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Stolen Picasso unearthed by ‘Indiana Jones of art’
The theft of the Picasso, valued at around $7-million at the time, baffled French police
CCTV use ‘a fiasco’, says senior UK officer
Britain’s network of security cameras has been ”an utter fiasco”, failing to cut crime despite billions of pounds being spent on it, a senior detective was quoted as saying on…
Winehouse spends night in custody
Singer Amy Winehouse spent the night in custody after being arrested on suspicion of assault, police said on Saturday. The 24-year-old handed herself in at a police station in…
Force of blast killed Bhutto, not bullet
British police have concluded that Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed by the force of a suicide bomb and not by an assassin’s bullet, he New York Times…
Thousands mark end of Bhutto mourning period
Tens of thousands of people beat their chests in anguish at Benazir Bhutto’s tomb on Thursday as they marked the end of 40 days of mourning for the slain opposition leader. The…
The changing face of tennis
Suddenly there seem to be as many policemen involved in tennis as there are players. Gone are the days when a London bobby, with minimum fuss and barely a whiff of publicity,…
BA plane makes emergency landing in London
A British Airways (BA) plane on a flight from China made an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport on Thursday and three people were slightly hurt in an incident police…
Scotland Yard beefs up Bhutto probe
Scotland Yard strengthened its team aiding the probe into the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday as concerns for the country’s nuclear…
Musharraf vows to punish Bhutto’s killers
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday his government was committed to finding the truth behind the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and he vowed…
Musharraf: Bhutto bears responsibility for her death
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf conceded that a gunman may have shot Benazir Bhutto but said the opposition leader exposed herself to danger and bore responsibility for her…
UK police team in Pakistan for Bhutto probe
A British police team flew into Pakistan on Friday to help probe the killing of Benazir Bhutto after President Pervez Musharraf admitted he was unhappy with his country’s…
Scotland Yard team expected in Pakistan
A team of police from Britain’s Scotland Yard is expected to arrive in Pakistan on Friday to help probe the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as the controversy…
Opposition eye better security ahead of Pakistan vote
Pakistan’s opposition parties demanded better security on Thursday as the nation prepared for a lengthy campaign ahead of February 18 elections, a week after the assassination of…
Woolmer inquest fails to decide cause of death
An inquest into the death of late Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer failed on Wednesday to determine his cause of death, leaving a mystery unresolved. An 11-member jury said it…
Woolmer’s final email read at inquest
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was a ”little depressed” following his team’s ouster from the Cricket World Cup but he was looking forward to going home, according to an email…