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Romania

Romanian police find 'black cocaine' hidden in furniture

Police in Romania have seized 70 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated four million euros all hidden in pieces of furniture imported from Germany. The

09/04/2015

Russia

Russians mark 40 days since killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov

Dozens of people have been laying flowers at the scene in Moscow where opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed 40 days ago. Traditionally in

07/04/2015

Russia

Russian judge affirms arrests of three suspects in Nemtsov murder case

A Russian judge who has been considering the legality of three arrests in connection with the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has ruled the

06/04/2015

Czech Republic

Czech Republic: Over 100kg of cocaine found in supermarket banana shipment

More than 100 kilograms of cocaine has been found in a consignment of bananas delivered to a Lidl supermarket in Prague. It represents a record find

04/04/2015

Germany

Germanwings co-pilot lied to doctors, Bild reports

02/04/2015

Belgium

Row in Belgium over child killer's ex-wife sharing home with former judge

There is controversy in Belgium over news the ex-wife of a serial child killer is to move into the home of a former judge

01/04/2015

Israel

Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert guilty over illegal payments from US businessman

30/03/2015

Italy

Italy: Knox and Sollecito await court ruling over Meredith Kercher murder

After years of legal twists and turns, Italy’s highest appeals court is set to rule on Friday on whether to uphold the conviction of American Amanda

27/03/2015

Argentina

Argentina President Fernandez bombing case could be reopened

Last month’s court decision that cleared Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez of charges that she tried to derail the investigation into a deadly

27/03/2015

Italy

Italian police bust fuel smuggling operation

Italian investigators have uncovered a diesel smuggling network involving six European countries, authorities announced in Rome on Thursday. The

27/03/2015

Cinema

Winterbottom's new film examines media role in Amanda Knox murder trial

The murder of British student Meredith Kercher and the trial of her roomate, American Amanda Knox, is the subject of “The Face of an Angel” – a new

26/03/2015

Sport

Calciopoli charges dropped

Nearly nine years after Italy’s biggest football scandal, former Juventus executives Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo both saw charges against them

24/03/2015

Culture news

Al Capone Miami Beach mansion restored for video sets

The new owners of Al Capone's house in Miami Beach are restoring the property as they hope to rent it out for commercial, photo and movie productions and cash in on the U.S. gangster's mystique.

20/03/2015

Iran

ISIL suspected of genocide against Yazidis in Iraq, says UN report

The so-called Islamic State are suspected of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during attacks on ethnic and religious groups in Iraq.

19/03/2015

USA

Robert Durst charged with murder after 'TV bathroom confession'

16/03/2015

South Africa

South African journalist mugged minutes before he went live on-air

Normally used to breaking news, a South African TV journalist became the news when he was mugged as he was about to go live on-air. Despite the

11/03/2015

France

Jewels worth millions stolen in French motorway heist

It was a daring robbery – and for thieves the reward was considerable. Two high-security lorries transporting jewels worth millions of euros were

11/03/2015

France

Armed robbers steal 9m euros of jewellery on French highway

11/03/2015

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast's former first lady handed 20-year jail term

Simone Gbagbo given 20-year sentence for her role in the 2010 post-election clashes in Ivory Coast.

10/03/2015

India

India police make arrests following last week's lynching of a rape suspect

Police in India have arrested 22 people in connection with last week’s lynching of a rape suspect. The individuals have been charged with

08/03/2015