THIS MASSIVE FIRE HAS MADE THE STREETS OF LA LOOK APOCALYPTIC

It's huge, David Ortiz, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department told the Los Angeles Times... READ MORE›

ONE MURDER EVERY HOUR: HOW EL SALVADOR BECAME THE HOMICIDE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

Marvin is a senior figure in the Mara Salvatrucha one of El Salvador's two biggest gangs... READ MORE›

'PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY, KEEP THE PICTURES OFF FACEBOOK AND LEAVE GARDAI TO DO THEIR JOBS IN PEACE'

Last week a garda conference heard a number of motions regarding gardai having their photos taken and posted on social media... READ MORE›

52 SHOT DEAD IN 72 HOURS IN THE WORLD'S NEW MURDER CAPITAL

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Over three nightmarish days with the police on the streets of San Salvador, MailOnline saw them respond to 52 murders... READ MORE›

OBAMA TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER COMPLAINING OF SORE THROAT

The authorities have said the mayor prompted the abduction by ordering the police to round up the students before they could disrupt a speech his politically aspiring wife was giving... READ MORE›

MEXICO GANG 'ADMITS STUDENT DEATHS'

Related Stories Suspected gang members have confessed to killing more than 40 students missing for six weeks, Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo has said... READ MORE›

FLIGHT FOR LIFE FROM THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY

Scores are leaving El Salvador to escape gang murders and suspected extrajudicial killings El Salvador Josue Salomon looks bewildered... READ MORE›

EL SALVADOR CRACKS DOWN ON CRIME BUT GANGS REMAIN UNBOWED

Salvadoran gang leaders deported from Los Angeles brought criminal techniques to impoverished youths who found a means of survival in the gangs... READ MORE›

REPUBLICAN TED CRUZ'S CLAIMS ABOUT RAPE AND GUNS IN AUSTRALIA SLAPPED DOWN

Conservative candidate Senator Cruz is Donald Trump's biggest rival for the Republican presidential nomination... READ MORE›

'GLEE' STAR MARK SALLING ARRESTED ON CHILD-PORN CHARGE

Former Glee actor Mark Salling was arrested Tuesday at his Los Angeles home on a charge of possession of child pornography, Los Angeles police confirmed... READ MORE›

He helped gang members in El Salvador looking to rehabilitate their lives form a group called Homies Unidos, which has a chapter in Los Angeles... READ MORE›

SHADES OF BAD? THE CHANGING FACE OF NZ GANG CULTURE

So can there really be Shades of Good, and Bad, in New Zealand's gangs?... READ MORE›

11 HEADLESS BODIES FOUND BY THE SIDE OF A ROAD IN MEXICO

Eleven partly burned, headless bodies have been found by the side of a road in Mexico as the countrys president launches his new anti-crime push... READ MORE›

GANG MEMBERS 'CONFESS' TO KILLING 43 IN IGUALA AND BURNING THEIR BODIES

Murillo Karam said there is no evidence the students were involved in organized crime... READ MORE›

FITZGERALD STANDS BY GARDA COMMISSIONER BUT WARNS HER TO PUT 'ROBUST' SYSTEMS IN PLACE

In a statement this evening, Ms Fitzgerald indicated that she still back Noirin O'Sullivan's leadership of the force... READ MORE›

EL SALVADOR GANG VIOLENCE PUSHES MURDER RATE TO POSTWAR RECORD

El Salvador is one of the most violent countries in the world, according to United Nations statistics, with a 2012 murder rate of 41.2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants... READ MORE›

JAPAN BRACES FOR VIOLENCE AMONG 'YAKUZA' CRIME GANGS

Yakuza gangs, long tolerated as a necessary evil in Japan, have been in slow decline since organized crime countermeasures were enacted in the early 1990s... READ MORE›

ASTONISHING PHOTOS EMERGE OF 'TRANSVESTITE' GUNMAN FLEEING THE SCENE

This is the astonishing image that shows two of the gunmen fleeing from Dublin's Regency Hotel in the aftermath of the shocking gangland killing on Friday... READ MORE›

THUGS ATTEMPT TO SET BOX OF FOUR KITTENS ON FIRE IN NORTH DUBLIN

Quick thinking young witnesses rescued the frightened little brother and sisters when they spotted what was happening in the Coultry area and brought them to safety... READ MORE›

WINE THIEVES TARGETING LEADING FRENCH VINEYARDS

Chablis, made entirely from Chardonnay grapes, is one of the world's most-celebrated white wines and Chablis Grand Cru sells retail in France for 45- 70 a bottle... READ MORE›

OMAR ISMAIL MOSTEFAI'S DAYS AS A BANLIEUE GANGSTER

Profile Omar Ismail Mostefai Paris attacks The investigation so far Dominic freezes the frame as the man in the video raises a gun to the screen... READ MORE›

DETAILS OF 7 IRANIANS GRANTED CLEMENCY IN PRISONER SWAP

Iran proposed a swap but Mr. Obama was reluctant to trade people convicted of actual crimes for Americans who were unjustly held, officials said... READ MORE›

ONE KILLED AND THREE OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED ATTEMPTING TO STEAL METAL FROM LIVE ESB LINES

Mr Colleran was launching a joint campaign with Crimestoppers and the Garda Siochana to combat metal theft nationwide... READ MORE›

'NO LINK IN RISE OF CRIME AND GARDA STATION CLOSURES'

Asked if there was any link between the closure of garda stations outside Dublin and the rise in rural crime, Mr Shatter said No... READ MORE›

WHY EL SALVADOR BECAME THE HEMISPHERE'S MURDER CAPITAL

The death toll has spiked since a truce between El Salvador's two most powerful street gangs crumbled in 2014... READ MORE›

'THEY ARE GOING AROUND THE CITY LIKE THEY OWN THE PLACE IN THEIR CONVOY'

Among those expected to attend the event at the National Stadium on Dublin's southside is Christy's son Daniel... READ MORE›

HUNT FOR ABDUCTED BIKIE WAYNE SCHNEIDER IN THAILAND TURNS INTO MURDER PROBE

Mr Bagnato is also a former motor cycle gang member from Sydney who was renting a house in Pattaya... READ MORE›

UP TO 20 YEARS EACH FOR SEVEN MEN OVER ROLES IN VICIOUS AGGRAVATED BURGLARY

Thomas Flynn 21 of Moatview Avenue, Coolock, Dublin 17, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with three of those suspended... READ MORE›

HUGE INCREASE IN SALE AND SUPPLY OF DRUGS IN DUBLIN

Gardai in Crumlin Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard all recorded huge increases in drug crimes this year... READ MORE›

THE STRANGE CASE OF 'BOB SMITH', THE CIA AGENT THAT NEVER WAS AND 1,200 FIREARMS

Los angeles Was Bob Smith a super-spy or a super-fantasist?... READ MORE›