Russia

Russia arrests Ukrainian on suspicion of trying to steal state secrets

The individual is alleged to have been collecting secret information about "the latest weapons and their secret technical documentation".

23 August 2021

Tech News

British man arrested in Spain over high-profile Twitter hack

A British man was arrested in Spain over his alleged role in the high-profile Twitter hack last summer that targeted US politicians, celebrities and tech moguls.

21 July 2021

Germany

German political scientist arrested on suspicion of spying for China

A German man who ran a think tank has been arrested on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for several years.

6 July 2021

Greece

Greece: Far-right Golden Dawn's No2 figure due in court after arrest

The 59-year-old former lawmaker had been on the run since disappearing before a court sentenced him to 13 years in prison in October 2020.

2 July 2021

Malaysia

French conspiracy theorist and kidnapping suspect arrested in Malaysia

Malaysian police have arrested French conspiracy theorist Rémy Daillet-Wiedemann, who was wanted over the kidnapping of a young girl in April.

3 June 2021

Austria

Austrian man guilty of deliberately infecting ex-wife with COVID-19

The man had tried to infect his former partner while they shared a home as their divorce proceedings were being completed.

11 May 2021

The Cube

Italy arrests two anti-vaxxers for Brescia vaccine centre arson attack

The two men allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at the facility last month, causing fire damage.

3 May 2021

United Kingdom

Two London police officers charged for taking selfies at murder scene

The two policemen had been suspended since last June, after their arrest.

28 April 2021

Italy

Fugitive Italian leftist militants attend first extradition hearing

The nine former members and supporters of the Red Brigades have been convicted of terror offences in Italy dating back to the 1970s and 80s.

28 April 2021

France

Photo of murdered teacher Samuel Paty found at home of attack suspect

The woman was arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a church in the French city of Montpellier, say anti-terrorism investigators.

8 April 2021

Egypt

Eight people arrested in Egypt over deadly train crash

At least 18 people died after two trains collided on Friday in the southern province of Sohag.

29 March 2021

Italy

Man arrested in Italy on suspicion of helping Paris terror attacks

Italian police in Bari have arrested an Algerian suspect for allegedly assisting the Paris terror attacks in November 2015.

8 March 2021

Russia

Russia arrests 19 suspected militants for planning terror attacks

Russia's FSB said the suspects were militants of a banned radical Islamist group.

17 February 2021

Ukraine

Ukrainian man invents murder to get police to clear snow from his road

The road had been cleared of snow by local authorities but the false killer said he was unhappy with the job, police said.

16 February 2021

Denmark

Weapons and IS flag found amid bomb attack arrests, say Danish police

Authorities in Germany and Denmark initially announced eight arrests on Thursday and detained six others on Friday.

12 February 2021

Russia

Russia protests: Moscow prisons overcrowded after weeks of arrests

Russia protests: Moscow prisons overcrowded after weeks of arrests

8 February 2021

Germany

German prosecutors charge woman with planning far-right attack

Prosecutors allege that the woman started planning bomb attack last year and was held xenophobic and extreme-right views.

28 January 2021

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest 131 people on 'calmer' night of curfew protests

Authorities said the fourth night of a national coronavirus curfew on Tuesday passed more peacefully than the previous three nights of rioting.

27 January 2021

World News

Asian drug lord Tse Chi Lop arrested at Amsterdam airport

The alleged drug lord known as Asia's 'El Chapo' is suspected to run the Sam Gor international crime syndicate.

24 January 2021

Turkey

Euroviews. Human rights lawyers in Turkey face threats and detention | View

Day of the Endangered Lawyer, Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz writes about lawyers in Turkey who were threatened for standing up for human rights.

24 January 2021