crime

3 performers stabbed on stage in Saudi capital: state TV

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Three performers were stabbed during a play in the Saudi capital Monday and the alleged…

80 Jewish graves desecrated in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Vandals have desecrated more than 80 graves at a Jewish cemetery in the western Danish town…

Japan seizes record 400 kg of cocaine at port

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese authorities have seized a record-breaking 400 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $73 million in…

Mexico probes narco group ‘La Linea’ in Mormon murders

  BAVISPE, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico alleged Wednesday that a drug cartel called "La Linea" massacred nine Mormon women and…

Brazil in ‘civil war,’ says head of Congress’ pro-gun faction

by Jordi Miro with Pascale Trouillaud  BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil is caught in a "civil war" of crime and…

Vietnam ‘strongly condemns’ human trafficking after UK truck tragedy

  HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam said Saturday that it "strongly condemns" human trafficking, after British police confirmed 39 people…

Four killed, several injured in Orinda shooting

LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) -- At least four people were killed and several were wounded in a shooting at a…

Aussie police get shoot-to-kill power for marauding drivers

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Police in part of Australia were given shoot-to-kill powers on Monday, to stop drivers who deliberately…

Three held over UK truck deaths freed on police bail

LONDON, United States (AFP) -- Three suspects arrested in Britain over the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated…

Dread builds in Vietnam over fate of missing UK migrants

  by Tran Thi Minh Ha Agence France Presse NGHE AN, Vietnam (AFP) -- Dread mounted across Vietnam on Sunday…

Japan police hunt stolen diamond worth $1.8 million

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese police were on the hunt Friday for a stolen diamond worth more than $1.8 million…

Three gunmen killed in Brazil airport raid, kidnapping: police

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Heavily armed gunmen raided an airport in Brazil on Thursday, officials said, stealing money from…

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