World news about “Arrest” published by euronews.
‘Arrest warrant’ issued for Maldives’ ex-president A day after he was led away by police, a formal arrest warrant has been issued for the ousted leader of the Maldives, according to officials from his… 09/02/2012
Bronx building goes green on every floor Going green in the Bronx in New York City has failed to impress the authorities. A five storey building was green on every floor, with marijuana. More than… 01/02/2012
Drug killer suspect captured in Mexico Police in Mexico have captured an alleged member of the notorious Zetas drug gang. According to the authorities, Enrique Elizondo Flores has confessed to… 31/01/2012
1m fake US dollars seized in Portugal Portuguese police have smashed a counterfeiting ring and seized around one million fake US dollars. Three men were arrested during the operation in the… 26/01/2012
Police detain PIP breast implant boss French police are continuing to question the head of a firm that supplied non-medical grade silicone breast implants to tens of thousands of… 26/01/2012
Breast implant maker facing manslaughter charges The founder of the French breast implant company at the centre of an international health scare is reportedly facing manslaughter charges. Jean-Claude Mas was… 26/01/2012
Dotcom behind bars in Internet piracy case The man known as Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, remains in custody in New Zealand. The 38-year-old was arrested along with… 23/01/2012
Cruise crew unprepared The chaotic organisation of passengers on the Concordia, with deadly consequences for some, raises serious questions about emergency procedures and crew… 18/01/2012
Captain gives more details about shipwreck More details are emerging about the night of terror on board the Costa Concordia, and from Captain Schettino’s own lips, as he has been telling his story to… 18/01/2012
Doni arrested in match-fixing and betting probe. Italian football has once again hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Former Italy internationals Cristiano Doni and Beppe Signori were among 17… 20/12/2011
“Punk’s Not Dead” in JakartaDozens of punks took the streets of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to protest against the treatment of their fellow music fans in Banda Aceh by authorities… 17/12/2011
Clashes between demonstrators and police in St Petersburg – nocomment Up to 10,000 protesters in Russia’s second city St. Petersburg protest parliamentary elections. Several protesters who started chanting on the street have… 11/12/2011
Russia still tense after elections – nocomment Hundreds of riot police were deployed at Moscow’s Triumphalnaya square on Wednesday (December 7) after some members of the opposition announced plans to hold… 08/12/2011
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s first hours in captivity – nocomment Footage of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s first hours in captivity has emerged showing his Libyan revolutionary captors with the injured son of late dictator Muammar… 23/11/2011
Gaddafi’s son captured in southern Libya – nocomment Wearing traditional robes with a scarf pulled over his head, a heavy bearded, bespectacled Saif al-Islam talks to men in military uniform, on board plane to… 20/11/2011
Rooney prepares to play for England despite dad’s arrest The father of England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been released on bail after his arrest over an alleged betting scam. Wayne Rooney… 07/10/2011
Topless protest at Tymoshenko trial – nocomment Activists from Ukraine’s Femen group staged a topless protest in a show of anger against the entire political class amid the trial against former Prime… 17/08/2011
Police raid London homes – nocomment British police continue to raid properties across London in an effort to bring to justice the rioters that caused havoc on the streets last week. 16/08/2011
Ukraine’s ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko arrested – nocomment Police arrested former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during her abuse-of-office trial for violations of court procedures. Her supporters in court… 06/08/2011
Malaysian reform rally arrests – nocomment More than 20,000 protesters massed in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur to demand electoral reforms. But violence marred the country’s biggest political rally… 10/07/2011
Serbia after Mladic In Serbia, there have been mixed reactions over the arrest of the former Bosnian-Serb military commander Ratko Mladic. For some he is a war hero handed over… 10/06/2011
Mexico police parade drug cartel suspects – nocomment Mexico’s federal police said they have detained nearly 50 alleged members of two major drug cartels, including suspects in a recent armed attack on a police… 30/05/2011
Mladic: A Chief prosecutor’s perspective Euronews spoke to Carla del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Frederic Bouchard, Euronews: During a… 26/05/2011
Ratko Mladic: profile Ratko Mladic’s army career, which began in 1965, peaked in 1992 when a series of promotions elevated him to the role of Commander-in-Chief of the Bosnian Serb… 26/05/2011
Alleged Mexican drug cartel hitman arrestedAn alleged drug cartel hitman has been captured in northern Mexico. Baltazar Saucedo Estrada who’s been nicknamed the “Dog Killer” was picked up in the city… 07/01/2012
