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USA

Weinstein: NYPD gather evidence for possible arrest warrant

Officers have interviewed actress Paz de la Huerta about her rape claims against the Hollywood mogul

USA

Netflix fires Kevin Spacey from House of Cards

Netflix has cut ties with Spacey amid mounting allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour.

Sweden

Watch: Gang robs shipping items at high-speed

A joint operation between Swedish Police and a shipping company caught a group of thieves red-handed.

Cinema

Star-studded Murder on the Orient Express returns to big screen

Agatha Christie, the author dubbed the 'Queen of Crime,' is returning to the big screen after a decades-long absence with an adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, directed by Kenneth Brannagh.

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Korea

South Korean police make 'shock therapy' hidden camera porn video

The video was downloaded 26,000 times in two weeks

Germany

German police hunt gunman after supermarket shooting

Witnesses have described hearing an argument before shots were fired.

Colombia

Juan Pablo Escobar opens up about the "ugly truth" about his father in exclusive interview

TV series like Narcos "glorify" the figure of Pablo Escobar says the drug lord's son

United Arab Emirates

Dubai's ruler overturns conviction of Briton who 'touched man in bar'

Jamie Harron had been sentenced to three months in prison.

Russia

Russian journalist stabbed after man bursts into radio station

Man is detained after attacking female radio host with a knife.

Switzerland

Teenager arrested in Swiss axe attack

The attack, believed to have been carried out by a 17-year-old Latvian national, left several wounded in the small town of Flums, in north-eastern Switzerland

Malta

Car bomb that killed Malta journalist was 'triggered remotely'

Foreign experts will be asked to help identify the mobile phone used to detonate the bomb that killed investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

Hungary

Police search Church of Scientology in Budapest

Malawi

Vampire scare prompts UN to pull staff out of southern Malawi

Lynch mobs accusing people of vampirism had been searching for individuals and blocking roads

USA

Girl dies after obese cousin sits on her as punishment

Veronica Green Posey is charged with homicide.

Malta

No shortage of leads in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation

The slain journalist had no shortage of enemies, having penned stories critical of many prominent local politicians as well as businessmen, both local and foreign, and allegedly corrupt dealings.

France

Suspected thief hides in suitcase 'to steal from travellers in Paris'

He used a lace to undo the suitcase’s zip from the inside.

Brazil

Robber shoots at his own reflection and wounds sidekick

One of the most imperfect crimes in history?

USA

Texas student in custody after campus police officer shot dead

Texas Tech University in Lubbock was locked down while the suspect was at large.

France

Russian motorist held for attempted bribery

Hapless driver's attempt to bribe his way out of a ticket backfires

United Arab Emirates

Tourist faces jail after touching man in Dubai bar

The tourist was arrested for public indecency after touching a man to avoid spilling a drink on him.