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Watch: Brazilian police find stash of stolen paintings worth millions

Video shows Brazilian police finding more than 10 stolen paintings underneath a bed of an alleged trickster. But how did the group of con artists steal the paintings?

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11/08/2022

Italy

Italy shocked by graphic video of African migrant beaten to death

Macerata, the town where the attack took place, was the site of a shooting spree targeting African immigrants in 2018, that wounded six people.

31/07/2022

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Smoke billows from grain silos in Beirut port

Aerial shots show smoke billowing from grain silos in Beirut's blast-hit port which are at risk of collapsing after a fire.

29/07/2022

Art

Italy thwarts illegal auction abroad of Baroque painting

Carabinieri police said that art merchants had allegedly described the work as being painted by a follower of Gentileschi, and not the artist herself, to fraudulently obtain export permission from Italian authorities.

21/07/2022

Tech News

Abe’s killing highlights the threat posed by homemade guns

Experts say virtually anyone can now make a firearm, with materials and instructions readily available online. Can these DIY "ghost guns" be stopped?

11/07/2022

Tech News

Australian police train pups to sniff out electronics and fight crime

In Australia, man’s best friend can also be man’s best ally in the fight against crime. These top dogs are undergoing training to sniff out electronic devices that help law enforcement gather evidence from digital devices.

04/07/2022

Germany

German police arrest man after severed head found outside Bonn court

After the initial discovery, the police have also found what they believe to be the body of the victim.

29/06/2022

Netherlands

Dutch mobster sentenced to life in prison over contract killings

Willem Holleeder -- nicknamed “The Nose” -- will now spend the rest of his life behind bars.

24/06/2022

Tech News

‘Digital fingerprints’ used to tackle child sex abuse imagery

The digitally fingerprinted images include some of the most extreme examples of child sex abuse material.

07/06/2022

Art

Man who was "mad at his girl" smashes $5 million of art in US museum

21-year-old man Brian Hernandez told the police he was upset "at his girl" when he broke into the Dallas Museum of Art through a window and smashed millennia-old artworks valued at millions.

03/06/2022

Netherlands

Three arrested over ATM explosions that netted gang nearly €1 million

They are accused of using stolen vehicles and explosives to attack ATMs during the night to steal money.

19/05/2022

Germany

Politically motivated crime in Germany reaches new high in 2021

It was the highest number of offences recorded since they began reporting statistics in 2001.

10/05/2022

Mobility

Canada wants to make it illegal to commit crimes on the Moon

A new act announced by the country's parliament would extend Canadian law to parts of outer space.

05/05/2022

Money

Police in Spain arrest 8 over 'cult-like' crypto trading academy scam

The organisation’s leaders have been accused of fraud, misleading advertising and running a pyramid scheme targeting young people.

29/04/2022

Netherlands

Ten men from same family arrested in Amsterdam for money laundering

Dutch police seized more than €1.4 million during the arrest, suspecting that the large sums of money originated from international drug trafficking.

28/04/2022

Money

Finland is selling its €75 million Bitcoin stash to support Ukraine

The Bitcoin will be auctioned off, with "tens of millions" in proceeds going to Ukraine.

28/04/2022

Culture news

From 'Inventing Anna' to 'The Tinder Swindler': The rise of Fraud Porn

Audiences are lapping up this new genre of true crime, but what's got us tuning in to 'Bad Vegan' and 'Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King'?

14/04/2022

Earth News

Stuffed lions and elephants seized in €29m taxidermy raid in Spain

The haul of stuffed animals included over 400 protected species, including some that are extinct, such as the scimitar oryx, or severely threatened, such as the Bengal tiger.

11/04/2022

United Kingdom

Man given 36-year sentence for murdering London teacher Sabina Nessa

The 36-year-old man had been found guilty of killing the 28-year-old teacher as she walked to meet a friend.

08/04/2022