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Sinn Fein says sorry for IRA killing of Irish cops
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams apologized Tuesday for the Irish Republican Army's killing of seven police officers and soldiers in the Republic of ...
Romanians investigated in theft of Armani clothes
Police say five Romanians are being questioned in the theft of €2 million ($2.68 million) worth of clothing from Italian designer Giorgio Armani's ...
Lawyer: No proof to charge Romanians for art theft
A lawyer for three Romanians accused of stealing valuable paintings from a museum in the Netherlands insisted Friday there was insufficient evidence ...
Dutch art heist detectives heading to Romania
Dutch detectives and a prosecutor will travel to Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men in a multimillion-dollar art heist in ...
Patriots' Martin victim of home-invasion robbery
Two masked men robbed the Denver home of New England Patriots defensive back Derrick Martin while he was with his team at the AFC Championship game.
Berlin police say robber used fake Dutch ID card
Berlin police say a man suspected of brazenly tunneling into a city bank's safety deposit room used a fake Netherlands identity card to rent an ...
Police receive 90 tips on Berlin tunnel raid
German police say they have received dozens of tips after releasing images of the 45-meter (150-foot) tunnel dug by robbers into the safe deposit room ...
NYPD looks to GPS bottles to combat pill bandits
The New York Police Department wants pharmacies in and around the city to fight prescription drug thefts by stocking pill bottles fitted with GPS ...
Police follow tracks in fresh snow, catch burglar
Dutch police have tracked down a pair of burglars trying to break into a tennis club by following their footprints in freshly fallen snow. As the ...
Germany: Robbers dig 100-foot tunnel to raid bank
German police say robbers dug a 30-meter (100-foot) tunnel into the safe deposit room of a Berlin bank and escaped with their haul, setting a fire as ...
British rider 'robbed' by cheats like Armstrong
Former Olympic cycling champion Nicole Cooke retired Monday, using the occasion to attack Lance Armstrong and other riders who "robbed" her of greater ...
Hackers sentenced for Michael Jackson music theft
A British court sentenced two hackers to 100 hours of community service on Friday for stealing a treasure trove of unreleased music — including ...
Greece: Heavily-armed robbers to face life in jail
Greek lawmakers are seeking to contain a spate of attacks by armed robbers using military assault rifles by upping the maximum sentence for such ...
Thieves break into Paris' flagship Apple store
Masked and armed thieves used the New Year's Eve fete to rob the flagship Apple store in Paris. The French press reported that up to €1 million ($1.
Pope pardons ex-butler who stole, leaked documents
Pope Benedict XVI granted his former butler a Christmas pardon Saturday, forgiving him in person during a jailhouse meeting for stealing and leaking ...
Spain frees ex-HSBC employee wanted by Switzerland
Spain's National Court on Tuesday granted conditional freedom to a former HSBC bank employee who is wanted by Switzerland for stealing confidential ...
British man killed in S. Africa farm robbery
Police in South Africa say a British man who ran a nature reserve on a rural farm was killed in a robbery. Capt. Phumelelo Dhlamini of the South ...
Brash boxer 'Macho' Camacho dies in Puerto Rico
Hector "Macho" Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in ...
Greece: 3 people arrested for museum robbery
Police say they have arrested three people in connection with an armed robbery that targeted the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, the birthplace of ...