A 69-year-old American dressed up as pope tried to enter St. Peter's Square with a cross in his hand. When the cops tried to identify him, he attacked them. The man was detained - media reported yesterday.more
Deputies are looking for a man who shot an employee of a barbershop in the Houston suburb of Katy during an argument, the Harris County Sheriff's office said in a tweet on Saturday. Witnesses said the argument was over a haircut given to the man's son.more
At least one person has been killed and five wounded in a shooting at the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in central Moscow, Russian media say.more
Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a gun battle on Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey, with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours, authorities said.more
Six people were killed and two others were seriously injured in a shooting at Ostrava City Hospital in the north-east of the Czech Republic near the Polish border, according to Czech police. more
Russian billionaire multi-millionaire, 49, dwelling in Britain is mysteriously killed in break involving three autos while walking his dog in Surrey.more
A former head of counter-terrorism has said cuts to police numbers, not the length of sentences, have played the greater role in jeopardising public safety.more
Bomb squad officers in Madrid have carried out a controlled explosion after a practice hand grenade was thrown over the wall of a centre for unaccompanied foreign minors in the north-east of the Spanish capital.more
Police investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a car outside a school in a suspected hit and run on Monday have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of murder.more
Burglars broke into Berlin's Stasi Museum, which showcases items of East Germany's hated secret police, making off with collectible medals and gold jewellery, authorities said Sunday, days after a spectacular diamond heist in Dresden.more
Police have arrested a man over fears he was planning to carry out a fresh terrorist attack, in a development that will put more pressure on MPs to rewrite the United Kingdom's controversial parole laws.more
A senior rabbi was badly beaten in a "totally unprovoked attack" in Stamford Hill, the area of London with the largest concentration of Hassidic Jews in Europe.more
A stabbing attack on London Bridge is being treated by police as "terror-related", the Met has said. A number of people were stabbed and one man has been shot by police, the force said.more
German police offered a reward of half a million euros on Thursday for clues that would help them find mystery robbers who smashed their way into a Dresden museum and made off with a haul of 18th century jewelry in one of Germany's biggest heists.more
The Austrian police reported yesterday about the breakup of the gang breaking into ATMs - among others in Poland - and the theft of cars, which caused damage in the total amount of 4.6 million euros.more
French prosecutors say a retired surgeon jailed since May 2017 for sexually abusing four girls may have had more than 250 victims. Joël Le Scouarnec has now had a series of new cases opened against him by a court in Brittany, in what may be the most serious case of child sex abuse in France.more
