China vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ as public tests Xi
November 30, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces,” following the largest street demonstrations in decades by citizens fed up with strict anti-virus restrictions.
Norway gives Russian name to academic detained for spying
October 28, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor with Norway’s domestic security agency on Friday gave a Russian name for the man who entered the country as a Brazilian but is suspected of spying state secrets for Russia.
Swedes want further probing into Baltic Sea pipe line blasts
October 28, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish prosecutor wants “a supplementary crime scene investigation" at the site of explosions that damaged two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea and said Friday that a preliminary probe concluded the cause was “suspected gross sabotage."
Report: Suspected spy had a one-way ticket out of Norway
October 27, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man suspected of spying for Russia in Norway had bought a one-way ticket out of the Scandinavian country for the day after he was detained, his lawyer said Thursday.
Russian Embassy accuses Norway of promoting ‘spy mania’
October 26, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Russian Embassy in Norway's capital denied knowing anything about a man suspected of spying in the northern European country and alleged Wednesday that authorities there have used drone and ship sightings, as well as Russians with cameras, to fuel “spy mania.”
Norway detains university lecturer as suspected spy
October 25, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway's domestic security agency said Tuesday it has detained a man who entered the country as a Brazilian citizen but is suspected of being a Russian spy. A local court ordered him held for four weeks.
Judge dismisses FedEx from Indianapolis shooting lawsuit
October 18, 2022 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed FedEx from a lawsuit filed by relatives of five of the eight people who were fatally shot last year at an Indianapolis warehouse by a former employee of the shipping giant.
Sweden seizes evidence at Baltic Sea pipeline leak site
October 6, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency said Thursday that its preliminary investigation of leaks from two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea “has strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage” as the cause and a prosecutor said evidence at the site has been seized.
France probes threats against Russian prison rights activist
September 20, 2022 GMTPARIS (AP) — French authorities are investigating death threats against a Russian rights activist who exposes abuses in Russian prisons and says he was the target of a possible assassination attempt at his home in France.
US scoffs as Bosnian Serb leader claims he can spy on US
September 15, 2022 GMTSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo on Thursday described claims by the Bosnian Serb leader that his security services are eavesdropping on the American ambassador to Sarajevo as “blustering" and added that his separatist policies are “gambling” with the future of the Serb entity in the Balkan state.
Montenegro wrestles with massive cyberattack, Russia blamed
September 12, 2022 GMTPODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state's main websites are down. The blackout comes amid a massive cyberattack against the small Balkan state which officials say bears the hallmark of pro-Russian hackers and its security services.
French backpacker missing in Egypt for a year back in Paris
August 16, 2022 GMTPARIS (AP) — A French backpacker who had gone missing in Egypt a year ago has safely returned home to Paris, a lawyer representing his family said on Tuesday.
It’s not clear what happened over the past year to Yann Bourdon, whose family had speculated that he might have been detained by Egyptian security services.
Amid Russia shelling, Ukraine aims to strengthen government
July 19, 2022 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russia kept up its relentless shelling across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expanded the shakeup of his security services on Monday by suspending 28 more officials, a day after he dismissed two senior officials over allegations that their agencies harbored “collaborators and traitors.”
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires top security chief and prosecutor
July 17, 2022 GMTVINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — As Russian troops pressed their offensive in Ukraine's east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his state security chief and prosecutor general on Sunday, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments and other law enforcement agencies.
Norway: Pride attack suspect still won’t talk to police
June 29, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man held over a suspected Islamist deadly weekend shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in Oslo is still refusing to talk to police, making it hard to establish whether he had any accomplices, Norwegian authorities said Wednesday.
Norway: Deadly Pride attack suspect jailed, refuses to talk
June 27, 2022 GMTOSLO, Norway (AP) — The suspect in a deadly shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the Norwegian capital, which authorities are treating as an Islamist attack, was ordered held Monday in pre-trial detention for four weeks — two of them in solitary confinement.
Norway: Suspect in Pride Month attack won’t talk to police
June 26, 2022 GMTOSLO, Norway (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting during an LGBTQ festival in Norway has refused to explain his actions to investigators and will remain in pretrial custody for the next four weeks, police and his defense lawyer said Sunday.
Norway shaken by attack that kills 2 during Pride festival
June 25, 2022 GMTOSLO, Norway (AP) — A gunman opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an "Islamist terror act" during the capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival.
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June 21, 2022 GMTDutch agency prevented Russian spy from working at ICC
June 16, 2022 GMTTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch intelligence agency said Thursday that it foiled a sophisticated attempt by a Russian spy using a false Brazilian identity to work as an intern at the International Criminal Court, which is investigating allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
Tunisian court bans travel for Islamist party chief, others
May 28, 2022 GMTTUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A court in Tunisia has issued a travel ban on 34 people, including the head of the moderate Islamist Ennahdha party, all suspected of involvement in an alleged parallel security service reportedly put into place after the 2011 Tunisian revolution.
