Lithuanian authorities have detained 21 suspects in a major crackdown on a criminal network using weather balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus, an operation that caused airport closures. Read the full investigation details.
Lithuanian authorities have detained 21 suspects in a major crackdown on a criminal network using weather balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus, an operation that forced repeated airport shutdowns. Read the full investigation details.
After a 20-year restoration, Egypt unveils the resurrected Colossi of Memnon, monumental statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, damaged by an earthquake over three millennia ago. Discover the history.
The National Museum of Libya in Tripoli has reopened with a lavish ceremony after 14 years of civil war closure. Hopes are high it can foster unity, but deep political and economic divisions remain.
The incredible true story of a secret beach bunker in Wales that led to an international drug smuggling bust. A new BBC documentary reveals how locals helped foil the plot. Watch Cannabis Cove: Operation Seal Bay tonight.
Two Romanian lorry drivers sentenced for attempting to smuggle 49 migrants from UK to France. National Crime Agency warns of sophisticated people smuggling operations targeting HGV drivers.
Amanj Hasan Zada ran a multi-million pound migrant smuggling operation from his Preston terraced house using social media. Discover how NCA investigators brought him down.
Investigators reveal a lone individual, not a gang, stole Roman-era statues from Syria's National Museum in Damascus, dealing a blow to the nation's post-war cultural recovery.
Ancient Roman-era statues stolen from Damascus museum in suspected individual theft. Investigation underway as Syria rebuilds after civil war. Read the latest developments.
Bella Culley, a British woman from Hertfordshire, faces serious charges after allegedly smuggling drugs into a Georgian prison during what she thought was a romantic holiday. Exclusive details reveal her shocking ordeal.
A Minneapolis Target store was abruptly evacuated after employees discovered what appeared to be pre-Columbian Mexican artefacts in a staff break room, sparking a major police response and archaeological investigation.
Archaeologists make stunning discovery of complete Roman-era settlement near Giza plateau, rewriting history of the iconic pyramids site
After 20 years of construction and a £1 billion investment, Cairo's monumental Grand Egyptian Museum opens to the public, becoming the world's largest archaeological museum and new crown jewel of Egypt's cultural heritage.
Egypt's antiquities authority launches formal campaign for the return of prized artefacts from the Louvre Museum, escalating global debate about cultural heritage repatriation.
Vilnius Airport faces unprecedented closure as criminal gangs deploy hundreds of balloons carrying contraband cigarettes across the border from Belarus, creating major security concerns.
In a stunning security breach, thieves have stolen priceless gold and gem-encrusted antiquities from the Louvre's Islamic art department, leaving French authorities scrambling.
In a brazen overnight robbery, thieves breached the world-renowned Louvre Museum in Paris, making off with several priceless archaeological treasures while exposing serious security vulnerabilities.
Discover why Peter Hoskin's review calls this indie horror game a masterpiece of psychological terror and unsettling gameplay that redefines the genre.
Exclusive: Alarming new damage discovered in King Tut's burial chamber in Luxor's Valley of the Kings, with experts warning of irreversible harm to ancient treasures from humidity and tourism.
Kerala's Sabarimala Temple faces security crisis as gold reserves hit record value, triggering smuggling concerns and urgent protection measures.
British border security experts are being sent to the Balkans to disrupt sophisticated people smuggling operations targeting the UK, as the government launches a new offensive against cross-channel migration routes.
A British national has died in a suspected drug smuggling tragedy after swallowing multiple packets of cocaine during a flight to Dubai. The incident has sparked international warnings about the extreme dangers of body packing.
US authorities intercept a major human smuggling operation off the Florida coast, linking the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to a failed boat strike. The incident raises alarms over the cartel's expanding international reach and evolving tactics.
In a dramatic pre-dawn operation, Palestinian archaeologists and volunteers successfully evacuated priceless antiquities from a Gaza City storehouse, saving them from destruction just hours before the building was levelled by an Israeli airstrike.
A 63-year-old man from Kent, using a mobility scooter, has been sentenced to eight years for attempting to smuggle £1 million worth of cocaine from the Netherlands. Discover the shocking details of this sophisticated drug operation.