MAFIA BUST HIGHLIGHTS STRONG CRIME LINKS BETWEEEN USA AND ITALY
Their names could have been ripped from the kind of Hollywood mafia script that once dominated US cinema. But when an indictment dropped on Wednesday, Joseph “Joe Brooklyn” Lanni, Angelo…
Belgium Police detain two terror suspects in Ostend
Anti-terrorism police in Belgium have detained two suspected members of a far-right group accused of plotting bomb attacks and inciting violence. The pair, a man and a woman in their…
Trump to use FBI to tame rivals
Donald Trump has suggested he would use the FBI and justice department to go after political rivals should he return to the White House next year in a move which…
Hollywood Star ordered to pay $1.3 million to former assistant
Robert De Niro’s production company was found liable on Thursday by a jury for gender discrimination and retaliation, and ordered to pay $1.3m to the Hollywood star’s former assistant. The…
Magnificent beast seen for first time in over 60 years
Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole, in Indonesia’s Cyclops…
Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea
A man has been crushed to death by a robot in South Korea after it failed to differentiate him from the boxes of food it was handling, reports say. The…
Trump’s daughter seems to have amnesia in the trial of her father Donald and brothers Eric and Donald Jr.
Ivanka Trump said she could not remember property deals she handled at her father’s firm, as she testified in a civil fraud case that threatens his business empire. A judge…
UK to ban recreational use of Nitrous oxide
Possessing nitrous oxide for psychoactive use was made illegal in the UK on Wednesday. Offenders can face up to two years in prison, while dealers can receive up to 14…
Pablo Escobar’s famous Cocaine Hippos to be killed in Colombia.
Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s minister of environment and sustainable development Thursday. The herd, which the Colombian government said currently…
WeWork has filed for bankruptcy in the US, a move that follows years of struggle for the co-working company.
The firm reported liabilities of $10bn to $50bn (£40.5bn), according to a bankruptcy filing in the New Jersey federal court. The filing gives WeWork legal protection from its creditors and…