Ukraine’s detention of oligarch close to Putin angers Moscow
April 13, 2022 GMTLVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's detention of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party and a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been met with enthusiasm in Kyiv and irritation in Moscow.
Families of 5 killed in Indiana FedEx shooting file lawsuit
April 11, 2022 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Relatives of five of the eight people who were shot and killed last year at an Indianapolis FedEx warehouse by a former employee sued the shipping giant and a security company on Monday, accusing them of negligence and failing to ensure that the workplace was safe.
Live Updates | Zelenskyy: Train station strike was war crime
April 9, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s security service has intercepted communications of Russian troops that provide evidence of war crimes.
“There are soldiers talking with their parents about what they stole and who they abducted.
South Sudan’s political rivals agree to unify army command
April 3, 2022 GMTJUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's president and his deputy signed an agreement Sunday to unify the command of the security forces, a deal that eases political tensions in the East African country.
Report criticizes Danish authorities for giving in to China
March 28, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A government-appointed commission on Monday criticized the Foreign Ministry and Denmark's intelligence and security service for putting pressure on the Copenhagen police to violate the Danish Constitution by giving in to Chinese pressure and barring anti-China demonstrations during official visits from Beijing.
Danish ex-intelligence head suspected of leaking information
January 11, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The man who has headed both of Denmark's intelligence agencies at different times has been detained for over a month on suspicion of “disclosing highly classified information from the intelligence services,” a Danish court has revealed.
Collins, senators call for Social Security offices to reopen
December 14, 2021 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of Republican senators including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Tuesday called on the Social Security Administration to reopen its field offices to the public.
Collins said the closure of the offices for more than 20 months has taken a toll on residents who need to access Social Security services.
Serbs vote to weaken Bosnia, step up their secession drive
December 10, 2021 GMTBANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian Serb parliament voted Friday to launch a series of steps that could weaken war-ravaged Bosnia’s central authority. The ballot came as the Bosnian Serb leader stepped up his campaign to secede from the Balkan country, despite a threat of new U.S.
Probe by Poland refutes Belarus account of diverted flight
December 10, 2021 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The diversion to Minsk of a Lithuania-bound flight carrying a self-exiled Belarusian journalist was an act of “state terrorism” carried out to detain an opponent of Belarus' government, Polish security officials said Friday.
Cleaner for Israeli defense minister charged with espionage
November 18, 2021 GMTTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has charged the housekeeper for the country's defense minister with espionage for offering to spy for hackers reportedly linked to Iran, Israeli officials said Thursday.
Israeli dossier on rights groups contains little evidence
November 6, 2021 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — A confidential Israeli dossier detailing alleged links between Palestinian human rights groups and an internationally designated terrorist organization contains little concrete evidence and failed to convince European countries to stop funding the groups.
Ukraine charges 5 hackers allegedly working for Russia
November 5, 2021 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has filed charges of espionage and attempted state overthrow against five people who allegedly were part of a hackers group controlled by Russia.
The Security Service of Ukraine said Friday that the hackers group known as “Armagedon” was responsible for some 5,000 cyberattacks on Ukrainian state agencies since 2014.
Tunisia says tunnel found near French ambassador’s residence
November 3, 2021 GMTTUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An anti-terrorism raid in Tunisia uncovered a tunnel being dug in the vicinity of the French ambassador's residence from a house frequented by a known extremist, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
Russian minister visits Belarus, discusses media conditions
October 14, 2021 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's foreign minister said he discussed the Russian media situation in Belarus during a visit to the country on Thursday following the arrest of a journalist who worked for a top Russian newspaper.
UK High Court finds that Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife’s phone
October 6, 2021 GMTLONDON (AP) — The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, hacked the phones of his ex-wife Princess Haya and her attorneys during the legal battle over custody of their two children, Britain’s High Court found Wednesday.
Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre dies of COVID-19 at 79
August 24, 2021 GMTDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre, the first former head of state to be convicted of crimes against humanity by an African court after his government was accused of killing 40,000 people, has died in Senegal.
Russian network’s German service denied Luxembourg license
August 14, 2021 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Luxembourg has rejected an application by Russian state broadcaster RT for a license to distribute its German-language service via satellite.
Authorities in the grand duchy said Friday they concluded that Luxembourg wasn't the right jurisdiction to rule on the request because RT's German service is based in Berlin and a significant part of its workforce is in Germany.
Morocco denies using spyware to target French officials
July 21, 2021 GMTRABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s government is denying reports that the country's security forces may have used spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group to eavesdrop on the cellphones of France’s president and other public figures.
UN war crimes court convicts 2 Serbs over Bosnia atrocities
June 30, 2021 GMTTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A United Nations court on Wednesday convicted two former allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic of aiding and abetting crimes committed by Serb paramilitaries in a Bosnian town in 1992.
