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| May.21 |
Japan |
Japan to probe whale meat 'theft'| Officials in Tokyo are to investigate claims that shipping crews stole a tonne of meat from whale hunt | |
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| Feb.11 |
Switzerland |
Gang robs Zurich of top paintings Map of Zurich Switzerland An armed gang has stolen 4 paintings worth some $160m by the Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet from a museum
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| Jan.23 |
Darfur |
Hijackings hit food distribution| A surge of truck hijackings threatens to cut off food rations for 2 million people after 22 of World Food Program vehicles were attacked | |
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| Dec.21 |
Sao Paulo |
Raided museum 'uninsured' Officials at the Sao Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil's top modern art museum, where 2 paintings were stolen have admitted its collection is uninsured
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| Dec.20 |
Sao Paulo |
Picasso painting stolen in museum heist Thieves broke into the Museum of Art and made off with paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari in a brazen heist lasting 3 min.
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| Sep.13 |
Brazil |
Gang used ATM 'blood suckers' to steal Police arrested 24 people in a crackdown on a gang that implanted devices in ATMs that recorded banking data
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid Map of Pisco Peru| Rescuers have recovered 127 bodies from a church in Pisco which was almost totally destroyed in massive earthquake | | |
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| Mar.8 |
Congo |
Official arrested over missing uranium Fortunat Lumu, the Democratic Republic of Congo's top atomic energy official, is being held over allegations of uranium smuggling
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| Jan.22 |
England |
Scavengers take washed-up goods Police are patrolling beaches in Devon where some have been taking goods washed from stricken ship MSC Napoli
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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| Aug.25 |
Southern Iraq |
Base looted after British turn it to Iraqis Hours after troops handed over a military base to Iraqi forces, hundreds of Iraqis, some with their faces covered, looted it
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| Aug.19 |
Greece |
Police hunt for stolen icon A major police operation is under way to try to find a team of burglars who stole the icon of the Virgin Mary
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| Mar.11 |
Washington |
Bush adviser charged with thefts Claude Allen has been charged with stealing more than $5,000 from department stores
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| Sep.29 |
New Orleans |
Police face Katrina looting probe 4 officers have been suspended over allegations of looting in the chaos after the hurricane
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| Mar.7 |
Norway |
Stolen Munch paintings recovered 2 works were recovered less than 24 hours after thieves prised them from the walls of an upscale restaurant
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Bin Laden tape urges oil attack
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| Oct.25 |
Iraq |
IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing| Some 380 tons of explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that was supposed to be under US control | |
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| Aug.23 |
Norway |
Gallery defends Scream security The head of the Oslo gallery said a silent alarm went off and police arrived in minutes
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| Aug.22 |
Norway |
Scream stolen from museum| Two masked armed robbers have stolen the iconic Edvard Munch painting from the Munch Museum | | |
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| Aug.13 |
Liberia |
Hungry Liberians storm port Thousands stormed Monrovia's port in a massive looting spree as rebels prepared to hand it over to peacekeepers
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| May.11 |
Austria |
'Mona Lisa of sculptures' stolen The 16th Century solid gold sculpture by Cellini was worth at least $57m
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| Mar.2 |
New York |
Dali picture sprung from jail A drawing, at the lobby of notorious Rikers Island jail, was replaced with a replica, despite a 24-hour guard in the lobby
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| Feb.18 |
Belgium |
Belgium's 'biggest diamond heist' Thieves cleared out 123 vaults in the maximum-security cellars of Antwerp's Diamond Centre
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| Dec.7 |
Netherlands |
2 Van Gogh paintings stolen Burglars have stolen paintings from Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum
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| Nov.1 |
England |
Diana butler theft case thrown out
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| Oct.14 |
London |
Diana butler denies thefts
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| Aug.6 |
New York |
Workers stole millions after Sept. 11
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| Jul.23 |
Florida |
4 arrested for stealing moon rocks
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| Aug.16 |
London |
Diana butler charged with theft Paul Burrell has been charged with 3 counts of theft of 342 items belonging to Princess of Wales
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| Aug.15 |
Siberia |
Radioactive devices stolen
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| Jul.17 |
Washington |
FBI missing computers, weapons
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| Feb.22 |
England |
Internet mother arrested for theft
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| Jan.30 |
England |
Organ scandal
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'I love you' virus disrupts computers
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