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France arrests two men, two women over Louvre heist: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» PARIS - French authorities Tuesday arrested four more people in the probe into last month's spectacular daylight theft of imperial jewels from the Louvre museum, the top Paris prosecutor said.
Two Louvre heist suspects a couple with children: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 03/11/2025
» PARIS - Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said Sunday, adding that two of the suspects are a couple with children.
'Lost diamonds': Rare Russian books stolen from European libraries
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» WARSAW - A spate of thefts of rare Russian classics worth millions of euros from libraries across Eastern Europe has left a trail that points all the way to auctions in Russia.
Croatia cracks down on migrants as Europe beefs up border checks
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» BREGANA (CROATIA) - It took Croatia years to finally enter into Europe's passport-free travel zone that promised to ease access for other European nationals travelling to the country and boost its tourism-driven economy.
2,000 artefacts ‘missing’ from British Museum
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» LONDON: The number of artefacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, chairman of trustees George Osborne said on Saturday, admitting the collection did not have a complete catalogue.
British Museum director resigns after spate of thefts
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» LONDON - British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigned on Friday, admitting the museum did not act "as it should have" on warnings that items had gone missing.
US charges nine in art, sports memorabilia theft conspiracy
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» NEW YORK - An Andy Warhol silkscreen, Jackson Pollock painting and World Series rings awarded to baseball legend Yogi Berra -- those were just a few of the high-value items US prosecutors charged nine people Thursday with stealing.
War in Ukraine: latest developments
AFP, Published on 04/08/2022
» Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
N Korea-tied hackers executed $620m crypto heist: FBI
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: North Korean-tied hackers were responsible for a US$620-million cryptocurrency heist last month targeting players of the popular Axie Infinity game, US authorities said Thursday.
Oscar spotlight shines on India's rural women journalists
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» BANDA, India: An all-women team of smartphone-toting, low-caste reporters who chronicle India's hardscrabble heartland may give the cinema-mad country its first Oscar-winning film, after their own story became a critically lauded documentary.