Fraud probe stirs EU crisis, renews scrutiny of Von der Leyen

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is confronting one of the most serious accountability crises to hit the European Union in decades, after EU prosecutors detained two high-profile former officials in a fraud investigation.

Hong Kong police arrest 13 over ‘substandard’ materials as fire death toll hits 151

Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city's deadliest fire in decades, pointing to substandard renovation materials for fuelling a blaze that has claimed at least 151 lives.

Swiss police arrest Australian man over stabbing in Zurich