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USA

Ferguson police chief quits after federal report into Michael Brown shooting

The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri has become the latest official to resign following last year’s fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager

12/03/2015

France

Jewels worth millions stolen in French motorway heist

It was a daring robbery – and for thieves the reward was considerable. Two high-security lorries transporting jewels worth millions of euros were

11/03/2015

France

Armed robbers steal 9m euros of jewellery on French highway

11/03/2015

Italy

Italy: 40 arrests in anti-mafia sting against Naples Camorra

A nationwide operation organised from Naples has targeted alleged members of the Casalesi clan in the Camorra - including two sons of jailed crime boss Francesco Schiavone.

10/03/2015

Myanmar

Student protesters clash with riot police in Myanmar

A stand-off of more than a week between students and police has erupted into violence in Myanmar. Riot officers lashed out with batons as some 200

10/03/2015

USA

US: Marijuana hurled into road during high-speed chase

Bundles of marijuana have been thrown from a vehicle during a high-speed chase in the US state of Arizona. The 100 mile-per-hour pursuit was captured

10/03/2015

Italy

Police arrest suspect in latest migrant tragedy in Italy

Italian police have arrested one of two men suspected of involvement in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean which killed 10 people. The

05/03/2015

Mexico

Mexico: Zetas drugs cartel boss Omar Trevino arrested

Mexican authorities have arrested the head of a leading drugs cartel, the Zetas – the second such high-profile capture in a week. Omar Trevino, the

04/03/2015

Russia

Nemtsov's companion held 'against her will' by investigators in Russia

Boris Nemtsov’s companion Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya says she is being held against her will by Russian investigators and she wants to leave

02/03/2015

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Lithuania: Dashcam footage shows police racing choking baby to hospital

26/02/2015

Canada

Mystery tunnel in Toronto contained poppy and crucifix, police say

25/02/2015

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CCTV footage catches drunk driver's multiple crashes in Shanghai

25/02/2015

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Feyenoord supporters wreak havoc in Rome

20/02/2015

Russia

Russian court upholds fraud conviction for Kremlin critic Navalny

A Russian court has upheld a suspended three-and-a-half-year jail term for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over a theft case he claims is politically

17/02/2015

Denmark

Police find no explosives in suspect package at Copenhagen cafe

Danish police say no explosives have been found in a suspect package left outside a Copenhagen cafe, the scene of a fatal shooting three days ago

17/02/2015

Canada

Canada: Valentine's Day mass shooting plot foiled say police

Canadian police say they have foiled an alleged plot to commit a mass shooting on Valentine’s Day in a public place. A woman picked up at Halifax

14/02/2015

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Violent protests erupt in Peru over natural gas exploration

13/02/2015

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Bare-chested Femen protesters jump on DSK's car at trial

11/02/2015

World News

Hungarian police smash Europe's "largest illegal cigarette factory"

Hungarian police say they have raided and shut down Europe’s largest illegal cigarette factory near Budapest. Authorities seized 2.3 million

10/02/2015

France

French anti-terror department investigates knife attack in Nice

France is confronting a new phenomenon “easy access terrorism”, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. His words came soon after two

04/02/2015