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Europe’s cocaine crisis moves from ports to the open Atlantic as traffickers outpace authorities
European authorities are facing a growing challenge from drug traffickers shifting cocaine smuggling routes away from major ports and into the open Atlantic, where criminal networks are using advanced technology,…
UPDATE – U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Kabul drone missile strike
KABUL/WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on…
How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow…
EU warns of rising narcotics production in Europe as new drugs hit market
Narcotics production is growing in Europe, according to an estimate published on Tuesday by the EU drugs agency, which warned of a…
UK police name Liverpool taxi blast suspect
British police have identified the suspect behind an explosion which engulfed a taxi in flames outside a hospital in Liverpool on Sunday,…
Policeman survives knife attack in Cannes
A policeman survived a knife attack in the French Riviera city of Cannes on Monday, with media quoting a police source as…
More than 150 arrested in global crackdown on Darknet traders: Dutch media
At least 150 people have been arrested by European and U.S. authorities after a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons and…
Sweden to widen police data-access powers to fight gang violence
Sweden plans to give police greater powers to access data from mobile phones as it bids to rein in a surge in…
Liverpool pays tribute to the 39 football fans who on this day, 36 years ago died in Heysel stadium
Liverpool FC remembers the 39 football fans who lost their lives at Heysel Stadium in Belgium on this day 36 years ago.…
U.S. arrests wife of Mexico cartel chief El Chapo on drug charges
The wife of Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested and charged in the United States on Monday with…