World news about “Trafficking” published by euronews.
Human trafficking – Women and children The EU has urged the bloc’s members to do more to combat human trafficking. A European Commission report released on Monday said only six of the bloc’s 27… 16/04/2013
Europe’s response to Human Trafficking In this edition of U-talk our question comes from Martha in Paris: “What is the European Union doing in the fight against human trafficking?” Michele… 12/04/2013
Romanian boxers accused of human trafficking Several Romanian athletes have been charged with human trafficking. Prosecutors claim two boxers and their coach recruited boys they transported to Germany… 15/03/2013
Eco-crime in EU booming, report says Mafia groups are making billions from environmental crime, new research has found. Dumping toxic waste, illegal logging and trafficking of endangered species… 12/07/2012
EU votes for controls on movement of weapons The European Parliament has approved new rules to control the cross-border movement of civilian firearms such as sports and hunting weapons. The thinking… 13/10/2011
Thailand: pangolins saved – nocomment Thai authorities found 97 pangolins in the back of a truck on Monday morning. Valued at $30,000 each on the black market, they were destined to be eaten in… 26/09/2011
EU high-risk driving soon punishable across borders Escape from punishment for dangerous driving on Europe’s roads is set to end — no more impunity for drivers caught for offences outside their own countries… 06/07/2011
Latin America on menu at Atlantic Dinner Launched in 2009, the Atlantic Dinners bring an eclectic mix of international opinion-makers from politics, business, media and culture. At the latest such… 26/01/2011
Rare reptiles discovered by Brindisi border policeItalian border police have seized a shipment of endangered tortoises. Checks at the southern port of Brindisi revealed a cargo of 20 rare Hermanni… 12/09/2012
Al Qaeda-linked arms smugglers arrested in TunisiaDuring a raid against arms smugglers, the Tunisian army attacked vehicles believed to be transporting weapons from Libya to Algeria. Fighter jets fired on… 23/06/2012
Spanish police seize alleged people smuggling gangPolice in Spain have arrested 22 people, thought to be of Romanian origin, in connection with alleged cases of modern-day slavery. A 19-year-old girl was… 24/03/2012
‘Pig’s Head’ human trafficking trial starts in SpainHis nickname is ‘Pig’s Head’. His trade was human trafficking on a huge scale, according to prosecutors at a trial that has just begun in Madrid. Ion… 31/01/2012
Saudi woman driver sentenced to lashingA court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 10 lashes for breaking the country’s ban on female drivers. The woman, identified only as Shema, was found… 28/09/2011
Five arrests at British “slavery” denPolice in Britain have rescued 24 men they say have been enslaved for forced labour in an operation that led to the arrest of five people. Some of the men… 12/09/2011
Europe backs cross-border motoring crackdownGood conduct behind the wheel must be observed at home and abroad – or expect a penalty! Unpunished driving offences on foreign soil are set to become a… 06/07/2011
Eight EU nations ‘could do more to stop human trafficking’Eight EU countries have been told by the United States that they could do much more to combat human trafficking. In the US State Department’s annual report… 28/06/2011
UN backs Kosovo organ inquiryUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is backing a demand by Serbia for a probe into allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo during the war of indedpendence 12… 13/05/2011
Mira Sorvino on human traffickingActress and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Mira Sorvino speaks out against human trafficking 09/03/2011
Human trafficking: UK urged to join EU actionBritain is being urged to join European efforts to tackle human trafficking. London has so far been reluctant to opt into an EU directive that seeks to… 09/03/2011
Human trafficking: rebuilding a victim’s trustTrust is a word that victims of human trafficking may easily forget. Those who care for them need to remind them that it still exists. That is the belief… 08/03/2011
How human trafficking can be a middle-class crimeThink of human trafficking and what does the phrase evoke? Vanloads of illegal immigrants arriving by night at a disused warehouse? Drug addiction… 07/03/2011
Human trafficking: facts and figuresHuman Trafficking has many different faces. Sometimes referred to as ‘modern-day slavery’, essentially it can mean recruiting, transporting or harbouring… 07/03/2011
‘Franco’s stolen babies’ push for investigationVictims of an alleged baby trafficking ring that operated in Spain from the 1940s into the 1980s have begun legal action to demand an investigation. Both… 28/01/2011
NATO troops ‘should have probed organ claims in Kosovo’A yellow painted house in northern Albania has become linked with gruesome allegations of atrocities during Kosovo’s struggle for independence in the mid… 25/01/2011
Kosovo’s prime minister targeted by reportAudrey Tilve, Euronews: “Dick Marty, you are a man with a reputation for shocking revelations . First there were secret CIA prisons in 2006. Today its this… 25/01/2011
Thaci implicated in Kosovo organ traffickingKosovo’s prime minister is fighting to protect his reputation after the Council of Europe called for an enquiry into human organ trafficking during the mid… 25/01/2011
Serb Orthodox leader accuses West over organ traffickingThe head of the Serbian Orthodox Church has accused former UN and NATO administrators of turning a blind eye to organ trafficking in Kosovo during the 1998-99… 06/01/2011
EU plans cross-border data sharing for vehiclesEU drivers who commit serious traffic offences in other countries in the bloc could soon find themselves in trouble when they go home. Transport ministers… 03/12/2010
Alleged ‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer arrives in USFormer Soviet fighter pilot and alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout arrived in New York on Wednesday after being extradited from Thailand. The Americans accuse… 17/11/2010
Russia condemns ‘Merchant of Death’ extraditionRussia on Tuesday hit out at the extradition of a former Soviet fighter pilot and alleged arms dealer from Thailand to the US. Forty-three-year-old Viktor… 16/11/2010
Thailand extradites alleged Russian arms dealer to USAn alleged Russian arms dealer has been extradited from Thailand to the US. Reports say Viktor Bout has been flown out of the country after months of legal… 16/11/2010
Bucket heads demonstrate in MoscowDemonstrators wearing blue buckets on their heads have once again taken to the streets of Moscow to protest at officials flouting traffic laws. The buckets… 03/07/2010
Americans suspected of illegally taking children out of HaitiTen Americans have been arrested in Haiti on suspicion of trying to illegally take more than 30 children out of the country as part of an illicit adoption… 31/01/2010
Americans arrested taking children out of HaitiTen American citizens have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to take 33 children out of Haiti as part of an illicit adoption scheme. The five men and… 31/01/2010
‘Human fat murderers’ arrested in PeruPeruvian police say they have broken up a gang suspected of killing dozens of people in order to sell their body fat to cosmetic companies. In a… 20/11/2009
