Two men bought tickets to enter Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) before smashing a display case, grabbing a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace and walking away, police said Friday. Austrian media said the Van Cleef and Arpels necklace, with 673 precious stones, was worth several million dollars. It is the latest in a series […]
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An 18-year-old with a sword attacked a school Friday in central Sweden, killing one person and seriously injuring at least two others, authorities said. The 18-year-old perpetrator at the school has been arrested, Police Chief Tommy Alriksson said at a news conference. Police confirmed that shots were fired during the arrest. It was not clear […]
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Police in Ecuador seize 1,000 pounds of cocaine bearing the face of soccer star Erling Haaland; woman arrested
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Norway’s soccer star Erling Haaland’s face has appeared on billboards, trading cards and television screens, becoming a social media phenomenon for scoring seven goals across four World Cup matches in July. Now, police in Ecuador have found it in an unexpected place — printed on green rectangular packages that made up a stunning cocaine shipment […]
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Italy police say businessman with ties to Berlusconi is mastermind behind journalist bomb attack
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A businessman who had ties to former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is the alleged mastermind behind an October bomb attack against one of the country’s leading investigative journalists, police said on Monday. Rome’s Carabinieri police said they arrested Valter Lavitola for allegedly ordering the attack outside journalist Sigfrido Ranucci’s house last year. The two men […]
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London police seize $10 million in supercars in one weekend as they fight antisocial driving
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London police said Monday they had seized a record $10 million worth of supercars between Friday and Sunday in an operation aimed at curbing antisocial driving. Officers from London’s Metropolitan Police seized a total of 90 vehicles across popular affluent London neighborhoods such as Hyde Park, Kensington and Chelsea, marking the highest value and number […]
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Bombing next to police station in Colombia injures 11, days before presidential inauguration
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At least 11 people were injured Saturday when a truck packed with explosives detonated next to a Colombian police station near the border with Venezuela, six days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s inauguration. AFP reporters saw the vehicle in flames, damaged building facades and police, and soldiers and residents gathering around the scene of […]
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One woman was killed and at least 29 others were hurt when prosecutors say 21-year-old Abdul Ballout allegedly drove a rented van into crowds celebrating Berlin Pride on Saturday. On Sunday, police shot and killed Ballout after they say he charged at officers with a bladed weapon. Imtiaz Tyab reports. What to know about the […]
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The suspect wanted for the car ramming attack on a Berlin LGBTQ+ Pride parade on Saturday remains on the run today. The attack at one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ events left one dead and 16 injured. German police have identified the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul B. German privacy laws only identify suspects with the initial […]
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Ex-South Carolina police officer wanted for wife’s murder extradited from China after 21 years on the run
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A former police officer wanted for sexual abuse and murder has been brought back to the United States from China after over 20 years on the run, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Dan Hiers Jr., 53, was suspended from the Charleston Police Department in South Carolina in 2004 after he was accused of sexual […]
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Video of Moroccan man dying while pinned down by Italian police sparks anger, investigation
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Rome — The death of a 42-year-old man as he was being detained by Italian police in Bologna during an encounter captured on video has sparked public outrage and a formal investigation, with calls for renewed scrutiny of police tactics. The man, identified by Italian media as Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir, died Sunday after officers attempted to […]
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