tag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Murder_watched_children_revives_Marseille_7362

Concern over rampant gang violence in Marseille resurfaced Wednesday after a daytime shooting witnessed by children left two 21-year-olds dead and another fighting for his life.

2013-03-13T20:29:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Armed_police_swoop_Australia_biker_6a59

Hundreds of heavily armed Australian police swooped Tuesday on motorcycle gangs in Sydney and surrounding areas, arresting high-ranking members and seizing explosives, guns, drugs and cash.

2013-03-12T07:08:03ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/09/Salvadoran_street_gangs_extend_truce_bc99

Rival Salvadoran street gangs on Saturday added a sixth city to a truce signed a year ago, in a hopeful sign for a peace pact that has dramatically lowered deaths from gang-related homicide.

2013-03-09T20:48:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/05/SKorean_basketball_coach_match-fixing_probe_60f0

South Korean prosecutors said on Tuesday they were investigating a professional basketball coach for alleged match-fixing, following similar scandals in domestic football and volleyball leagues.

2013-03-05T07:03:57ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/01/China_prisoners_paraded_live_before_48ba

Four gang members from Southeast Asian countries were executed in China Friday for the murder of 13 sailors on the Mekong river, after being paraded on live state television.

2013-03-01T10:33:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/24/Gunmen_kill_southwestern_Pakistan_official_24a8

Gunmen riding motorbikes shot dead six labourers working on a dam Sunday in the latest deadly attack in Pakistan's restive southwest, officials said.

2013-02-24T17:44:10ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/08/Mexican_mayors_admit_paying_cartels_58f6

A Mexican mayor was having breakfast with his wife in a restaurant when he was gunned down this week. To avoid a similar fate, mayors in the western state of Michoacan admit they must pay off drug cartels.

2013-02-08T07:14:25ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/30/Girl_performed_Obama_shot_dead_bc5b

A 15-year-old girl who performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration last week was shot dead in Chicago by a gunman who opened fire on a group of kids hanging out in a park, police said Wednesday.

2013-01-30T20:15:45ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/28/Salvador_from_busting_heads_breaking_dd19

After a life of crime in one of Central America's most fearsome gangs, a group of Salvadoran street toughs, some tattooed from head to toe, have now found a way out: making bread.

2013-01-28T07:23:49ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/11/Marseille_hopes_image_makeover_with_a3a7

Long plagued by a reputation for gang crime and lawlessness, France's port city of Marseille is hoping its year as the European Capital of Culture will finally give its image a makeover.

2013-01-11T19:11:44ZAFP Global Editionby Catherine Hourstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/08/Riot_police_Korean_gang_boss_11f1

Scores of riot police turned out for the funeral of one of South Korea's most notorious gang bosses, who was a major figure in the organised crime world in the 1970s and 80s.

2013-01-08T05:37:37ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/08/Philippine_police_investigate_killed_officers_cf85

Three of 13 alleged gang members killed in a shoot-out with Philippine police were policemen, authorities said, as they began a probe into whether the violence was linked to illegal gambling.

2013-01-08T04:32:23ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/06/killed_Philippines_shootout_police_22c1

Police in the Philippines killed 13 members of a criminal gang in a shootout on Sunday, the third violent incident within days amid widespread calls for stricter gun controls.

2013-01-06T11:44:02ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/05/least_dead_Mexico_drug_gang_827c

At least 26 people were killed in Mexico in the past 24 hours in apparent drug-related crimes, including six men shot dead whose bodies bear signs of torture, authorities said Saturday.

2013-01-05T23:30:20ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/02/Spain_court_approves_extradition_killer_e727

Spain's National Court said Wednesday it had approved the extradition to Serbia of one of the men convicted of killing then Serbian prime minister Zoran Djindjic in 2003.

2013-01-02T18:07:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/21/Police_fear_turf_biker_gangs_56bf

A wave of biker gangs from the US, Canada and Australia arriving in Europe has raised fears of deadly turf battle like the Nordic biker wars of the 1990s, European police agency Europol warned on Friday.

2012-12-21T16:22:28ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/19/probes_Jackie_Chan_guns_grenades_d50e

Hong Kong police said they will investigate comments made by action star Jackie Chan that he had used guns and grenades to confront triad gang members.

2012-12-19T06:14:43ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/01/Macau_triad_boss_Broken_Tooth_4871

A Macau triad boss known as "Broken Tooth" walked free from jail on Saturday after more than 14 years behind bars for heading a gang blamed for a string of murders and bombings in the former Portuguese colony.

2012-12-01T05:39:05ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/30/Macau_triad_boss_Broken_Tooth_4871

A Macau triad boss known as "Broken Tooth" walked free from jail Saturday after more than 14 years behind bars for heading a gang blamed for a string of murders and bombings in the former Portuguese colony.

2012-12-01T03:19:12ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/12/Australian_wins_208k_from_Google_e44f

Google was ordered to pay Aus$200,000 (US$208,000) in damages to an Australian man Monday after a jury found the Internet giant defamed him by publishing material linking him to mobsters.

2012-11-12T04:49:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter