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Drowning is one of the hardest homicides to prove. These investigators want to change that.

Since drowning is common, police may initially assume it's an accident. A small group of investigators and divers are pushing for more scrutiny.

Malta

One of Europe's most wanted men arrested after 16 years on the run

Christopher Guest More Jr was arrested in Malta on Thursday

Ukraine

Five men jailed over acid attack on Ukraine anti-corruption activist

The 33-year-old died in November last year, three months after being attacked in the southern Ukrainian town of Kherson.

Germany

German serial killer nurse gets life term for murder of 85 patients

Former German nurse Niels Högel, thought to be the country’s most prolific serial killer, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 85 patients

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Germany

German nurse given life term for murdering 85 patients

A German nurse thought to be the country’s most prolific serial killer has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 85 patients.

USA

Detroit police investigating possible serial killer, rapist targeting sex workers

"We want to alert all sex workers — particularly those who work inside vacant houses — to beware," Chief James Craig said.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Tributes paid to murdered ex-journalist Mina Mangal

Afghans have taken to social media to condemn the fatal shooting of a former television journalist and parliamentary advisor.

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Nurses protest against rape in Bangladesh

The rape and murder of a nurse in Bangladesh just weeks after a female student was burned to death has sparked ongoing protests.

USA

New York woman found inside suitcase suffocated to death

Valerie Reyes' body was found inside a suitcase in Connecticut in February.

Cyprus

Cyprus' justice chief quits over handling of suspected serial killer

It comes amid a public uproar over the fact the murderer’s actions went undetected for almost three years.

Mexico

13 killed in Mexico bar shooting

Seven men, five women and a child died in the shooting.

World

Italian police officer alleges colleagues beat up man who later died

An Italian police officer has told a court in Rome he watched colleagues beat a 31-year-old man who later died in custody.

France

French ex-secret agent probed for attempted murder is shot dead

Daniel Forrestier, 57, was being investigated for a murder plot on a Congolese opposition figure. He was shot dead last week.

USA

Suspected killer of mob boss was swayed by hate speech, lawyer says

What happened "will be shown to be directly related to the hate that people are bombarded with every day on the internet and elsewhere," the lawyer said.

United Kingdom

Teen confesses to rape and murder of 6-year-old girl before sentencing

Aaron Campbell, 16, confessed to the abduction, rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail before his sentencing on Thursday morning.

USA

Killing of Gambino underboss gave the mob something it did not want — attention

Organized crime still has its 'bread and butter' rackets, but there's not as much bread as there used to be.

Indonesia

Malaysia drops murder charge against Indonesian woman in Kim Jong Nam case

Malaysia drops murder charge against Indonesian woman in Kim Jong Nam case

Poland

Gdansk votes for successor to murdered mayor

Residents in Poland’s northern city of Gdansk will choose a successor for the late Mayor Pawel Adamowicz, who was fatally stabbed during a charity event in January.

United Kingdom

Boy, 16, found guilty of rape and murder of girl, six

The girl, Alesha MacPhail, was killed on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, last July.

Slovakia

One year on: how has journalist Jan Kuciak’s murder changed Slovakia?

The murder sent shockwaves through Slovakia and sparked the biggest street protests since the Velvet Revolution in 1989.