogger based in San Francisco, California. Her Instagram account was hacked in early August 2018, and hackers bribed her to pay 350 dollars to get it back.

France

Over 100 arrested in France after police ‘purge’ call goes viral

Police reportedly deployed 15,000 officers across the country in anticipation of violence on Halloween.

Spain

Spanish police bust ‘black magic’ sex trafficking ring

Fifteen young Brazilian transsexuals in the southeastern city of Murcia have been rescued from a sex trafficking ring, which forced them into prostitution through physical abuse and threats of black magic.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria arrests in probe into EU passport fraud

Recipients are believed to have paid up to €5,000 for the passports.

World News

Euroviews. What populists get wrong about migrants and terrorism | View

In the era of misinformation, what do the numbers reveal about terrorism trends in Europe and beyond?

France

Lion cub discovered in French garage

The discovery came after another cub was found in an apartment in a Paris suburb.

Spain

Watch: Spanish police seize six tons of cocaine hidden in banana cargo

A video shows Spanish officials found more than six tons of cocaine hidden among bunches of bananas at an industrial estate in Malaga and arrested 16 people in connection to a suspected drugs ring.

USA

Trump slams Saudi Arabia’s ‘worst cover-up ever’

The US President has issued a stinging attack on Saudia Arabia’s handling of the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

World News

Ryanair racial hate crime man is identified by police

Essex police, said in a tweet, they’ve passed the details onto Spanish authorities.

Russia

Critical Russian newspaper receives goat’s head, funeral wreath

"We have only two weapons: publicity — which is why we continue to do our jobs — and the law," the newspaper said.

Venezuela

Government officials say suicide, while opposition party say murder

An Venezuelan opposition lawmaker has died while in custody at the state intelligence headquarters in Caracas, but conflicting reports from government officials and the opposition have led to confusion over what actually happened

Montenegro

Montenegro to fine people who do not stand for national anthem

Many Montenegrin Serbs have refused to recognise the song “Oh, bright dawn of Montenegro” as the national anthem since it was adopted in 2004.

World News

Seven journalists killed in Europe since the start of 2017

Seven journalists — many of them investigating corruption — have now been killed in Europe over the last two years.

Slovakia

Russian biker gang stirs controversy and divide in Slovakia

A small village in Slovakia has seen a massive influx of people over the past couple of months. It followed the arrival of the Night Wolves — an infamous Russian motorbike gang with ties to President Vladimir Putin — who opened their European headquarters on a nearby pig farm.

France

Prison break gangster on the run for 3 months caught by police

French police have arrested a gangster who went on the run following a spectacular prison escape over the summer, police sources said on Wednesday.

Switzerland

Forged letter urges Zurich residents to keep asylum seekers in cellars

The fake letter says residents should keep "the living conditions of these individuals in such a way that they voluntarily leave Switzerland."

Mexico

157 bodies found rotting in truck in Mexico as morgue lacks space

The Jalisco state top forensic expert has been fired.

Mexico

Mexico City's mariachi district rocked by shooting

A popular tourist area of Mexico City has been rocked by a gunfight that left at least five people dead,

France

Saudi princess 'has €800,000 of jewellery stolen' at Paris hotel

Thieves have struck again in one of Paris' richest neighbourhoods.