Organized crime
Turkish president, PM vow resolve against terrorism after Ankara attack
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu have reiterated their resolve to fight terrorism after a car bomb killed dozens of people just weeks after a similar attack.
One publisher and two reporters arrested for blackmail
The police arrested one publisher and two reporters for blackmailing public organizations, companies and banks following a complaint submitted by a director of a public organization who had been blackmailed.
Pope urges Mexicans to not surrender to drug cartels
Pope Francis on Feb. 15 encouraged young Mexicans to "dare to dream" of a crime-free life and priests to stay strong despite relentless violence as he visited a region lacerated by drug gangs.
At least 49 dead in Mexico prison riot
At least 49 inmates were killed in a Mexican prison brawl on Feb. 11 as rival groups fought with bats, sticks and blades and ignited a fire in the overcrowded penitentiary, authorities said.
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European Parliament calls for stricter Turkish inspection of human smuggling
European Parliament Vice President Sylvie Guillaume has said refugees from the migrant crisis have been exploited, urging Turkey to take comprehensive measures to tackle the financial aspect of the human smuggling issue.
Bulgarian PM Says Govt Took Away Billions from Mafia
The "oligarchs and mafia" affected by a crackdown on smuggling and other measures are seeking political support to make up for incurred losses, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.
EU Seeks Results From Bulgaria on Corruption
While praising Bulgaria's new reforms strategies, the European Commission has complained of a lack of results in delivering justice and halting corruption and organized crime in its annual country report issued under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, CVM.
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Taliban kill 10 Afghan police in insider attack: Officials
A rogue Afghan policeman drugged and then shot dead 10 of his colleagues in the country's volatile south early on Jan. 26, officials said, the second insider attack on police in just over a week.
The Taliban infiltrator then stole their weapons and fled the police outpost in the Chinarto district of Uruzgan province, authorities said, triggering a manhunt.
Gunmen Kill at Least 30 People in Attack at Pakistani University
At least 30 people have been killed and more than 19 were injured after gunmen attacked Bacha Khan University campus in Charsadda, north-west Pakistan, international newswires reported on Wednesday.
Four suspected attackers were also killed in a shootout with security forces which lasted nearly three hours.
Former official indicted for defrauding Kosovo funds
The Prosecution for Organized Crime has indicted Nebojsa Covic and six others, N1 broadcaster said it learned on Monday.
The group is suspected of fraud involving the money intended for Serbs in Kosovo