News about crime
Legendary US newsman Bob Simon killed in car crash
Bob Simon, an award-winning war reporter and longtime correspondent for the "60 Minutes" news show, died in a car.
12 February 2015 18:43
SwissLeaks whistleblower says tried to report tax evasion in 2008
A former HSBC employee who leaked documents alleging the bank helped wealthy customers dodge tax said he had tried to alert British authorities about evasion in 2008.
12 February 2015 13:03
Mexico defends probe of 43 missing students
The Mexican attorney general's office hit back at mounting criticism of its conclusion that 43 missing students were slaughtere.
10 February 2015 13:52
British singer Gary Glitter found guilty of child sex crimes
British former glam rocker Gary Glitter could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty at a London court.
06 February 2015 12:20
Japan PM condemns 'unforgivable' IS execution of Jordanian pilot
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the apparent execution by the Islamic State group of a Jordanian pilot as "unforgivable".
04 February 2015 15:57
Pistorius stripped of degree by Scottish university
Jailed Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been stripped of an honorary degree awarded to him by Strathclyde University in 2012.
03 February 2015 15:03
French economy minister says received death threats over reforms
France's economy minister said he had received death threats from "certain officials" furious over his plans to reform parts of the closed-shop economy.
03 February 2015 11:56
China cult pair executed for McDonald's killing: Xinhua
A father and daughter who belonged to a fringe Chinese religious group were executed for beating a woman to death at a McDonald's restaurant.
02 February 2015 15:23
Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn goes on trial for 'pimping'
The sexual proclivities of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn come under the spotlight again when he goes on trial in France for "pimping".
02 February 2015 14:40
UN Security Council demands Islamic State hostages freed
The UN Security Council demanded the immediate release of all hostages held by the Islamic State group.
02 February 2015 14:19
UN council condemns 'heinous' Japanese hostage murder
The UN Security Council condemned the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a Japanese journalist, after Islamic State militants claimed his beheading.
02 February 2015 13:33
1979 New York child murder trial gets under way
A mentally unstable man accused of killing a six-year-old boy in one of America's most famous missing child cases went on trial, 36 years after the crime.
31 January 2015 13:50
Twelve people, including seven civilians, killed in east Ukraine: officials
Twelve people, including seven civilians, were killed in the past 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine.
30 January 2015 15:52
Extradite or prosecute: Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan on Ablyazov's case
Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan speaks about the possibilities of prosecuting fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov in accordance with the international law.
29 January 2015 23:45
Amal Clooney in court to condemn Armenia genocide-denier
A long-running battle over one man's denial of the Armenian genocide returned to the European Court of Human Rights.
29 January 2015 12:05
Mexico 'certain' that missing students dead: minister
Authorities in Mexico can now say with "legal certainty" that the 43 students who went missing in September were murdered by hitmen working for a drug gang.
28 January 2015 14:27
Taylor Swift shakes off hacking on social media
Taylor Swift scoffed at a hacker who took over her social media accounts and threatened to release nude pictures, with the pop star saying none existed.
28 January 2015 14:05
Anti-Semitic acts in France doubled in 2014: Jewish group
The number of anti-Semitic acts doubled in France during 2014, with acts involving physical violence leading the increase.
27 January 2015 15:43
Attack on Ukraine's Mariupol targeted civilians: UN
A rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that killed 30 people at the weekend deliberately targeted civilians and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
27 January 2015 14:15
WikiLeaks accuses Google of handing over emails to US
Whistleblowing site WikiLeaks accused Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to the US authorities.
27 January 2015 10:14
