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Beef relief -- Argentina stops butchers carrying half a cow
The traditional image of an Argentinian butcher weighed down by half a cow carcass on his back could be consigned to history after a government ruling.
As more unrest looms, Peru leader calls for 'calm'
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Tuesday called on protesters descending on Lima to demand her resignation to gather "peacefully and calmly."
US drugs trial for ex-Mexico security chief opens
A former Mexican government minister who oversaw his country's war on drug trafficking sat in a New York court Tuesday as jury selection got underway in his narcotics smuggling trial.
Luxury clothes, Viagra found in safehouse of fugitive Mafia boss
Italian police on Tuesday searched the Sicilian apartment where fugitive Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro lived before his arrest ended 30 years on the run, finding Prada shoes, condoms and Viagra -- but no weapons, media reports said.
How Italian mafia hunters captured fugitive boss
Betrayed by his cancer, Italy's most wanted fugitive, Sicilian mobster Matteo Messina Denaro, has been caught after 30 years on the run.
Fugitive's arrest removes 'king' of weakened Sicilian Mafia
Matteo Messina Denaro's arrest leaves a power vacuum at the top of the Sicilian Mafia at a time when it is already being eclipsed by rivals -- but experts warn it is too soon to write the group off.
Serial rapist sacked from London police force
A British police officer who admitted being a serial rapist was formally sacked on Tuesday, as the government called on forces across the country to root out the criminal and corrupt in their ranks.
Defendants confess to German museum heist in court
Three members of a notorious criminal gang confessed to stealing priceless 18th-century jewels from a German state museum at their trial in Dresden on Tuesday.
Three foreign NGOs partially resume aid in Afghanistan with women workers
At least three leading international aid agencies have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan after assurances from the Taliban authorities that Afghan women can continue to work in the health sector.
Son of Equatorial Guinea's ruler held for graft: state TV
One of the sons of Equatorial Guinea's veteran ruler has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling a plane owned by the national airline, state TV said Tuesday.
Will a special Ukraine tribunal really happen?
Could Russian President Vladimir Putin one day stand in the dock in The Hague? The prospect seemed to move closer after Germany backed a special court for the invasion of Ukraine.
French football president Le Graet under investigation for sexual harassment
The president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, has been placed under investigation for sexual harassment, prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday.
Sicily police seal off apartment where Mafia boss hid
Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro had been hiding in an apartment in a small town in Sicily before his arrest this week after three decades on the run, it emerged Tuesday.
Japan firm defends Van Gogh ownership after lawsuit
A Japanese company has defended its ownership of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers", obtained at auction in 1987, after the family of its former owner filed a US lawsuit demanding its return.
Nepali hospitals return bodies from air crash to grieving families
Nepali hospital staff began the grim task of handing over bodies to grieving families on Tuesday after a plane with 72 people on board crashed, the country's worst aviation disaster in three decades.
Far-right militants go on trial for Macron attack plot
A dozen people with links to a French far-right group go on trial Tuesday, accused of plotting to assassinate President Emmanuel Macron and commit a string of other attacks.
Former Panama leader's sons face more jail time: judiciary
Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli will be arrested upon arrival in Panama if they are deported from the United States, the judiciary said on Monday.
Equatorial Guinea dissident dies in prison
A prominent dissident in Equatorial Guinea has died in prison after being taken from South Sudan in a suspected kidnapping and handed a 60-year jail sentence, his opposition group said Monday.
French writers go on trial in Moroccan king blackmail case
Two French journalists went on trial Monday in France on charges of trying to blackmail the king of Morocco over allegedly demanding money to hush purportedly damaging revelations about him.
London police facing questions after officer admits serial rapes
Britain's largest police force was on Monday facing fresh scrutiny about its vetting procedures after an officer admitted 24 counts of rape and a string of sexual assaults over nearly two decades.
Italy catches ruthless Mafia boss after 30 years on the run
Italian police on Monday caught one of the most notorious bosses of the Sicilian Mafia, Matteo Messina Denaro, a ruthless operator who had been on the run for 30 years.
EU parliament chief vows to tackle corruption in its ranks
The head of the European Parliament vowed Monday to impose new rules to tackle foreign corruption after MEPs were caught up in a graft scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco.
Last activists leave German village as coal pit expansion rolls on
The last two climate activists occupying a western German village to stop it making way for a coal mine extension left their underground hideout on Monday, marking the end of the police operation to evict them.
Hanging of Erdogan effigy not a crime: Swedish prosecutors
The hanging of an effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan showing him dangling by his legs from a rope in Stockholm does not warrant a criminal investigation, prosecutors said Monday.
Italy catches Mafia boss Messina Denaro after 30 years on the run
Italian anti-mafia police caught Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro on Monday, ending a 30-year manhunt for Italy's most wanted fugitive.
Search underway for 50 women abducted in Burkina Faso
Security forces are searching for about 50 women kidnapped by suspected jihadists in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, a regional governor said on Monday.
One dead, dozens injured at bull-taming contest in India
At least one person was gored to death and dozens more were injured during Jallikattu, a controversial bull-taming competition in India, officials said Monday.
Messina Denaro: a ruthless boss of the Sicilian Mafia
Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro, who was arrested on Monday after 30 years on the run, is a ruthless assassin whose violence fuelled the bloody reputation of the Cosa Nostra Mafia.
Italy catches fugitive Mafia boss Messina Denaro
Italian anti-mafia police caught Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro on Monday, ending a 30-year manhunt for Italy's most wanted fugitive.
Hopes of survivors in Nepal plane crash 'nil'
Nepali rescue workers scoured a debris-strewn ravine Monday for more bodies from the mangled wreckage of a plane with 72 people on board, with hopes of any survivors now "nil", according to officials.
Nepal mourns victims of deadliest plane crash in decades
Nepal observed a day of mourning on Monday for the victims of the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades, with 67 people confirmed killed in the plane crash.
Couple confound Romania's tough anti-LGBTQ laws
When Evie and Gia decided to get married they turned Romania's hardening discrimination against LGBTQ people on its head.
Dockers killed, kidnapped and corrupted by drugs mafia
They could be scenes straight from gangster movies, except all happened for real in the French port of Le Havre over the past year.
The drug mules carrying Europe's cocaine in their guts
More than a sixth of the cocaine consumed in France is smuggled inside the bodies of drug mules from its poverty-stricken South American region of Guiana.
Latin American cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe
"Seventy euros for one, 120 for two," said the cocaine dealer as the young woman opened her door on Paris' chic Left Bank.
Latvia hit by worst flood in decades
Latvian authorities on Sunday urged residents of certain central areas to evacuate their homes in response to the worst flooding the Baltic state has seen in decades.
At least 67 killed in Nepal plane crash
At least 67 people were confirmed dead Sunday when a plane with 72 on board crashed in Nepal, police said, in the Himalayan country's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades.
At least 29 killed in Nepal plane crash
Twenty-nine people were confirmed to have died Sunday when a plane with 72 on board crashed in Nepal, the airline said.
Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal
An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday, Yeti Airlines and a local official said.