Turkey: second night in jail for ex-military chiefTurkey’s former military supremo has spent his second night behind bars after his unprecedented arrest. Ilker Basbug is accused of plotting a coup… 06/01/2012
Basbug arrest shows move to democracy: analystTurkey’s military stepped in to take over the running of the country three times between 1960 and 1980. In 1997 it also exerted its considerable pressure to… 06/01/2012
Ex-military supremo behind bars in TurkeyThe once all-powerful Turkish military is having to re-think its role in the country after a former Chief of Staff was jailed, accused of plotting to bring… 06/01/2012
Basbug arrest grips TurkeyThe detention of Ilker Basbug is the main talking point in Turkey. Newspapers heralded the arrest on their front pages. Some detailed the accusations that… 06/01/2012
Turkey’s ex-army chief jailed over coup plotTurkey’s ex-army chief has spent his first night behind bars after being charged with trying to overthrow the government. Retired General Ilker Basbug is… 06/01/2012
Ex-Turkish army chief arrested over alleged coup plotA Turkish court has remanded the country’s former military chief in custody on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. General Ilker Basbug, who… 06/01/2012
Japanese cult fugitive surrendersA former member of a Japanese doomsday cult that staged deadly nerve gas attacks on the Tokyo underground rail system in 1995 has turned himself in to… 01/01/2012
Serbia wants captured Arkan killer extraditedThe fugitive killer of the Serbian warlord known as Arkan has appeared in court in South Africa. Dobrosav Gavric has been charged with drugs offences that… 31/12/2011
Suspected Mexican drug cartel head capturedPolice in Mexico have arrested the suspected leader of the “La Linea” drug cartel. Arturo Bautista was picked up in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez… 30/12/2011
Police make ‘fishy’ discovery in Russian morguePolice in the Russian city of St Petersburg have uncovered something fishy at a local hospital morgue. Officers seized nearly 200 kilos of illegal caviar… 28/12/2011
Mexico drugs breakthrough: key lieutenant heldMexican authorities have arrested the suspected lieutenant of a powerful regional drug cartel. Felipe Cabrera was paraded in front of the media following… 27/12/2011
Eastern European drug ring arrestsAuthorities have arrested 57 people across five Balkan states after targeting a drug smuggling operation. Raids took place in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia… 26/12/2011
All I want for Christmas is….shoesFrenzied scenes struck sports stores across the United States on Friday as the new Nike Air Jordan basketball trainers went on sale. Customers battled to… 24/12/2011
Interpol seek French breast implant bossAn international police hunt has been launched for the boss of a French company whose breast implants are at the centre of a global health scare. Interpol… 24/12/2011
Topless Femen activists recount abuse by policeThree members of a Ukrainian group known for their topless protests claim they were mistreated after being arrested in Belarus. The women from Femen, a… 21/12/2011
Dozens arrested in European child porn crackdownMore than 100 people have been arrested in a major Europe-wide crackdown on child pornography. The European law enforcement agency Europol says those… 16/12/2011
Toxic alcohol kills more than 140 people in IndiaMore than 140 people have died in India after drinking cheap, contaminated alcohol. A number of arrests have been made over the locally-brewed bootleg… 15/12/2011
Chinese troops surround protesting villageThe standoff in Wukan village in Guangdong province in China continues. It is the latest expression of rural discontent in the rapidly- transforming nation… 15/12/2011
Cosa Nostra gang arrested for extorting anti-mafia TV showItalian police say they have arrested 28 members of a Palermo crime gang which preyed on businesses, including the production of one of the country’s top … 14/12/2011
Putin condemns protesters’ ‘mercenary agenda’Tens of thousands of Russians have pledged to join fresh protests against Vladimir Putin and his parliamentary election victory. Thursday saw a… 09/12/2011
Human rights groups urge Russia to show restraintWith Russian opposition forces planning a protest on Saturday several human rights groups have urged the Russian government to show restraint over its mass… 08/12/2011
Italian premier Monti hails big Mafia arrestA “great day” for all “honest people.” That is how new Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has described the arrest of Mafia boss Michele Zagaria after 16… 07/12/2011
China: Over 600 arrested in child trafficking raidIn a dramatic raid Chinese authorities have arrested over six hundred people suspected of selling children. They also managed to rescue and free 178… 07/12/2011
Roberto Saviano: Politics and the MafiaRoberto Saviano knows about the Camorra all too well. The clan inspired his best-selling book ‘Gomorrah: Italy’s Other Mafia’, which was made into a… 07/12/2011
Italian police capture top Mafia bossItalian police say they have captured the chief of a Naples Mafia clan. Michele Zagaria had been on the run for the last 16 years, and was sentenced to… 07/12/2011
