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Police snare France's 'most wanted' man

Wed, 29 May 2013 10:37:00 +0200

Police in the suburbs of Paris tracked down and arrested the notorious fugitive Redoine Faid in the early hours of Wednesday. Faid had been on the run since a daring prison break on April 13th, during which he held four prison guards hostage.

'Canadian Psycho' suspect arrested in Berlin

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:15:00 +0200

Police in Berlin on Monday arrested a porn actor suspected of dismembering a Chinese student and filming the grisly killing, ending a global manhunt for the man dubbed the "Canadian psycho."

Fears increase for missing student

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:59:00 +0200

A huge search is underway in south-central France after a 17-year old girl went missing after going for a jog on Saturday.