New York judge denies Trump's request to postpone his Friday sentencing while he appeals
NEW YORK (AP) — New York judge denies Trump's request to postpone his Friday sentencing while he appeals.
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Malay MailIn Singapore, Malaysian tenant jailed for secretly filming landlady, daughter for at least seven years
SINGAPORE, Jan 18 — A Malaysian tenant who lived with a family in Singapore for nearly a decade has been sentenced to 19...
- The Telegraph
Assassination of an escort leads to miniskirt ban in world’s least popular parliament
Detectives immediately knew they were dealing with a professional hit. The criminals had riddled the taxi with some 40 bullets, yet stole nothing from the dying driver and passenger.
- The Telegraph
Two Iranian ‘judges of death’ gunned down in Tehran
An armed assailant fatally shot two notorious Iranian judges inside the Islamic Republic’s supreme court on Saturday.
- Malay Mail
Nilai father detained after six-year-old’s ‘fun’ ride hanging from pickup truck goes viral
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — The driver of a pickup truck, who allowed his six-year-old child to hang onto the outside door of...
- Malay Mail
Six heists, one showdown: Police shoot dead three car theft suspects in Rawang
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Three suspects linked to car theft and robbery were shot dead by police at Persiaran Kota Emerald...
- Malay Mail
Missing Penang couple returns safely after trip to Thailand; police rule out human trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — The Penang couple who went missing after travelling to Thailand in September last year have safel...
- Malay Mail
Police arrest man in Subang Jaya for alleged sexual abuse of 15-year-old stepdaughter
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually abusing his 15-year-old stepdaughter at their...
- CNN
Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication.
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Indian court finds man guilty in notorious hospital rape case
An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year.The trainee doctor was found raped and murdered in a seminar room of the hospital last year.
- Malay Mail
Plastic chairs fly during nine-person brawl at Ang Mo Kio coffee shop, three arrested
SINGAPORE, Jan 18 — Three men have been arrested for affray following a violent altercation in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore lat...
- Malay Mail
Police: Rogue lawyers swindle 167 victims of RM160m in last four years, elderly among top victims
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 – A total of 167 individuals have lost RM160.1 million over the past four years to lawyers who mism...
- Malay Mail
Police arrest fourth suspect in assault on person with disabilities at Chukai farmers’ market
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Police have arrested a fourth man to assist in the investigation of an assault on a person with d...
- Malay Mail
Sungai Sibuga rep in hospital from acute kidney issues now stable, gets visit from Sabah governor
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 19 — Rumoured to be critically ill, Sungai Sibuga assemblyman Datuk Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain is re...
- The Telegraph
Rioters storm South Korean court after president’s detention extended
Hundreds of supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol, the South Korean president arrested after declaring martial law, stormed a court building early on Sunday after his detention was extended.
- The Telegraph
Two asylum seekers left free to shoplift to order
Two asylum seekers who were left free to shoplift designer items to order claimed they needed money for food and clothes, a court heard.
- Associated Press
Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions
A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988. Both clerics served on Iran's Supreme Court, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. “According to initial investigations, the person in question did not have a case in the Supreme Court nor was he a client of the branches of the court,” the judiciary's Mizan news agency said.
- The Guardian
Prosecutors to press on with manslaughter cases despite Kiena Dawes verdict
CPS lead says she is not deterred from similar cases after Ryan Wellings, who was accused of causing partner’s suicide, was found not guilty of killing her
- Sky News
Reward of £20,000 offered to identify parents of three siblings abandoned as babies over eight years
A £20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the identification of the parents of three siblings found abandoned in London over eight years. The Metropolitan Police said that despite more than 450 hours of CCTV being reviewed, the parents of the three children, known as Elsa, Roman and Harry, remain unidentified. Elsa was believed to be less than an hour old when she was found by a dog walker on 18 January last year, in East Ham, east London.
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Bangladesh medics arrested over death during 2024 revolution
Five Bangladeshi health workers have been arrested on murder charges after a social media post accused them of failing to provide aid to a man who died during last year's revolution, a prosecutor said Sunday."We saw a post on social media," chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam, from Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), told AFP. The five -- doctor Sadi Bin Shams and four others including nurses -- were arrested late on Friday.
- AFP News
Protesters storm S. Korea court after president's detention extended
Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed a Seoul court Sunday after a judge extended the impeached leader's detention over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law.The president said he would attempt to show the "purpose and legitimacy of the martial law declaration", in a statement issued Sunday through his lawyers.