Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Asia|Crime|News

Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues

A court in Bangladesh’s capital has allowed police to interrogate two journalists in their custody for four days in connection with the murder of a garment worker, who joined recent student protests against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that forced her to step down and flee to India earlier this month

Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues
Crime|Entertainment|Europe

French actor Gerard Depardieu should face trial over rape allegations, prosecutors say

French actor Gerard Depardieu should face trial in a criminal court for allegedly raping and assaulting a young actress in 2018, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Thursday.

French actor Gerard Depardieu should face trial over rape allegations, prosecutors say
Crime|News

Internet personality Andrew Tate ordered to be put under house arrest

A Romanian court has ordered internet personality Andrew Tate to be placed under house arrest, his representative said on Thursday, after he was among six people

Internet personality Andrew Tate ordered to be put under house arrest
Crime|News

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution

The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would spare the life of a man on death row

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
Crime|News|World

Pakistani man to remain in officers' custody over misinformation that sparked rioting in the U.K

Officials in Pakistan say a court has allowed investigators to question a man in their custody for four more days about his role in spreading misinformation that sparked widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month

Pakistani man to remain in officers' custody over misinformation that sparked rioting in the U.K
Crime|News|Political|World

Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court

Ukraine has ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Wednesday, opening the possibility of more prosecutions of Russian officials for war crimes

Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court
Americas|Crime|News|World

Russia detains Israeli-Canadian citizen wanted in US for fraud

Police in St Petersburg have detained an Israeli-Canadian racing car driver wanted by the United States for alleged fraud relating to an illegal online stock trading scheme, the

Russia detains Israeli-Canadian citizen wanted in US for fraud
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Gaza, Palestinian officials say

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 16 people in the Gaza Strip

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
Asia|Crime|News|World

Japanese citizen indicted on suspicion of espionage, China confirms

Chinese prosecutors have indicted a Japanese citizen on suspicion of espionage, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday, adding that the rights of the people involved in the case

Japanese citizen indicted on suspicion of espionage, China confirms
Crime|Health|News|World

Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 18 workers

An explosion triggered a fire at a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 18 workers

Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 18 workers
Crime|News

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole

A Missouri death row inmate has dropped his innocence claim and entered a no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a new sentence of life in prison without parole

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole
Australia|Crime|News|Travel

Man opens plane's door and walks on wing at Australian airport before he's arrested

A passenger has been arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing and then climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac

Man opens plane's door and walks on wing at Australian airport before he's arrested
Americas|Crime|News

US government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer

U.S. authorities have announced the indictment of a Guatemalan suspect who they say helped coordinate a human smuggling effort that ended with 53 migrants dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio

US government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer
Americas|Crime

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US

The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US
Crime|News|Political

Former politician accused of killing Vegas reporter testifies: ‘I am innocent’

Former politician accused of killing Vegas reporter testifies: ‘I am innocent’

Former politician accused of killing Vegas reporter testifies: ‘I am innocent’
Crime|News|World

FBI searched homes of two Americans with ties to Russian state media

The FBI earlier this month searched the homes of two Americans with ties to Russian state media, including a former United Nations weapons inspector and an

FBI searched homes of two Americans with ties to Russian state media
Crime|Health|Lifestyle

Woman arrested for alleged 2013 deadly silicone butt injections

Woman arrested for alleged 2013 deadly silicone butt injections

Woman arrested for alleged 2013 deadly silicone butt injections
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Taylor Swift felt fear and guilt over Vienna show cancellation

U.S. pop megastar Taylor Swift revealed on Wednesday that a "new sense of fear" came over her after authorities uncovered a plot to attack her Vienna concert

Taylor Swift felt fear and guilt over Vienna show cancellation
Americas|Crime

One Salvadoran goes missing each day under security crackdown, NGOs say

El Salvador, a small Central American nation whose government has spearheaded a brutal crackdown on criminal gangs, is seeing one person go missing each day, according to a

One Salvadoran goes missing each day under security crackdown, NGOs say
Americas|Crime|News|World

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

Guatemalan police have arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
Crime|News

New York man accused of spying on Chinese dissidents, DOJ says

A New York man was charged on Wednesday with operating as an illegal agent of the Chinese government in the United States, accusing him of spying on Chinese pro-

New York man accused of spying on Chinese dissidents, DOJ says
Crime|News

Remains found on Michigan property confirmed to be from woman missing since 2021

Investigators have solved the disappearance of a Michigan woman more than three years after she was reported missing

Remains found on Michigan property confirmed to be from woman missing since 2021
Crime|News

US death row inmate to get life in prison after DNA testing weakens conviction

A Missouri inmate convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998 will avoid the death penalty and instead be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole,

US death row inmate to get life in prison after DNA testing weakens conviction
Crime|Finance|News

TD Bank sets aside $2.6 billion more for US anti-money laundering penalties, lowers Schwab stake

Canada's TD Bank Group said it would set aside $2.6 billion more for penalties related to U.S. regulatory probes into deficiencies in its anti-money

TD Bank sets aside $2.6 billion more for US anti-money laundering penalties, lowers Schwab stake
Americas|Crime|News

Guatemala prosecutors request to remove Arevalo's presidential immunity

Guatemalan prosecutors on Wednesday filed a request to strip President Bernardo Arevalo of the criminal immunity granted to his role so he can face charges for alleged abuse

Guatemala prosecutors request to remove Arevalo's presidential immunity

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