Hundreds of arrests made as Russian protesters call for Putin to goHundreds of protesters have defied the authorities in Russia for a second day calling for an end to Vladimir Putin’s 12 year rule. Sunday’s parliamentary… 07/12/2011
Berlusconi associate sought in Italy anti-mafia caseA political ally of former Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi may be arrested for allegedly having links to organised crime. Authorities in Naples… 06/12/2011
Prominent arrests and convictions in Russia protestsPolice have arrested as many as 300 people, including journalists, as demonstrators in Moscow defied a ban on unapproved protests. This is the second day… 06/12/2011
Anger over arrest of Russian bloggerA high profile anti-Kremlin activist has been arrested for taking part in a protest against alleged fraud in Russia’s general election. Supporters of Alexei… 06/12/2011
Former Ivory Coast president faces trialThe former president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, has appeared at a pre-trial hearing at the International Criminal Court at the Hague in the… 05/12/2011
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo faces ICC trialFormer president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday after prosecutors for the International Criminal Court in The Hague… 30/11/2011
Air crash fraudsters arrestedBrazilian police have arrested at least 20 people for fraud after pretending to be relatives of air crash victims who died leaving no heir. Officials say… 29/11/2011
Suspected neo-Nazi propagandist arrestedGerman police have arrested a man suspected of acting as a propagandist for a group of neo-Nazis that killed nine immgrants and a policewoman. The 32-year old… 24/11/2011
Amish men arrested over haircut attacksA group of Amish men have been arrested over a spate of attacks in which other members of the reclusive US Christian cult had their hair and beards cut off… 23/11/2011
Gaddafi’s spy chief is seized by Libyan fightersLibya’s feared former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, has been captured only 24-hours after Libyan fighters seized Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam… 21/11/2011
Gaddafi’s spy chief arrested in southern LibyaA day after the arrest of Colonel Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam, it is the end of the road, too, for the late leader’s fugitive former spy chief. Libya’s new… 20/11/2011
Libya wants Saif al-Islam tried on home soilHe is being held in the militia stronghold of Zintan. But as celebrations continue over the arrest of Saif al-Islam, the question remains: where will… 20/11/2011
Libyans wants Gaddafi son tried in LibyaLibya’s prime minister says Colonel Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam will get a fair trial in his homeland. The fugitive was detained by a militia force in the… 20/11/2011
Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam is arrested in LibyaAlmost unrecognisable in traditional robes and a heavy black beard, Saif al-Islam, Colonel Gaddafi’s fugitive son, has been arrested in southwest… 19/11/2011
The two faces of Saif al-IslamIn his last appearance before international TV cameras in August, Saif al-Islam cut a defiant figure. Surrounded by armed followers and smiling… 19/11/2011
Gaddafi’s son Saif arrested in southern LibyaSaif al-Islam, Colonel Gaddafi’s fugitive son, has been arrested in southern Libya. The late leader’s heir apparent had been on the run since August. … 19/11/2011
Saif al-Islam arrested in LibyaMuammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam has been arrested along with several bodyguards in Libya. The interim justice minister said he was detained near Obari in… 19/11/2011
Extradition of convicted murderer turned downA court in Portugal has freed a convicted murderer after rejecting a request by the US to extradite him. American-born George Wright was arrested in Lisbon… 18/11/2011
At least 50 arrested at new Wall Street protestsThey may have been evicted from their protest camp in New York, but that has not stopped them from attempting to continue demonstrating. Hundreds of Occupy… 17/11/2011
German neo-Nazi group may be ‘larger than thought’German police questioning a man over suspected links to an underground neo-Nazi group believe the network may have been larger than previously… 16/11/2011
New arrest and more rumours in German neo-Nazi caseGerman police have detained another man in a neo-Nazi case that has shocked the nation, while rumours the group may have had secret service links abound. It… 13/11/2011
Italian police nab N’Drangheta big fishItalian police are celebrating the arrest in Reggio Calabria after 16 years on the run of Sebastino Pelle, accused of having ties with the mafia… 10/11/2011
Arrests at new Occupy Wall Street protestAt least 20 people have been arrested after scuffles broke out during an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. Hundreds of people marched as part of a… 06/11/2011
Nepal cracks down on Tibetan rights protestMore than 100 Tibetan exiles have been detained after a protest in Nepal against Chinese rule. Riot police broke up the demonstration, which took place at a… 01/11/2011
