A third of people living in Europe and Central Asia view corruption as one of the most pressing problems their country faces, according to a poll conducted by Transparency International.... read more →
Earlier this month, a French winemaker was left with an almighty hangover after being jailed for two years and fined €8 million for mixing high-end Saint-Émilions, Pomerols and Listrac-Médocs with... read more →
Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been arrested on suspicion of accepting a $2 million (€1.86 million) bribe. The 60-year-old, who was in charge of reviving the country’s ailing economy,... read more →
At least five of Russia’s biggest banks have been hit by a series of massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched via a huge network of infected Internet of Things (IoT) devices.... read more →
The personal details of millions of people who signed up to "sex and swingers" websites over the past 20 years have been exposed in one of the largest ever data... read more →
A British tanker has helped seize high-purity cocaine worth an estimated €46 million after a six-hour chase in the Caribbean. Crew members on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's Wave Knight set... read more →
Police in Spain have detained 56 men on suspicion of sharing extreme child abuse images online as part of a massive nationwide crackdown on internet paedophiles. Officers raided nearly 40... read more →
Police in Sweden have arrested seven members of a gang on suspicion of people smuggling offences, the international prosecutor's office in Stockholm has said. Prosecutor Katarina Folestad said the gang,... read more →
Concerns have been raised over the appointment of a high-ranking Chinese official as the new head of Interpol, the world’s police force. Humanitarian organisations and activists have expressed worries that... read more →
Police forces and computer security incident response teams (CSIRTs) from across Europe this week gathered in The Hague for a two-day workshop on how they can improve cooperation and information... read more →
