Culture news Art student had 'no racist motive' when plastering slavery statue Modeste Testas (the subject of the statue), apparently Ethiopian, was bought as a teenager in 1781 by two brothers from Bordeaux then taken to their sugar plantation in the Caribbean 14/09/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria summons North Macedonian embassy after flag vandalised North Macedonia's foreign ministry also strongly condemned the incident and said they would investigate to find the person responsible. 01/09/2021
France Vandals attack French vaccination centre and destroy 500 COVID vials A COVID vaccination centre near Toulouse in France was vandalised and around 500 vials were destroyed. 17/08/2021
Norway Racist murder memorial defaced as Norway remembers far-right massacre Norway's PM said she was "sad and furious" about the vandalism. 21/07/2021
France Teenager arrested after electricity cut at French vaccination centre A teenager has been arrested in the French investigation into the intentional power cut that affected a vaccination centre in Audincourt. 21/07/2021
Denmark Ukrainian poet's statue vandalised before Denmark-Russia match The Ukrainian embassy in Denmark published a photo of the monument to Taras Shevchenko, which had been painted in the colours of Russia. 22/06/2021
Germany Berlin museum artefacts damaged with mysterious stain More than 60 artworks and artefacts at some of Berlin's best-known museums were smeared with an oily liquid earlier this month. Police have launched an investigation but say the motive for the vandalism was a mystery. 21/10/2020
no comment Statue of famous Italian journalist vandalised in Milan Indro Montanelli, who died in 2001, acknowledged having had a 12-year-old Eritrean bride while stationed in the Italian colony in the 1930s. 14/06/2020
Peru Six tourists arrested for vandalism at Peru's Machu Picchu Six tourists have been arrested for acts of vandalism at the Machu Picchu in Peru. 16/01/2020
no comment Chaos erupted at numerous locations on Hong Kong island A group of black shirts entered Wan Chai Station. They kicked open the gates, broke display screens and smashed glass panels 08/09/2019
The Cube Five mosques vandalised in Birmingham | #TheCube At least one of the mosques was reportedly vandalised with a sledgehammer, according to a statement released by West Midlands Police. 21/03/2019
no comment Shopping centre looted amid Venezuela blackout A shopping centre in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo was looted on Monday (March 11) night as parts of Venezuela continue to be affected by a blackout. 13/03/2019
world news Jewish memorial stone vandalised in Strasbourg The stone used to lie in a synagogue at the same location which the Nazis burnt down in 1940. 02/03/2019
United Kingdom Fantasy locations mysteriously appear on UK road signs Gotham City, Middle Earth and Narnia have all been added to roundabout signs in a sleepy Oxfordshire town. 20/03/2018
France Gobee.bike shuts down services in France after 'mass destruction' of The dockless bike service app has cut its operation in France following a 'mass destruction' of its fleet. 25/02/2018
Greece Protesters tear down red, winged 'Satan' statue in Athens The mayor of the municipality told Euronews the Phylax artwork had been “severely damaged,” with its wings broken and its head smashed off. 19/01/2018
Italy Italy's heritage under threat Some of the world's most celebrated sites are at risk from a combination of manmade and natural threats. 04/10/2017
Iraq ISIL video 'confirms destruction' of Nimrud in Iraq The self-proclaimed Islamic State has released a video apparently confirming the destruction of Nimrud, one of Iraq’s greatest archaeological 12/04/2015
Iraq ISIL militants loot and destroy ancient Iraqi city, say tourism officials ISIL militants have started razing the ruins of the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud, according to tourism officials. They claim heavy machinery has 06/03/2015
Singapore Singapore sentences Germans to caning and jail time Two Germans have been sentenced to nine months in a Singapore prison and three strokes of the cane. Elton Hinz, 21, and Andreas Von Knorre, 22 05/03/2015
