organized crime
Dozens fall victim to Mexico’s brutal election campaign
World
May 28, 2021
Dozens fall victim to Mexico’s brutal election campaign
“Today is a special day,” said Alma Barragan with excitement in a video she shared with her supporters. The video…
‘The Irishman’ to be screened at CIFF opening
Cinema/TV
October 23, 2019
‘The Irishman’ to be screened at CIFF opening
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has unveiled that Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (2019) will be the opening film of the…
7,800 police in Philippines punished for deadly drug raids
World
July 18, 2019
7,800 police in Philippines punished for deadly drug raids
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of Philippine police officers have received administrative punishments with more than 2,000 dismissed for wrongdoings…
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
World
May 3, 2019
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial black activist Louis Farrakhan in…
Europe suffering from Italian mafia ‘cancer’, experts warn
World
April 11, 2019
Europe suffering from Italian mafia ‘cancer’, experts warn
International anti-mafia stings may have increased in recent months, but Italian organised crime groups constitute a social and economic “cancer”…
Mafia boss serving 26 life sentences dies
World
November 17, 2017
Mafia boss serving 26 life sentences dies
Salvatore “Toto” Riina, the Sicilian Mafia’s most powerful boss of the 20th century who was convicted for ordering dozens of…
Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people
World
October 31, 2016
Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended on Monday a proposal to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally by boat from ever…
Police find travel agency for traffickers, drug hauls in European raids
World
October 19, 2016
Police find travel agency for traffickers, drug hauls in European raids
Police detained more than 300 suspects and seized tonnes of cocaine during a week-long operation against drugs, people-smuggling and cyber…
UN to discuss combating crime in Doha conference
World
April 8, 2015
UN to discuss combating crime in Doha conference
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will hold a conference next week in Doha tackling world efforts…
Prosecutors try to open safe of ‘most dangerous thug in Egypt’
Egypt
August 29, 2012
Prosecutors try to open safe of ‘most dangerous thug in Egypt’
Prosecutors went to the villa of Sabry "Nakhnoukh" Helmy, the so-called “most dangerous thug in Egypt,” for the second time…