Macron visits Strasbourg as police probe potential accomplices
December 15, 2018 | 10:30
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Strasbourg on Friday (Dec 14), a day after police shot dead a gunman who killed four people at the city's Christmas market, as investigators probe whether the militant had any accomplices.
Attacker 'critical' after stabbing outside Brussels police station
November 21, 2018 | 14:42
BRUSSELS: A Brussels police officer was wounded and a terrorism inquiry has been launched after pre-dawn knife attack on Tuesday (Nov 20), Belgian officials said.
Turkey, France spar over Khashoggi killing
November 13, 2018 | 08:58
Turkey on Monday (Nov 12) lashed out at "unacceptable" and "impertinent" comments by the French foreign minister who accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of playing a "political game" over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
German nurse serial killer on trial over 100 deaths
October 31, 2018 | 10:08
OLDENBURG, Germany: Former nurse Niels Hoegel, admitted Tuesday (Oct 30) to killing 100 patients in his care, on the first day of his trial in the biggest serial killing case in Germany's post-war history.
Father of 2 jailed in France for feeding them Coca-Cola
October 26, 2018 | 09:27
LIMOGES, France: The father of two boys, aged three and four, has been jailed in France for feeding them nearly exclusively Coca-Cola, the children's lawyer said.
Russian ambassador denounces 'aggressive' Britain
October 13, 2018 | 10:27
UK-Moscow relations have plunged to a "very low level", Russian ambassador Alexander Yakovenko said on Friday (Oct 12), due to what he claimed was an "aggressive anti-Russian campaign" by the British government.
South Korea ex-president Lee appeals 15-year jail term
October 13, 2018 | 10:11
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will appeal a court verdict that last week sentenced him to 15 years in prison for corruption, his lawyer said Friday (Oct 12).
Germany arrests suspect over killing of Bulgarian journalist
October 10, 2018 | 17:36
German police have arrested a man suspected of the rape and murder of Bulgarian television journalist Viktoria Marinova, Bulgarian officials said Wednesday (Oct 10).
Mexico serial murder couple claim 20 killings
October 09, 2018 | 11:36
A couple detained in Mexico while transporting human body parts in a baby carriage has admitted killing 20 people, twice the number originally suspected, the chief investigator on the case said Monday (Oct 9).
Foxconn ex-manager jailed for stealing 2,000 iPhones
September 29, 2018 | 09:49
A former manager at Taiwan's technology giant Foxconn has been jailed for stealing and selling 2,000 iPhones to pocket around Tw$8.46 million ($277,000), a court said Friday.
French priest commits suicide in church after assault claim
September 20, 2018 | 15:00
A 38-year-old French priest in a northern French town committed suicide in his church after being accused of molesting a young woman, local prosecutors and police sources told AFP on Wednesday (Sep 19).
French rappers brawled at Paris airport to avoid losing face online: Prosecutor
September 07, 2018 | 09:39
Two of France's biggest rap stars were both responsible for a brawl between their entourages that forced a partial shutdown of a Paris airport, each driven both by a fear of losing face, a French court heard on Thursday (Sep 6).
Double stabbing at Amsterdam station in possible terror attack
September 01, 2018 | 10:10
A knife attacker on Friday (Aug 31) stabbed two people at Amsterdam's Central Station before being shot by police in a suspected terror attack, Dutch police said.
USAID promotes Chi Initiative to drive down demand for rhino horn
August 29, 2018 | 11:32
USAID Wildlife Asia’s Chi Phase III will continue to use targeted, evidence-based behaviour change communication solutions to reduce rhino horn users’ demand.
Chile tourists face death penalty in Malaysia for murder
August 27, 2018 | 13:30
Two Chilean tourists facing the death penalty in Malaysia for allegedly murdering a man in a hotel are innocent and acted in self-defence, their lawyer said Monday (Aug 27).
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