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Crime
London penthouse linked to Asian crime cartel seized
UK authorities have frozen luxury assets, including a London penthouse and valuable watches, linked to Li, the alleged finance chief of the criminal syndicate Prince…
Two men charged over death of expat artist, 85, in his French home
Two men have been charged in the fatal beating of 85-year-old British expatriate John Agner at his home in southwestern France last month. The suspects,…
Treat us as victims, say fantasist’s targets
Individuals falsely accused by Carl Beech are calling for legal recognition as victims of malicious allegations after Beech’s early release from prison for fabricating claims…
Island haunted by crimes of US soldiers
A United States Marine stationed at the Futenma airbase has been arrested for the strangulation death of a Japanese woman in Okinawa, reigniting tensions over…
Freddie Foreman: Hitman for the Kray twins and London gangster
Frederick Gerald Foreman, a key enforcer linked to the Kray twins and involved in numerous high-profile crimes and murders, died at the age of 94.…
Execution horror contrasts with modern perspective
Pete Hegseth's recent proposal to livestream the execution of a convicted terrorist has reignited debate about the ethics and implications of publicly broadcasting capital punishment.…
Student ‘drug dealer’ faces charges over Renoir thefts
French authorities have recovered two Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings worth around €9 million stolen from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer and detained six suspects, including one…
Legal Drama 'Pierre' Explores Themes of Justice and Corruption
The second episode of Channel 4’s legal drama "Pierre" follows duty solicitor Pierre Jeffreys as he handles a family business case while investigating the suspicious…
Pennsylvania shooter kills 8 people, then himself
Nine people, including two children and the suspected gunman who died by apparent suicide, were killed in a mass shooting at a residence in Erie,…
How L.A. became a turtle smuggling hub
Los Angeles has become a major transit point for the illegal smuggling of turtles and tortoises, with many animals seized at local airports and ports…
10 deaths at L.A. County lockups in 2026, with 1 man's family saying staffers fell short
Daniel Magaña, a 40-year-old inmate with known mental health conditions, died in a Los Angeles jail hospital about 10 days after being found unconscious at…
Russia steps up bid to kill defence chiefs, agencies warn
Western intelligence agencies have warned European defence leaders of an increased Russian threat to assassinate high-ranking executives, leading to enhanced security protocols within the defence…
Fugitive found working as chef in San Diego
Brian Anthony Williams, wanted for a 2012 kidnapping and related charges in Iowa, was arrested in San Diego after living under a false identity and…
Mail carrier charged with beating beloved Pasadena peacock
A U.S. Postal Service worker, Charanjit Singh, has been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after video showed him attacking a white peacock named Sugar in…
2 dogs rescued after van plunges into the ocean near Malibu
A van crashed and became partially submerged in the Pacific Ocean near Malibu on October 3, leading to the rescue of two dogs trapped inside…
Rapper Lucki was at scene of brawl
Four people were injured, including rapper Lucki, during a violent altercation at ComplexCon in downtown Los Angeles on October 3, with two victims suffering stab…
Tiger won’t be euthanised after fatal attack on man in England
A man died after entering the enclosure of an Amur tiger named Altai at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in northern England. Authorities confirmed the tiger will…
Suspect detained in alleged planned attack on Polish PM
Polish authorities have arrested a suspect connected to a planned attack targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other top officials after receiving credible intelligence about…
Bus and tow truck crash in Turkiye kills 11
A collision between a coach traveling from Bursa to Izmir and a tow truck near Manisa resulted in 11 deaths and 27 injuries. Authorities are…
Injuries reported after new Houthi attack on Saudi airport
Missile and drone strikes by Yemen’s Houthi movement on Saudi airports, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, have killed at least 18 people and…
Taiwan’s military manpower shortage undermines combat readiness
Taiwan’s armed forces are experiencing a persistent shortage of volunteer enlistments, falling below the government’s 80 percent target for the third consecutive year and affecting…
Wuhan’s Covid mayor jailed 14 years for corruption
Former Wuhan mayor Zhou Xianwang was sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes totaling over 60 million yuan during his various government appointments.…
4 remanded in sedition case over attempt to smear ink on Rabindranath graffiti
A Dhaka court has ordered the remand of four individuals accused of attempting to deface a mural of Rabindranath Tagore outside the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.…
MP Nazrul denied bail for third time
A Dhaka court has denied bail for the third time to Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam in a case accusing him of abetting the suicide…
Narcotics official sent into forced retirement over Tk3.15 lakh embezzlement
Dulal Krishna Saha, chief chemical examiner at Bangladesh's Department of Narcotics Control, was placed into compulsory retirement for allegedly embezzling over Tk3.15 lakh through forged…
BSEC fines trio Tk73.76 lakh for manipulating Trust Islami Life shares
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission fined three investors a total of Tk73.76 lakh for manipulating the share price of Trust Islami Life Insurance Limited…
AFP to probe ties of terror pilot as Islamic cleric goes to ground
Australian authorities are investigating possible connections between Melbourne-based individuals linked to the MyCentre community centre and Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who allegedly planned a deadly…
Innocent people are caught in Cornell crossfire of rape allegations
A Cornell graduate student has been wrongly targeted with online harassment after being mistaken for one of the Chi Phi fraternity members accused in a…
In Cornell case, online sleuths are targeting the wrong people
Following a sexual misconduct lawsuit involving a Cornell fraternity, online efforts to identify suspects have led to widespread misidentifications and harassment of innocent individuals sharing…
Ex-NIH Chemist Pleads Guilty to Live-Streamed Child Sex Abuse
Carl Hammer, an 81-year-old retired NIH chemist, pleaded guilty to charges involving the live-streamed sexual abuse of children conducted from his Maryland home. His case…