Culture news French rapper MHD jailed for murder A court in Paris handed down the 12 year sentence to the 'Afro-trap' pioneer, real name Mohamed Sylla, after he was found guilty of involvement in the gang-related killing of 23-year-old victim Loic K. 24/09/2023
Vietnam Man executed in Vietnam despite appeals from Europe and Canada Le Van Manh was put to death for the theft and the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl - but maintained his confession was coerced via torture by police. 23/09/2023
India India stops issuing new visas to Canadian citizens over political spat The diplomatic rift between India and Canada continues to grow as both countries carry out 'tit-for-tat' political reprisals. 22/09/2023
World News India expels Canadian diplomat amid fallout over alleged assassination Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an advocate of Sikh independence from India, was gunned down on 18 June outside a Sikh cultural centre in the Canadian province of British Columbia. 19/09/2023
World News Euroviews. EU action can help put a stop to killings of human rights defenders It has been almost eight years since the Paris Agreement was finalised. In that time, at least 1,390 defenders advocating for a healthy environment and rights linked to land have been killed, Mary Lawlor writes. 13/09/2023
United Kingdom ‘Mass killing’ attended by UK police turns out to be yoga class In a false alarm for the ages, police officers attended a call to a class being held at a cafe in the north of England, mistakenly believing it to be the site of a mass murder. 07/09/2023
France Femicides in France are up - despite attempts to quell the problem A new study has found that 118 women were killed in 2022 and comes just days after a 42-year-old woman was attacked and killed in broad daylight in the Alpine village of La croix de la Rochette. 02/09/2023
Denmark Christiana: Denmark’s hippie paradise asks to shut down Pusher Street The residents of the neighbourhood of Christiana, traditionally a hippie paradise where the cannabis trade has flourished despite bans, asked authorities for help shutting down its Pusher Street after a slew of recent gang-related murders. 28/08/2023
United Kingdom 'Evil' nurse: Life in prison for Britain's most prolific serial killer Lucy Letby injected newborns with air, physically attacked them, force-fed others milk and poisoned two with drugs. 21/08/2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina Protests in Bosnia as woman's murder is streamed live on social media He tracked down his estranged partner and shot her, point blank, and streamed it all live on Instagram. A young woman's gruesome murder has left Bosnia reeling as authorities face pressure to curb partner violence. 17/08/2023
Thailand Spaniard facing death penalty in Thailand over gruesome murder In a crime that has gripped Thailand's media, what is true and what is a lie? 15/08/2023
World News Ecuador: Gang leader moved to maximum-security prison after killing Authorities moved the leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison Saturday, three days after the assassination of a presidential candidate who had denounced threats from the feared criminal. 13/08/2023
Culture news Culture Re-View: Sharon Tate murdered by the Manson Family On this day in 1969, Sharon Tate and four others were killed by followers of cult leader Charles Manson, horrifying Hollywood and the wider world. 09/08/2023
Thailand Son of Spanish actor admits to killing and dismembering friend Police said the victim and the suspect knew each other before they came to the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Pha Ngan. 07/08/2023
Russia European court condemns Russia over murder of opposition leader The European Court of Human Rights imposed a fine on Moscow for its inadequate investigation of Boris Nemtsov's murder. 11/07/2023
France France’s Macron weakened by crisis over teen killed by police Even in normal times Emmanuel Macron needed allies' help governing France. 04/07/2023
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