Crime

United Kingdom 4 hours ago

Father called UK police to confess to killing daughter, 10, in England after he fled to Pakistan

The father of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in England called U.K. police, after flying to Pakistan, to say that he had killed his daughter, prosecutors said.

VIDEO 1 day ago

Interpol launches campaign to identify 46 unknown women whose bodies discovered in Europe

Interpol launched a campaign seeking the public’s help in identifying 46 unknown women whose bodies were discovered in Europe between 1982 and 2021.

India 1 day ago

Indian politician with Bollywood ties shot dead in Mumbai weeks before key state election

Baba Siddique, 66, a senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai, has been fatally shot weeks before a key state election, according to authorities.

Germany 6 days ago

Suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance case acquitted of unrelated sexual offense charges

A German court has acquitted Christian Brueckner, who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, in a trial over unrelated sexual offenses.

Mexico October 7

Mexican mayor murdered less than a week after taking office

Mayor Alejandro Arcos of Chilpancingo, Mexico, has been confirmed dead less than a week after being sworn into the notoriously dangerous city's highest office.

Europe October 7

Swiss probe into woman's voluntary death causing advocacy groups behind 'suicide capsule' to suspend its use

Advocacy groups behind a "suicide capsule" said they have suspended applications to use it until Swiss authorities complete a criminal probe into the death from its first use.

World October 4

Wildlife lover facing charges after allegedly assaulting passersby while attempting to capture a baby seagull

A Belfast woman was in court Tuesday after allegedly attacking passersby who tried to intervene with her capture of a baby seagull in August.

Europe October 3

2 teens detained following explosions near Denmark's Israeli Embassy

Two Swedish teenagers were detained Thursday on preliminary charges in connection with a pair of explosions near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mexico October 3

Shooting near luxury Mexico resort leaves 1 dead, suspects flee on jet skis

A Mexican national was shot and killed Wednesday near a ritzy resort in Cancun before two suspects fled on jet skis, according to a local report.

South Africa September 30

Death toll rises to 18 in South Africa mass shootings, police say

The death toll from mass shootings at two houses on the same street in a South African village over the weekend has risen to 18, according to officials.