Robbery
Boston art thieves got away with it: US authorities
Mar 18, 2013 16:53 EDT
The FBI said Monday that they finally know who conducted a daring art heist in Boston exactly 23 years ago -- but the thieves can no longer be prosecuted.
Six men in India court over gang-rape of Swiss cyclist
Mar 18, 2013 10:49 EDT
Six men appeared in court on Monday over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India, an assault which has rekindled alarm about the safety of tourists and rising sex crimes.
British sun-seekers feel the heat of Cyprus bailout
Mar 18, 2013 08:42 EDT
British expats who retired to Cyprus for a safe place in the Mediterranean sun are outraged that part of their life savings could now go toward bailing out their bankrupt adopted homeland.
Six due in India court over gang-rape of Swiss woman
Mar 18, 2013 07:41 EDT
Six men were due to appear in court on Monday over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India, an assault which has raised alarm about the safety of tourists.
Six men to appear in India court over gang-rape of Swiss
Mar 18, 2013 07:03 EDT
Six men were due to appear in court on Monday over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India, an assault which has raised alarm about the safety of tourists.
Six to appear in court over gang-rape of Swiss woman
Mar 18, 2013 03:27 EDT
Six men accused over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India will appear in court in a central Indian state on Monday, police said.
Six to appear in court over Swiss tourist gang-rape
Mar 18, 2013 03:22 EDT
Six men accused over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India will appear in court in central India, police said.
Indian police parade Swiss cyclist gang-rape suspects
Mar 18, 2013 01:59 EDT
Police in central India have paraded a group of men on television who were arrested over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist who was assaulted while on a holiday with her husband.
Three Indonesia terror suspects killed, bombs seized
Mar 15, 2013 05:30 EDT
Counter-terrorism police in Indonesia shot dead three suspected militants and seized 14 homemade explosives Friday, officials said, in the latest of a series of deadly raids by the elite unit.
Saudi executes 7 in public by firing squad
Mar 13, 2013 13:11 EDT
A Saudi firing squad on Wednesday executed in public seven men convicted of armed robbery despite last-minute appeals by rights groups that their lives be spared, the interior ministry and a witness said.
Saudi executes 7 convicted of armed robbery: witness
Mar 13, 2013 04:19 EDT
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed seven men convicted of armed robbery despite last-minute appeals by international rights groups that their lives be spared, a witness in the southern city of Abha said.
'Great Train Robber' Bruce Reynolds dies at 81
Feb 28, 2013 10:36 EST
The mastermind of Britain's 1963 Great Train Robbery, Bruce Reynolds, died on Thursday aged 81, his son said.
Sudan man's foot, hand 'amputated' by court order
Feb 27, 2013 15:02 EST
Government doctors in Sudan amputated a man's hand and foot to carry out a sentence for robbery, rights groups said on Wednesday, describing the extremely rare punishment as a form of torture.
Taiwan police arrest tomb raider: report
Feb 23, 2013 03:56 EST
Police in Taiwan have arrested a suspected grave robber thought to have stolen gold jewellery worth more than half a million dollars from hundreds of tombs across the island, a report said on Saturday.
At least four dead in California shooting spree
Feb 19, 2013 14:41 EST
A gunman killed three people in California Tuesday, including at least one execution-style, in a series of carjackings before taking his own life, police said.
Brussels airport heist nets $50mn diamond haul
Feb 19, 2013 10:19 EST
Heavily armed robbers disguised as police made off with $50 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular heist on the tarmac at Brussels airport, prosecutors and diamond dealers said Tuesday.
Brussels airport heist nets $50 mn in diamonds
Feb 19, 2013 08:54 EST
Heavily armed robbers disguised as police made off with $50 million (37 million euros) worth of diamonds in a spectacular heist on the tarmac at Brussels airport, prosecutors and diamond dealers said Tuesday.
Thieves pull off huge diamond heist at Brussels airport
Feb 19, 2013 05:44 EST
Heavily armed robbers made off with $50 million worth of diamonds in a massive heist at Brussels airport, the global dealers syndicate in Antwerp told AFP on Tuesday.
Napoli striker Hamsik robbed at gunpoint - reports
Feb 17, 2013 15:41 EST
Napoli forward Marek Hamsik has been robbed of a luxury Rolex watch by three masked men at gunpoint, according to Italian media reports Sunday.
Two 'Pink Panthers' to face trial over Swiss heists
Feb 12, 2013 11:44 EST
Two Serbian alleged members of the "Pink Panther" gang of international jewel thieves are to face trial in Switzerland for heists there, police said on Tuesday.
