How did ordinary German soldiers become vicious murderers, terrorising the local population as they invaded Poland?

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children are thought to have been abducted and taken to Russia.

Japan is admired worldwide for its traditions and arts. But one artform has almost been forgotten: the traditional tattoo - the Horimono.

Bitcoin works and is starting to be used by those who need it most: whistleblowers and criminals

They sailed under the flag of the skull and crossbones, but were pirates really lawless thugs?

Since 2002, the ICC has pursued impunity among those in power, but today it faces unprecedented pressure.

With its climate, attractive prices and tax breaks for retirees, Albania is a magnet for expats, especially from Italy.

In Romania, lawmakers are currently drafting a bill to include femicide in the Criminal Code.

How to stop your bike from being stolen:  A focus on anti-theft measures in Germany and the Netherlands.

Were the two empresses of Roman antiquity really the criminals and depraved women described by chroniclers of the time?

In El Salvador, the "maras", criminal groups operating in Latin America, are spreading terror and sending homicide stats soaring. Next stop? Politics!