Portugal Probe into Portuguese church sex abuse receives nearly 300 claims A panel that began its inquiry in January has received witness statements from 290 alleged victims, with cases involving children as young as two years old. 12/04/2022
Poland Polish commission again accuses Russia over 2010 Smolensk plane crash The country's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others died in the crash. 11/04/2022
The Cube Investigations launched into alleged mistreatment of Russian prisoners Kyiv and Moscow are investigating a graphic video which has been widely shared on social media but has not been verified. 29/03/2022
USA Trump probably tried to block election result 'corruptly', judge says The district judge's comments came as a Trump adviser was ordered to release 100 emails to the committee investigating the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021. 28/03/2022
Spain Spanish prosecutors shelve fraud probes into former king Juan Carlos I The "King Emiret" could not be convicted due to the statute of limitations, prosecutors said. 02/03/2022
United Kingdom Boris Johnson returns police questionnaire into 'partygate' scandal Police are investigating a dozen social events in Downing Street and government offices during lockdown, spread over several dates in 2020 and 2021. 19/02/2022
Europe News 'Nazi salute' in EU parliament was 'an innocent wave', says MEP Angel Dzhambazki raised his right hand after speaking in a debate on the rule of law in Poland and Hungary. 17/02/2022
United Kingdom Police launch probe into Prince Charles' foundation UK police have launched an investigation into allegations that donations to Prince Charles' foundation were given to secure honours and citizenship for a Saudi national, Scotland Yard said. 16/02/2022
United Kingdom Northern Irish police accused of collusion in murders during Troubles The Police Service of Northern Ireland has apologised to victims' families after the ombudsman report. 08/02/2022
United Kingdom 'He took us all for fools': UK PM slammed over 'partygate' report "The prime minister took us all for fools" and "showed himself unfit for office", said opposition leader Keir Starmer 31/01/2022
Germany Pesticide misuse suspected in deaths of two children in Germany Tests at the children's home showed the presence of phosphine, a highly toxic chemical. 27/01/2022
USA New York attorney-general reveals Trump's company misled banks Former US President Donald Trump's company allegedly used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits. 19/01/2022
world news Investigation shines light on betrayal of Anne Frank and family A cold case team has reached what it calls the “most likely scenario” of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family. 17/01/2022
Biztech news Facebook fails to stop a second FTC antitrust case going ahead Meta, formerly known as Facebook, was unable to derail a second attempt by the FTC to bring an antitrust case against the company. 12/01/2022
Germany German police carry out raids over negligence during deadly floods The searches were focused on an opencast mine near the western village of Erftstadt. 11/01/2022
Poland Polish investigation refutes Belarusian claims about diverted flight The plane was diverted to Minsk, where Belarusian opposition figure and journalist Roman Protasevich was arrested. 10/12/2021
Denmark Denmark's PM grilled over move to cull country's mink population The Danish government initially ordered the animals to be slaughtered despite having no legal right to do so. 09/12/2021
Portugal Catholic Church in Portugal urges sex abuse victims to come forward Only a dozen allegations of sexual abuse involving Portuguese priests have been investigated by authorities since 2001 - more than half of those were dropped. 03/12/2021
Estonia MS Estonia: New expedition confirms official accident report The sinking of the MS Estonia ferry 27 years ago was one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. 18/11/2021
France French bishops to weigh damning child abuse revelations in Lourdes For a week, the 120 members attending the meeting will discuss the findings highlighted in the report published on October 5 and devote almost half of their work to the fight against violence and sexual assaults on minors. 03/11/2021
Travel News 47 tourists hospitalised with food poisoning at popular Red Sea resort An investigation is underway to determine how so many people contracted food poisoning in an Egyptian resort town. 01/11/2021
Germany German prosecutors probe three people over deadly factory explosion Three employees at the industrial park are suspected of negligent homicide and negligently causing an explosion. 19/10/2021
France Former aides of Sarkozy on trial for misusing public money Sarkozy is not targeted in this case but has already been convicted of campaign finance violations and corruption verdicts. He's now appealing. 19/10/2021
Norway Norway’s newly-elected PM visits bow-and-arrow killings scene It was a sombre first full day in office for Norway’s new prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre as he visited the close-knit former mining town of Kongsberg - that’s been torn apart by a bow and arrow attack that left five people dead. 16/10/2021
United Kingdom No further action after London police conduct Prince Andrew review The review was prompted by Virginia Giuffre's civil claim that she was forced to have sexual relations with the Duke of York when she was 17. 11/10/2021
Russia Alcohol poisoning kills at least 18 people in central Russia At least 18 people have died in central Russia after drinking "unmarked alcoholic beverages", authorities said. 08/10/2021
