A 19-year-old Syrian man suspected of stabbing a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial had planned for several weeks to kill Jewish people, Berlin police believe. The attack took place…
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Germany: Man seriously injured in stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial
A 30-year-oldman has been seriously injured in a knife attack near Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. The incident occurred at about 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Friday, police said, adding an…
Sri Lanka: Man disguised as lawyer kills gang leader in court
A notorious gang leader has died after he was shot inside a courthouse in Sri Lanka by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, say police. Police say the gunman used…
USA: Man dies awaiting sentencing for shooting teen Ralph Yarl
A Missouri man has died weeks before his sentencing for shooting a 16-year-old boy who accidentally went to the wrong address. Andrew Lester, 86, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree…
Mexico: ‘Severe blow’ to Sinaloa cartel as security chief of El Chapo’s son arrested
The Mexican army says it has arrested a key player in the Sinaloa drug cartel in the northern city of Culiacán. José Ángel Canobbio, also known as “El Güerito” (little…
USA: Man pleads guilty in shooting of teen Ralph Yarl
An 86-year-old man in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a teen who accidentallyvisited the wrong address. Andrew Lester on Friday…
USA: New York police charge five with murder of trans man
Five people were charged by New York State police with the murder of a missing transgender man, whom authorities say was tortured for more than a month. Sam Nordquist, a…
Brazil: Suspect in Christmas cake poisoning found dead in jail cell
A Brazilian woman suspected of poisoning her husband’s family with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake has been found dead in her prison cell in what police think was most likely a…
Ireland: €5m worth of cocaine seized in Kildare
Two men have been arrested following a seizure of €5m (£4m) worth of cocaine in County Kildare. On Wednesday, gardaí (Irish police) stopped and searched a vehicle and a residential…
UK: Three girls sexually assaulted near Clapham Common
A man has been arrested in connection with three incidents of sexual assault in which teenage girls were touched while walking near Clapham Common. It happened on Wednesday, 8 January,…