Palestinian arrested over West Bank attack after 3-day chase
May 6, 2021 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military and the Shin Bet security service said Thursday that they arrested a Palestinian suspect in a weekend drive-by shooting in the West Bank that left one Israeli dead and two injured...
Islamic leader slain in east Congo after attacks killing 19
May 2, 2021 GMTBENI, Congo (AP) — An Islamic leader in Congo’s eastern town of Beni was killed during evening prayers by unidentified gunmen after days of violent attacks by rebels left at least 19 people dead, officials said...
Facebook says it halts hackers tied to Palestinian security
April 21, 2021 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday it has broken up a hacker network used by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' intelligence service in an attempt to keep tabs on journalists, human rights activists and government critics...
Russia arrests two alleged Belarus coup plotters
April 17, 2021 GMTMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s main security agency says it has arrested two Belarusians who it said were preparing a plot to overthrow Belarus’ government and kill authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko...
Swedish sports body hacked by Russians, officials say
April 13, 2021 GMTSTOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — The organization that oversees Sweden's national sports federations was hacked by Russian military intelligence in 2017-18, officials said Tuesday, in a data-breaching campaign that also affected some of the world's leading sporting bodies, including FIFA and the World Anti-Doping Agency...
Dutch intelligence says it’s uncovered 2 Russian spies
December 10, 2020 GMTTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch intelligence agency said Thursday that it has uncovered two Russian spies who were targeting the Netherlands’ science and technology sector, a move likely to further strain tense relations between the two countries...
Reward up to $20,000 in death of East Chicago 8-year-old
November 3, 2020 GMTEAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — The reward for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old Indiana girl has climbed to $20,000, police announced Tuesday.
The Federal Protection Agency, LLC, a security service based in South Holland, Illinois, is now offering an additional $10,000 in the death of Timiya Andrews in East Chicago last month, police said.
Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE from 5G, calls China biggest threat
October 20, 2020 GMTSweden is banning Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from building new high-speed wireless networks after a top security official called China one of the country's biggest threats...
Israel charges east Jerusalem woman with aiding Hezbollah
September 18, 2020 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Friday charged a Palestinian woman from east Jerusalem with membership in a terrorist organization after Israel's internal security service said the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah had recruited her five years ago...
Berlin security services: Highway attacker wasn’t on radar
August 20, 2020 GMTBERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Thursday that a 30-year-old man accused of deliberately driving his car into other vehicles along a major Berlin highway wasn't previously on the security services' radar...
Norway arrests citizen suspected of spying for Russia
August 17, 2020 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian citizen has been arrested after allegedly meeting with a Russian intelligence officer in an Oslo restaurant, Norway's domestic intelligence agency said Monday...
Report: Iran TV airs 355 coerced confessions over decade
June 25, 2020 GMTDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state television has broadcast the suspected coerced confessions of at least 355 people over the last decade as a means to both suppress dissent and frighten activists in the Islamic Republic on behalf of security services, according to a report released Thursday...
More than 90 arrested at Armenia protest during clashes
June 14, 2020 GMTYEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — More than 90 demonstrators were arrested Sunday in clashes between police and protesters outside the headquarters of Armenia’s national security service.
The protest in the capital, Yerevan, took place after security service officers conducted a search at the residence of the leader of the country’s principal opposition party...
Albania arrests 24 in alleged human trafficking ring
May 19, 2020 GMTTIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police have arrested 24 people involved in an alleged criminal organization who produced false documents to illegally smuggle people into the United States, Canada and Britain...
Egypt expels Guardian reporter for challenging virus count
March 26, 2020 GMTCAIRO (AP) — Egypt has expelled a correspondent for The Guardian over a report citing a study that challenged the official count of coronavirus cases in the Arab world's most populous country, the British daily reported Thursday...
Spying on the virus: Israel secret service to track patients
March 17, 2020 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — The head of Israel's shadowy Shin Bet internal security service said Tuesday that his agency received Cabinet approval overnight to start deploying the agency's phone surveillance technology to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Israel, a move that sparked widespread criticism from lawmakers and civil rights groups...
Suspected far-right extremist on Germany’s radar for months
February 16, 2020 GMTBERLIN (AP) — German media reported Sunday that the main suspect detained last week as part of police raids on alleged far-right extremists had been on authorities' radar for several months...
Norway fund blacklists security firm G4S over rights worries
November 14, 2019 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway's sovereign wealth fund says it is banning all financial holdings in British security services company G4S due to the risk that it “contributes to or is responsible for serious or systematic human rights violations...
Swedish right-wing radical to be expelled from Poland
November 7, 2019 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — A government official says Poland will soon expel a Swedish right-wing radical who came to Poland for training on weapons similar to those used in the March shooting attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand...
Pope’s bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal
October 14, 2019 GMTVATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's latest scandal claimed its first victim Monday as Pope Francis' chief bodyguard resigned over the leak of a Vatican police flyer identifying five employees who were suspended as part of a financial investigation...