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A man who presented himself before a court to prove that he is still alive has been refused the annulment of his death certificate. Constantin Reliu, 63, was declared dead in 2016, around two decades after he left his native town of Barlad, Romania to work in Turkey.

Police have seized around 2.5 tonnes of cocaine sealed in bricks and stamped with the logo of gangster movie The Godfather. Ten people have been arrested in connection with the vast quantities of the drug, some of which was found in a warehouse in Lisbon while the rest was found being transported ov

A one-time lottery winner has been jailed after admitting four bank robberies just two decades after he won a £13.6 million jackpot. James Hayes, 55, has been slapped with an 80-year prison sentence for the robberies he committed last year, The Sun reports.

A lawyer who allegedly retaliated to a tense e-mail exchange with another lawyer by shooting up his office has been arrested. Erik Graeff, 42, has appeared in court on multiple charges related to the bizarre shooting in Beaverton, Oregon, USA.

A judge in Texas has been sharply criticised for delivering electric shocks to a defendant to enforce courtroom decorum. An appeal court has now thrown out Terry Lee Morris's conviction for soliciting sexual performance for a 15-year-old girl on the basis that the shocks violated his constitutional

A massive operation to produce fake Harry Potter merchandise in China for sale in Barcelona has been broken up by Spanish police. The Guardia Civil raided the Barcelona shop where fake Gryffindor house scarves, Ravenclaw banners and wands were on display.

A Labour MP has called for sex toys to be regulated amid fears they could be hacked to reveal intimate data. Chi Onwurah, 52, MP for Newcastle Central, said she was astounded by the complacency over the issue.

A far-right politician has lost his lawsuit for slander against a group of left-wing activists who gave him the finger. Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ), launched the lawsuit against Linkswende after they published a video of people insulting him and showing their mi

A couple in France are facing a court ban on naming their daughter "Liam" because it could "create a risk of gender confusion". France's public prosecutor is arguing that giving the female baby a traditionally masculine name would be "contrary to the interest of the child and could harm her in her s

Germany's equality commissioner has sparked a national controversy by suggesting the word "fatherland" in the German national anthem should be replaced by a gender-neutral term. The suggestion comes weeks after Canada passed legislation amending the phrase "in all thy sons command" in the Canadian n

Chefs have been ordered to stun lobsters before boiling them instead of cooking them conscious as they traditionally do. From 1 March, "the practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water, which is common in restaurants, is no longer permitted", the Swiss government has said.

Police say they identified a massive cannabis farming operation after noticing a lack of snow on the roof of the alleged grow house. A total of 322 cannabis plants were seized from the property after a lack of snow on the roof of the building aroused police suspicion, pointing to the heat produced b

A publisher has been subjected to angry demonstrations over a comic book character who scribbles a penis on a portrait of Genghis Khan. Dozens of Mongolians protested the "barbaric act" outside Shogakukan Inc.'s headquarters in Tokyo earlier this week, reportedly shouting: "Insulting Genghis Khan is

A top judge is suing an ethics panel that found him guilty of plagiarism. Miroslav Šeparović, president of the Constitutional Court of Croatia, has filed criminal complaints against all five members of the national Committee on Ethics in Science and Higher Education (CESHE).

Eagles will be the first line of defence against rogue drones under plans put into motion by police in Geneva, Switzerland. Two eagles are currently being trained to take down drones, which are being increasingly used around the world to commit crimes such as airlifting contraband or take compromisi