On their way back from a jewellery display, thieves in California broke into an unsecured security truck and stole jewellery and gemstones valued at millions of dollars, according to the police.

Millions of dollars' worth of jewellery stolen from security truck at California rest area

Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, up 30% from 2020, according to a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released on Wednesday.

Crypto money laundering rises 30% in 2021: Report

Several US mail order and courier companies such as Amazon, Target, UPS and FedEx have become a target of thefts, which have surged in recent months. Freight trains are broken into daily in Los Angeles by thieves who have an intention of taking advantage of the trains' stops to loot packages which are purchased online.

Thieves in LA loot freight trains; target Amazon, FedEx packages

A limited-edition Hublot watch that once belonged to the football legend late Diego Maradona was recovered from India’s northeastern Assam state on Saturday morning after it went missing from Dubai.

Maradona’s stolen watch worth Rs 2 million recovered from India’s Assam, 1 arrested

A statue which was stolen nearly 40 years ago has now been returned to Nepal and re-installed in the capital city Kathmandu. The statue was made of stone and depicted the Hindu gods Laxmi and Narayan.

Statue which was stolen 40 years ago re-installed in Nepal

US retailers and luxury shop owners are adding security as spate of flash mob robberies have left such establishments stunned especially in San Francisco and beyond.

As Christmas approaches, flash mob robberies trouble US retailers 

A journalist was filming the after-effect of an earthquake on live broadcast on the streets of Egypt’s capital city, Cairo, when a man suddenly snatched his phone from his hands.

Watch: Thief doesn't realise live broadcast is on after he steals phone from journalist

Six men have been charged with breaking in and stealing 18th century jewels from a Dresden Museum in Germany. All suspects have German origin and are aged between 22 and 27.

Germany: 6 men charged for stealing 18th century jewels from Green Vault museum

Two women in the south of Wales are prowling for men with high-value watches and jewellery nicknamed “Rolex Rippers”, the duo poses as charity workers. Carrying a clipboard they ask their victims to sign a petition and steal their valuables under the guise.

'Rolex Rippers' strike southern England, police warn people to be vigilant

Authorities in Greece have recovered a Picasso painting almost a decade after it was stolen in a heist at the National gallery. The painting, "Head of a Woman", which was gifted by Pablo Picasso himself to Greece in 1949, was recovered in Keratea from a 49-year-old builder who confessed to stealing the artworks in 2021.

Picasso's stolen painting recovered years after a heist

An Italy’s public broadcaster has lost several valuable pieces of art by prominent names and those were replaced by fakes. Works of artists such as Claude Monet and Amedeo Modigliani disappeared from the collection.

Caught!: 120 paintings of Monet, Modiglani went missing in 1970s, replaced with fakes

In a strange incident in Kasaba village of Sullia taluk in Dakshina Kannada, a man detained in connection with a gold theft case was found on Sunday to have eaten gold ornaments he had reportedly stolen from jewellery shops.

Thief in India swallows 35-gram gold ornaments with ice cream to hide them from police

Back home: Louvre Museum recovers Renaissance-era armour after 40 years

All pet parents love to post images and videos of their four-legged, furry pets on social media platforms. There is also no doubt that people love to look at these cute images too.

Limit the cuteness: UK police warns against posting pictures of dogs amid surge in theft

A lot happened during the time when Donald Trump's supporter rioted the Capitol Building in Washington, United States. While the officials are already calculating the damage caused to the government property, another concern has been raised by lawmakers which has sent the Capitol into a panic.

Theft of Nancy Pelosi's laptop in Capitol riots raises security concern

The Italian naval data was compromised as a group of men tried to steal the defence data from the Italian aerospace and electronics group Leonardo, the interior ministry reported on Saturday.

Defence data stolen from Italian naval electronics; two arrested

A poetry scroll by Mao Zedong that was stolen in Hong Kong has now been recovered but in pieces, as reported by the Hong Kong police. The local police reported that the calligraphy scroll was recovered along with two bronze coins.

Mao Zedong's scroll worth $300 million found cut in half: Hong Kong police

A Tokyo art exhibition opened its doors after hours for "thieves" inviting them for a midnight raid. However, no missing pieces report was filed with the police.

Tokyo art exhibition opens doors for 'midnight raid'

From a verbal threat to an official warning, the US has alleged China of launching cyber attacks to steal its Covid-19 vaccine research.

Is China stealing US vaccine research?

A Dubai-based British citizen is alleged to have defrauded the Danish treasury of $2 billion. Sanjay Shah, however, has so far denied wrongdoing. Despite his denial, the man has never been shy about the source of his wealth.

Person of Indian origin features in Europe’s biggest tax heist

Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, has had 50 million pounds ($64 million)-worth of jewellery stolen from her home in West London, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday.

Jewellery worth $64 million stolen from UK's Tamara Ecclestone: Report

A top anti-corruption official in Thailand has been accused of concealing millions of dollars in assets including an upscale London apartment, according to the agency tasked with tackling endemic graft in the kingdom.

Thai anti-corruption official accused of hiding millions in assets

Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday that personal information including names and addresses of about 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million people in Canada were obtained by a hacker who has been arrested.

Millions affected in Capital One data theft; US woman hacker arrested

Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism.

Brunei to punish gay sex and adultery with death by stoning

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