Iran confirms arrest of Washington Post correspondentTehran's chief justice Gholamhossein Esmaili on Friday confirmed the arrest of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and his wife, also a journalist, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Turkey arrests more than 50 senior police officers: TVTurkish authorities arrested 55 senior police officers in a criminal probe over alleged corruption and abuse of office, the latest apparent crackdown on opponents of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of presidential polls.
22 July 2014 14:53
Couple arrested in Colombia baby trafficking caseA Spanish couple was arrested trying to leave Colombia with a five-week-old girl they allegedly bought from her parents, Colombian authorities said.
19 July 2014 11:40
Morsi's fugitive son arrested at Egypt train stationA son of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who was sentenced to a year in prison for possession and use of hashish, was arrested early Friday at a train station south of Cairo, security officials said.
18 July 2014 12:20
Canadian teacher arrested in Indonesian child sex scandalA Canadian teacher has been arrested in Indonesia for alleged child sex abuse, police said Tuesday, in a scandal that has rocked one of the country's most prestigious international schools.
15 July 2014 14:59
Cuba cracks down, arrests 100 women dissidentsCuban authorities arrested an unusually large group of about 100 dissident marchers, breaking up a march by the Ladies in White opposition activists.
14 July 2014 13:02
Indian police investigate revenge rape of 11-year-oldPolice in eastern India have made two arrests over the rape of an 11-year-old girl which was allegedly ordered by a village leader to punish her brother, an officer said.
11 July 2014 21:16
Anger over reports German double-agent spied for USGerman authorities have arrested a suspected double-agent accused of spying for the US on a parliamentary panel investigating NSA surveillance, media reports said.
05 July 2014 14:05
Son-in-law retracts confession in Monaco heiress killingThe son-in-law of a Monaco heiress gunned down in a Mafia-style contract killing has retracted his confession to ordering the shooting, saying he did not fully understand police.
03 July 2014 14:50
NSA surveillance led to 100 arrestsThe US National Security Agency's electronic snooping led to "well over 100 arrests" and helped smash numerous terrorist plots, a privacy review panel said.
03 July 2014 12:30
Police arrest 500 after huge Hong Kong protestHong Kong police arrested more than 500 protesters at a sit-in early Wednesday following a huge pro-democracy rally that organisers said mobilised half a million people demanding the right to choose their next leader.
02 July 2014 10:38
Mexico arrests high-profile vigilante leaderMexican forces arrested Jose Manuel Mireles, a senior leader of the powerful anti-crime vigilante group in the western state of Michoacan.
28 June 2014 15:38
Kenya arrests governor after coastal attacks: policeKenyan police have arrested the governor of the coastal Lamu district in connection with three recent massacres in which over 60 people were killed, officers said.
26 June 2014 13:56
Bomb blast in Nigeria capital kills 21, wounds 17Nigerian authorities have arrested one suspect, and killed another, after a bomb claimed 21 lives in a shopping centre in the capital Abuja, a city gripped by fear of attacks by Boko Haram Islamists.
World Cup brings global trail of carnageThe hangover goes around the globe like a Mexican wave -- a trail of destructive and sometimes deadly celebration is left after every win and the World Cup 'sickie' has become an epidemic.
24 June 2014 12:11
Homeless man crashes Model 'A' Ford into riverA 34-year-old homeless man was arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen 1930 Model "A" Ford car into a river in the US state of Oregon, police said.