10 h. ago Chinese husband and wife are executed with gunshots to the head as Triad gang war erupts in Rome

Zhang Dayong, 53, dubbed 'Asheng,' was found dead alongside his partner Gong Xiaoqing, 38, outside their home in an eastern Roman neighbourhood, according to Italian police.

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31 h. ago Elephants at San Diego zoo form ‘alert circle’ to protect young during quake

Video shows the herd forming a protective circle around youngster during powerful earthquakeAs the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprang into action to protect their young.A video shot of their enclosure at the park on Monday morning shows the five African elephants standing around in the morning sun before the camera shakes and they run in different directions. Then the older elephants – Ndlula, Umngani, Khosi – scramble to encircle and shield the two seven-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible threats. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Suspect linked to murder of Dutch journalist arrives in Netherlands after arrest on Caribbean island

A man arrested on on the Caribbean island of Curacao on suspicion of involvement in a criminal gang linked to the murder of Dutch journalist Peter R

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36 h. ago Italian police arrest 24 suspected mafiosi over Naples parking protection racket

Suspects charged for drug and weapon offences as well as scheme in which drivers felt compelled to pay feesItalian police have arrested 24 suspected members of the Camorra – the notorious Neapolitan mafia – on charges of drug trafficking, arms possession and running an illegal parking attendant scheme.According to investigators, several of those arrested on Monday were reportedly affiliated with well-known Camorra families operating in the Fuorigrotta and Chiaia districts of Naples. Some were already serving jail sentences. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Police patrol national park to help protect endangered capercaillies

The wildlife crime officers are carrying out early morning patrols.

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6 d. ago Terror police arrest Romanian man over DHL warehouse fire suspected to have been started with Russian incendiary device

While no one was injured in the blaze, counter-terrorism police have been investigating the fire at the facility in Minworth that took place last year on July 22.

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1 week ago Armed police swoop as 'man with a machete' terrorises community

"Everyone is worried," said one resident as police arrest a suspect

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1 week ago Edinburgh armed police arrest four suspects in dawn raids amid explosive gangland turf war

Police raided properties in Edinburgh as part of an ongoing investigation into violent incidents linked to rival crime gangs.

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2 w. ago Italian police increase security at Tesla dealerships after 17 cars destroyed in Rome fire

State police anti-terrorism unit investigating whether blaze in Torre Angela was started by anarchistsItaly’s interior ministry has written to police forces across the country to increase security at Tesla dealerships after 17 of the electric cars made by Elon Musk’s company were destroyed in a fire in Rome.Italy’s state police anti-terrorism unit, Digos, is investigating whether the fire at the Tesla dealership in Torre Angela, a suburb in the east of the capital, was started by anarchists. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman dies on flight to Liverpool from Tenerife after suffering suspected cardiac arrest

Three fellow passengers fought to save her life

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2 w. ago Kansas babysitter checking for monsters finds man hiding under bed

Police arrest suspect after sitter shocked to encounter man when trying to show child there was nothing under the bedA babysitter in Kansas who was asked by a child to check for monsters under their bed was stunned to discover a man hiding there, police have said.The shocking incident occurred on 24 March at a property just outside the city of Great Bend, when the sitter was seeking to put the children she was looking after to bed. However, one of them was afraid. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Charity faces legal action after relocated elephants in Malawi allegedly kill 10 people

People living near Kasungu national park say they are living in fear after translocation of 263 elephants by International Fund for Animal Welfare People living on the edge of a protected area in Malawi are taking legal action against an NGO that moved more than 250 elephants into the area, which they say have killed at least 10 people.Villagers near Kasungu national park, which is Malawi’s second largest and crosses the Zambian border, say they are living in fear for their livelihoods and safety after 263 elephants were introduced in July 2022, causing a sharp spike in human-wildlife conflict. Ten people claiming to be affected by the translocation from Liwonde national park have begun legal action against the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw), demanding that the conservation NGO construct adequate fencing to protect the 167 villages around the park and compensate local people for the damage caused by the elephants. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Doctor accused of trying to murder his wife with rock on Hawaii hiking trail

Gerhardt Konig has been arrested after his wife was injured on Oahu and left in critical condition

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3 w. ago Detectives recover 4 diamond earrings 2 weeks after suspect swallowed them during arrest

Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he gulped the Tiffany & Co. jewelry worth nearly $770,000 during his arrest on the side of a highway in the Florida Panhandle

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3 w. ago Mother of British tourist missing for nearly a YEAR after vanishing on walk hits out at Italian police

Michael Frison, 25, from Chard, in Somerset, disappeared after going for a trek in rural Luras on July 13.

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4 w. ago Six dead and 40 missing in boat disaster off Italian island of Lampedusa

Coastguard rescues 10 people and search resumes after half-sunken dinghy spotted near isletSix people have died and 40 are missing after a boat disaster off the Italian island of Lampedusa.The wreck occurred on Tuesday afternoon. A half-sunken dinghy was spotted by Italian police patrols close to the islet of Lampione. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Major update as football fan who vanished without phone found with 'broken bones'

Robert Cadger, 47, was at the centre of a major search effort by Italian police after he failed to board his flight home to Scotland last week - but his relatives say he's been found with 'broken bones'

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