Public Surveillance

Drones: A flying technological marvel that could save lives or a sinister robot spy which edges the United States ever closer towards becoming a surveillance society?

Australia's largest casino has alerted police to a betting scam in which a high-roller reportedly netted Aus$32 million (US$33 million) in an "Ocean's Eleven" style heist.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a lawsuit brought by human rights groups and others challenging a US government electronic surveillance program set up after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

A Belgian court Monday turned down a request by notorious child sex killer Marc Dutroux for early release from prison to serve out the rest of his sentence at home under electronic surveillance.

Exposure of intelligence activities can "badly damage" state security, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday in his first remarks on the arrest and death of a jailed Australian-Israeli with Mossad links.

Police said they believe a nightclub blaze that killed 234 people and left scores fighting for their lives was triggered by a cheap flare that musicians lit as part of an indoor light show.

A police probe into a nightclub fire in Brazil that killed 234 people and left dozens in critical condition turned Tuesday to whether key evidence has been hidden.

A police investigation into a Brazilian nightclub fire that killed 231 people and left dozens in critical condition turned Tuesday to whether key evidence has been hidden.

Five Libyans tortured under Moamer Kadhafi have filed legal complaints against a French technology firm that provided his regime with surveillance equipment, a rights group said on Tuesday.

Chinese police have released surveillance video footage of a knife-wielding attacker who stabbed 22 students at a primary school last week, after the assault was given limited prominence in national media.

Police in California are looking for a man who reportedly walked into a California mosque saying he had a gun and threatened to kill everyone, a spokeswoman said.

A Missouri mechanic and his unemployed wife came forward Friday as holders of one of two winning tickets in the second largest lottery in US history: a $587.5 million Powerball jackpot.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce said Tuesday those Hammers fans who chanted anti-Semitic abuse at Tottenham Hotspur supporters would be caught and punished.

Norway's public broadcaster NRK on Monday published for the first time video footage of right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik parking his van bomb that killed eight people in Oslo in July 2011.

Iran on Monday launched an air defence exercise a general said was aimed at optimising its deterrent capabilities as well as sending a "strong warning" to those threatening it with military strikes.

US President Barack Obama dismissed Mitt Romney's tough talk on China at their second debate, as the two sparred over how to handle ties with the world's number two economy.

Michael Jones, a 25-year-old Englishman who was a coach with the youth training program of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls, was fatally slashed in the neck, police said Monday.

The United States announced criminal charges Wednesday against 11 members of an alleged ring illegally exporting $50 million worth of high-tech military electronics to Russia under the guise of civilian deals.

At least 47,000 CCTV cameras are installed at British schools and more than 200 have cameras in their toilets or changing rooms, data revealed Wednesday, sparking concerns about children's privacy.

Police are combing through security camera footage in an attempt to identify the escape route taken after a quadruple murder at a French Alps beauty spot, in an investigation that has thrown up more questions than answers.