Oakland police attacked for camp clearanceWhen the Occupy Wall Street campaign reached Oakland, California, scores of arrests were made at the protester’s camp. Now more than 1000 people have marched… 26/10/2011
Has Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam been arrested?Captured or still on the run? The question remains with conflicting reports about the fate of Muammar Gaddafi’s most high-profile son, Saif al-Islam. Some… 21/10/2011
TV footage shows Gaddafi’s bodyMuammar Gaddafi is dead and his end came as suddenly as his reign had been long; killed at the end of the two-month-long battle for Sirte, his final Libyan… 20/10/2011
12 arrested after Rome riotsItalian police have arrested 12 people after a peaceful protest against the excesses of the financial system descended into violence. The demonstration was… 17/10/2011
US killer freed under conditions in PortugalAn American-born convicted murderer arrested in Portugal has been ordered to stay at home with an electronic tag while he fights extradition to the… 15/10/2011
NTC claims Gaddafi son has been capturedCelebratory bursts of machine-gun fire and fireworks have lit up the skies over Tripoli after news filtered through that Muammar Gaddafi’s son Mo’tassim had… 13/10/2011
Religious vandals arrested in IsraelIsraeli police have arrested a second suspect connected to a recent spate of vandalism aimed at religious sites. A pro-settler militant group claims to be… 10/10/2011
Two held in Poland over Europe’s IKEA bombsPolice probing a series of explosions at IKEA furniture stores in several countries have detained two men in northwestern Poland. The pair are suspected of… 08/10/2011
Mexico clamps down on drug cartelsIn an ongoing battle against drug-related violence, authorities in Mexico have arrested 20 alleged cartel members in the state of Veracruz. The detainees… 08/10/2011
Search and arrests operation in KosovoIn Kosovo there have been six arrests during an operation by EULEX police officers from the Organised Crime Investigation Unit. The operation relates to a… 05/10/2011
French ‘supercop’ is charged with corruptionA Paris court has ordered one of France’s top police officers to be detained on corruption charges. Charismatic Michel Neyret, who has been dubbed the city… 04/10/2011
Taliban-linked group chief capturedNATO-led forces in Afghanistan say they’ve captured an insurgent group commander with close links to the Taliban. Arrested in the eastern Paktia province… 02/10/2011
Top French cops held over drug allegationsFour top police officials in France have been arrested over drug trafficking and corruption allegations. One of them is Michel Neyret, second-in-command in… 30/09/2011
French police chief arrestedA senior French police chief was arrested on Thursday and could face charges of corruption, drug trafficking and money laundering. French radio claimed the… 30/09/2011
Suspect ‘planned model plane attack’ on PentagonAn American man arrested in Massachusetts has been charged with plotting to destroy the Pentagon and Congress by flying remote-controlled planes into the… 29/09/2011
Terror suspect arrested in USThe FBI have arrested an American citizen accused of plotting to fly explosive-packed remote controlled planes into the Pentagon and the US Capitol building… 29/09/2011
Six Britons charged with terrorism offencesSix men have been charged with terrorism offences by police in Birmingham, central England. The six suspects will appear in court in London later on… 26/09/2011
Man arrested over 1.5bn UBS lossPolice in London have arrested a 31-year-old man after the Swiss bank UBS announced they had lost 1.5 billion euros through unauthorised dealing. He has… 15/09/2011
Five arrests at British “slavery” denPolice in Britain have rescued 24 men they say have been enslaved for forced labour in an operation that led to the arrest of five people. Some of the men… 12/09/2011
FARC treasurer arrested in ColombiaPolice and the Colombian military have captured a senior FARC guerrilla, who was believed to be responsible for collecting extortion money and ransoms. The… 12/09/2011
Ex-Gaddafi spy chief detained in TripoliA former Libyan prime minister said to have run Muammar Gaddafi’s external spy service has been detained in Tripoli. Anti-Gaddafi fighters say Bouzaid… 11/09/2011
Four held over terrorist plot in SwedenSweden’s National Security Service have arrested four people on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack in Gothenburg. An art gallery in the centre of the… 11/09/2011
German police question terror suspectsPolice in Berlin continued to question two men of Middle Eastern origin on Friday, suspected of buying chemicals for a bomb attack. The 24-year-old… 09/09/2011
Mexico pair face jail over ‘terror tweets’Two people have been charged with terrorism in Mexico after spreading false reports of an attack on a school via Twitter and Facebook. Their messages warned… 08/09/2011
Two men held in Germany over suspected bomb plotGerman police have arrested two men of Middle Eastern origin, suspected of buying chemicals for a bomb attack. Officers searched an Islamic cultural centre… 08/09/2011
Two men held in Germany over suspected bombplot German police have arrested two men of Middle Eastern origin, suspected of buying chemicals for a bomb attack. Officers searched an Islamic cultural… 08/09/2011
