Unknown hitmen killed a Paraguayan anti-mafia prosecutor while he and his new wife were laying on a beach in Colombia where they were honeymooning.

German authorities are investigating a peculiar case involving a Berlin dentist who sold millions of euros’ worth of properties owned by the Russian state, allegedly by using forged powers of attorney, German outlet Der Spiegel reported in cooperation with OCCRP.

Cleaning house, Honduras extradited former police chief Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, alias El Tigre, to the United States to face drug trafficking charges similar to those ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of and handed over to the U.S. several weeks ago.

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who for years has been a principal suspect in a transnational drug trafficking conspiracy, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. federal court.

Alongside the many illegal wildlife parts traded around the world, the trade in Donkey skin – which in some places is legal and others not – is a growing industry facilitated by the lax regulation and moderation of major social media outlets according to a new report by the Donkey Sanctuary.

The leader of Haiti’s ‘400 Mawozo gang’ has been indicted for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 American missionaries – including small children and a baby – last fall and holding them in captivity for more than 60 days before they managed to escape.

Soybean farming, cattle ranching, and land grabs for profit are threatening one of the world’s richest savannas, Brazil’s Cerrado, which many describe as the ‘birthplace of water,’ a recently published binational report revealed.

Italian and Bulgarian authorities busted an elaborate tax scam that deprived the Italian budget of at least 69 million euro (US$72.8 million), Eurojust said in a statement.

The Czech Republic’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the country could soon adopt the Magnitsky Act - a law that targets persons and businesses implicated or affiliated with serious human rights breaches.

A chemical engineer for the Coca-Cola Company was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison on espionage and fraud charges that stemmed from trade secrets she stole on behalf of the Chinese government and Chinese business interests - secrets that cost nearly US$120 million to develop.