FBI says Islamic State group flag was recovered in vehicle used by attacker who killed at least 10 in New Orleans
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The TelegraphAssassination 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 Independent
Tattoo-covered Iranian pop star sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’
Underground musician was extradited from Istanbul to Iran in December 2023 and in detention since
- Evening Standard
Horror as woman attacked in alley after being followed off London bus
Police are searching for a male suspect who assaulted the 19-year-old woman on Berkley Avenue in Waltham Cross
- The Independent
Passenger clings onto outside of 175mph German train after doors shut him out on cigarette break
The man held on for almost 20 miles as the train sped at 175mph
- Fortune
A Chinese actor’s kidnapping reignites fears over travelling to Southeast Asia, and renews concerns over scam centers run by criminal gangs
Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.
- CNN
They were sentenced to death. But they don’t want President Biden’s commutation to life in prison
Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting their sentences to life in prison without parole, as they seek to appeal their cases and prove their claims of innocence.
- AFP News
A mug shot and a solitary cell for S. Korea's impeached president
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said on Monday.The suspended leader, whose powers have been transferred to an acting president but who remains sitting head of state, also had his mug shot taken and underwent physical examination like his fellow inmates.
- The Independent
340-pound woman sentenced to prison for killing her foster son by sitting on him for ‘acting up’
Jennifer Lee Wilson, 48, has been sentenced to six years in prison after the death of Dakota Levi Stevens
- 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.
- BBC
Life in jail for Indian man convicted of doctor's rape and murder
The crime sparked widespread anger and fears over the safety of healthcare workers in India.
- People
Woman, 34, Seriously Injured After Man Allegedly Sets Her on Fire Following 'Altercation': Police
A 36-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following the incident on Saturday, Jan. 18, in Queensland, Australia, Police confirmed
- Reuters
South Korea's Yoon to attend impeachment trial for the first time
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is due to attend on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where the detained leader may get a chance to argue his case or answer questions over his short-lived bid to impose martial law. Yoon has been incarcerated since last week under a separate criminal investigation into whether he led an insurrection by seeking to impose martial law in early December, which shocked the nation and was overturned within hours by parliament. His lawyers have said Yoon will appear on Tuesday at the Constitutional Court, which is reviewing an impeachment motion that accused him of violating his constitutional duty.
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Bus attack victim, 14, stabbed by youths ‘almost instantaneously’, court told
Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times as he travelled home on a bus through Woolwich, south-east London, on January 7.
- People
California Woman Sentenced in Connection with Shooting Death of Teen After Halloween Party
Jessica Quintanilla was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 killing of 19-year-old Leilani Marie Beauchamp in November
- BBC
Man arrested over stabbing of Bollywood actor
Police say the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen staying illegally in India, which he denies.
- Associated Press
South Korea's impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot
Hours after South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month. Yoon was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. Yoon’s arrest could mark the beginning of an extended period in custody, lasting months or more.
- BBC
Father stopped Southport killer from going to former school a week before attack
The 18-year-old was known for having a fascination with violence and despotic figures including Hitler.
- LA Times
He pulled up to Palisades fire with a fire engine and an offer to help. It was fake, authorities say
Officials say a man who tried to enter the Palisades fire zone claiming to be a volunteer firefighter was a convicted arsonist in a decommissioned fire truck.
- Reuters
Suspected Bangladeshi arrested in stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan
A man thought to be a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India's financial capital Mumbai on Sunday and is considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, police said. Thursday's attack on Khan, one of India's most bankable stars, shocked the nation's film industry and Mumbai residents, with many calling for better policing and security. "Primary evidence suggests that the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen and after entering India illegally he changed his name," Dixit Gedam, a deputy commissioner of police, told a press conference.
- The Independent
Utah men arrested in shooting death of teen thought girls were ‘stalking’ them
Four men were arrested in connection to the shooting death of a 17-year-old driver