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France

Macron calls for parents' 'responsibility' amid riots in France

Protests erupted after police shot dead a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday, feeding deep-seated concerns about police violence and systemic racism inside the country.

30/06/2023

France

French police, protesters clash for second night after fatal shooting

Police clashed with protesters overnight just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron called the shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police “inexcusable” and pleaded for calm while justice takes its course.

29/06/2023

World News

Spanish scientist helps free Australia's 'worst female killer'

Kathleen Folbigg spent twenty years in prison being demonised for killing her four children, until a Spanish scientist helped to free her, and expose one of Australia's biggest injustices.

05/06/2023

Culture news

Death by cocktail: Bereavement author charged with husband’s murder

Utah author Kouri Richins, who wrote a children’s book on grieving after her husband’s sudden death, has been charged with his murder…

10/05/2023

Culture news

A final word for Anne Perry: The crime writer who committed murder

The late writer sold more than 26 million copies, was featured alongside Agatha Christie in The Times's list of 100 "masters of crime", and had a Peter Jackson-directed biographical murder film made on her teenaged life.

22/04/2023

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius denied early release from prison

The former Paralympic athlete was convicted of killing his girlfriend Reena Steenkamp and sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in 2017.

31/03/2023

Culture news

Three men found guilty of murdering star rapper XXXTentacion in 2018

The star rapper was shot outside a motorcycle shop in Florida in 2018 and robbed of $50,000.

21/03/2023

USA

Video of police brutally beating Tyre Nichols sparks US-wide protests

Nichols, 29, was repeatedly struck by fists, boots and batons by five police officers after being stopped at a Memphis intersection on 7 January. He died of his injuries three days later.

28/01/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day a lot happened in the world of invention and murder. Whether it was truly significant, that's up to you.

25/01/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

We look back at one of the most influential comedy short films, as well as the song associated with the Manson murders.

19/01/2023

Culture news

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Glass Onion'

The sequel to 2019's Knives Out is a blast. And Daniel Craig shouting “Shitballs!” in a Kentucky drawl should see everyone through the holidays with a grin on their face!

23/12/2022

Vatican

New book delves into Swiss Guards’ murders

The mother of a Swiss Guard member accused of committing one of the most sensational crimes in recent Vatican history – fatally shooting his commander and the senior officer's wife before killing himself -- is turning to the UN and Pope Francis in hope of finding some closure.

01/12/2022

Italy

Pakistan police arrest man over disappearance of daughter in Italy

Saman Abbas had reportedly been pressured by her parents into an arranged marriage.

25/11/2022

France

Far-right march in Paris to protest 'barbaric' murder of Lola, 12

Lola's body was found in a suitcase in Paris last week.

21/10/2022

Culture news

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Decision To Leave'

The director of Oldboy, Stoker and The Handmaiden returns with a knotty murder mystery that revitalizes the noir genre by making it an achingly beautiful love story. Not one to miss...

21/10/2022

Malta

Brothers get 40 years prison for murdering Maltese journalist

The pair had pleaded not guilty to the 2017 murder of Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, but admitted the killing in a dramatic twist on the first day of their trial.

14/10/2022

Culture news

Angela Lansbury, 'Murder, She Wrote' star, dies at 96

For millions Angela Lansbury was the elderly sleuth on Sunday night television who solved a constant stream of killings. The actress died five days shy of her 97th birthday.

11/10/2022

Culture news

Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham receives life sentence for murder

Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham has received a life sentence for murder, and must serve 14 years before being eligible to apply for parole.

26/09/2022

Netherlands

More suspects arrested over murder of Dutch reporter Peter R De Vries

A 27-year-old Polish national has been detained on suspicion of organising the killing.

26/09/2022

Culture news

Walking free after 23 years: the evolution of the true crime podcast

The podcast that started the trend of true crime obsessive shows has seen the subject of its first series walk free after two decades behind bars.

20/09/2022