Crime Archives

Police stress that fugitives' chances of evading justice are slim

World

Sun, sand and suspects: Spain seduces fugitive criminals

With its sun-drenched beaches and vibrant nightlife, Spain has long been a top destination — not just for tourists, but also for criminals looking to...

AFPMay 28, 2025

A screenshot of the site of cyber-crime group 'LockBit'

Tech & Science

‘Kisses from Prague’: The fall of a Russian ransomware giant

The sudden fall of a ransomware supplier once described as the world’s most harmful cybercrime group has raised questions about Moscow’s role in its...

AFPMay 27, 2025

Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering three people with a mushroom-laced beef Wellington

News

Australian woman ‘loved’ lunch guests she is accused of killing: court

An Australian woman told police she “loved” members of her husband’s family she was later accused of killing with poison mushrooms, a court heard...

AFPMay 27, 2025

Emergency services treat members of the public in Liverpool

World

Football unites after car ploughs into Liverpool victory parade

The football world united on Tuesday after 27 people were hospitalised when a car ploughed into a packed crowd celebrating Liverpool winning the Premier...

AFPMay 26, 2025

Ecuador's re-elected President Daniel Noboa (C) and his wife, First Lady Lavinia Valbonesi (L), receive honors upon their entrance to the Carondelet Palace after his inauguration at the National Assembly in Quito on May 24, 2025

World

At 2nd inauguration, Noboa vows to ‘save’ Ecuador from gangs

Daniel Noboa was sworn in Saturday for a second term as Ecuadoran president, promising to “save” his South American country from narco-traffickers allied with...

AFPMay 24, 2025

Some family members of victims of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes slammed a proposed accord between Boeing and the Department of Justice

World

US, Boeing reach deal to resolve MAX criminal case

The Justice Department said Friday it reached a preliminary agreement with Boeing to settle a long-running criminal probe into deadly 737 MAX crashes, drawing...

AFPMay 23, 2025

Protests, such as this one in Minneapolis in June 2020, spread across the United States after George Floyd's death

World

Did George Floyd protesters miss their moment for change?

Outrage over George Floyd’s killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter into one of the largest protest movements in US history, with angry crowds...

AFPMay 22, 2025

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says his messaging service has sought to fight against child abuse for years

World

France detains 55 men in paedophile ring crackdown

Fifty-five men were arrested in France this week as part of an operation to dismantle a suspected paedophile ring operating via the Telegram messaging...

AFPMay 22, 2025