Authorities say a fugitive terror suspect on the run from the US for 20 years has been arrested in the UK
LONDON (AP) — Authorities say a fugitive terror suspect on the run from the US for 20 years has been arrested in the UK.
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BBCVietnamese tycoon loses death row appeal over world's biggest bank fraud
She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.
- Evening Standard
Granddad fights off Rolex watch muggers in central London by swinging takeaway bags
Christopher Harris was attacked by muggers in Paddington after he bought takeaway food
- Cinema Online
Strength in silence as Ady An faces single motherhood after husband's prison sentence
Celebrity friends praise the actress' strength amid husband's high-profile legal battle
- CBC
Alberta RCMP officer charged with sexually assaulting 2 males in hotel room
An Alberta RCMP officer has been charged with sexually assaulting two males in an Airdrie hotel room in 2022. Leduc Const. Bridget Morla faces two counts of sexual assault. Morla was off-duty at the time of the alleged assaults, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).ASIRT announced the charges Monday following a two-year investigation. Morla, 39, has been a police officer for 13 years. She has been suspended with pay since the investigation commenced in late 2022, accor
- NextShark
Bangladeshi fruit vendor moved to tears as banana he sold for 35 cents fetches millions
Shah Alam, a 74-year-old Bangladeshi fruit vendor in Manhattan, was shocked to discover that a banana he sold for 35 cents was later auctioned off for $6.2 million at Sotheby's auction house as the centerpiece of artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork called "Comedian." The piece, which features the banana duct-taped to a wall, was purchased by entrepreneur Justin Sun on Nov. 20. A banana’s value: Alam, who lives in a basement apartment in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts at a fruit stand outside the auction house, was moved to tears after learning of the sale from a reporter.
- The Daily Beast
Cops Reveal Unexpected Plot Twist in Case of Missing Hawaii Woman
Police on Monday announced a surprise discovery surrounding the disappearance of missing Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi, who vanished last month after landing at LAX airport. Investigators have been searching for Hannah Kobayashi since Nov. 11. She failed to board a flight to New York from LAX days prior, on Nov. 8. Her family and friends have also been actively involved in the search while dealing with the tragic suicide of Kobayashi’s father, Ryan, near LAX on Nov. 24, after he traveled from
- People
Man Who Allegedly Googled ‘How Long Does It Take to Get Married After Spouse Dies’ Charged With Wife’s Murder
Naresh Bhatt was allegedly seen buying knives and cleaning supplies days after Mamta Kafle Bhatt disappeared
- People
'Adored' Boy with Autism Worked Hard to Speak Fluently. Then He Was Killed in Front of Grandfather's House
"The door was shut in front of him at 9 years old," Princeton Jones' mother said, per KABC
- The Independent
A quadriplegic woman was raped during a home invasion in 2000. 24 years on, DNA led cops to a suspect
Michael Lamonte Evans, 50, was charged with forcible rape over the December 2000 attack on the unnamed woman, who has since died
- The Guardian
‘I have done nothing wrong’: Juanita quit her job at a Melbourne brothel to work from home. Now she’s being evicted
Victoria has decriminalised sex work. So why are those in the industry still facing danger and discrimination?
- Associated Press
Missouri man facing execution in the sexual assault and strangling of a 9-year-old girl
Christopher Collings, 49, is set to receive a single injection of the sedative pentobarbital at 6 p.m. CST for the 2007 murder of fourth-grader Rowan Ford. Collings' fate appeared to be sealed on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal and Republican Gov. Mike Parson turned aside a clemency request. Parson, a former sheriff, has overseen 12 previous executions and never granted clemency.
- The Independent
Court upholds death penalty for tycoon convicted of Vietnam’s largest banking fraud
Lan, the former chair of Van Thinh Phat Group, is at the centre of Vietnam’s high-profile anti-corruption crackdown that has grabbed global attention
- BBC
'They threw her body into the ocean' - woman dies on boat headed for French island
Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.
- People
Days After Oregon Hiker Was Found Slain, Police Believe They've Found Bodies of Her 2 Dogs
Investigators were searching for the two large Malinois-mix dogs in hopes of also discovering their missing owner, a slain Oregon woman found dead on Saturday
- The Independent
Girl, 4, is rescued from freezing car parked at truck stop while her guardian played ‘skill games’ inside
Brittney Clark, 27, was arrested by police in Lincoln, Nebraska, last week
- HowStuffWorks
10 Most Corrupt Countries in the World — As Far As We Know
In order to measure the most corrupt countries in the world, it's important to first understand what makes a country corrupt. According to Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, corruption is "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain."
- The Independent
Trump slams Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon as an ‘an abuse and miscarriage of Justice’
In a short post to his social media platform less than an hour after the official announcement, the president mused over pardons for those convicted in the violent insurrection on January 6 2021
- Associated Press
Impeachment complaint filed against Philippine Vice President Duterte after she threatened president
An impeachment complaint was filed Monday against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a legal storm over a death threat she made against the president and her alleged role in extra-judicial killings of drug suspects, corruption and failure to stand up to Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea. The impeachment bid filed by several prominent civil society activists in the House of Representatives accuses Duterte of violating the country’s Constitution, betrayal of public trust and other “high crimes,” including the death threats she made against the president, his wife and the speaker of the House of Representatives. “We're hoping that with this complaint, we can end the nightmare that our vice president has brought to the people,” said Rep. Percival Cendana, who gave the required endorsement of the complaint.
- The Guardian
Runaway Tesla crashes into three cars and drives off rooftop at Sydney shopping centre car park
NSW police say investigation into Saturday incident at Homebush DFO ongoing
- The Independent
Driver, 24, arrested weeks after mom of four was shot dead during road rage confrontation, cops say
Julie Marie Butcher, a mother of four, was shot in the head while driving on November 8