Japanese court finds 88-year-old man not guilty in retrial for murder after decades on death row, NHK says
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese court finds 88-year-old man not guilty in retrial for murder after decades on death row, NHK says.
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One of the suspect's daughters escaped their home and reported him to police, per local authorities
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Indonesia arrests a suspect wanted by China for running a $14 billion investment scam
Indonesia's immigration officers on the tourist island of Bali have arrested a Chinese suspect sought by Beijing for helping run over $14 billion investment scam to clients in China, officials said Thursday. The 39-year-old man, identified only by his initial, LQ, was arrested on Oct. 1, when an immigration auto-gate in Bali’s Ngurah Rai international airport denied him departure for Singapore.
- Bloomberg
Malaysia commutes death sentence of Najib’s former bodyguard
Malaysia has commuted the death sentence of an ex-police guard of former premier Najib Razak, after the Southeast Asian country changed its law on capital punishment.
- People
A Passerby Thought He'd Found 2 Mannequins. It Turned Out to Be Slain 7-Year-Old and Her Mother
Kirkland Warren, 28, previously pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated murder and second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Meshay Melendez, 27, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, 7
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Man who pushed stranger onto Tube tracks jailed for life for attempted murder
A judge said the attack would ‘strike fear into every traveller on the Underground’.
- Sky News
New Zealand's defence minister hits out at 'armchair admirals' criticising female captain of sunk ship HMNZS Manawanui
New Zealand's defence minister has hit out at "armchair admirals" who have criticised the female captain of one of the country's naval ships that sank last week. HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist diving and ocean imaging ship, got into difficulties off the Samoan island of Upolu while surveying a reef on Saturday night, local time. All 75 people on board escaped on lifeboats and were rescued early on Sunday, New Zealand's Defence Force said.
- BuzzFeed
Americans Are Naming The US States They'd Rather Avoid, And You Might Not Like What They Have To Say About Yours
"I call it the dead dog state."
- The Independent
A woman’s search for her sister led to the arrest of their father. She sat down with him to ask him what happened
Alissa Turney has been missing for more than two decades but her sister Sarah hasn’t given up her mission to get answers. Even if that means sitting down with the one and only suspect in the case – their father. Andrea Cavallier reports
- The Daily Beast
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Mom Heckled as She and His Kids Support Him in Court
Disgraced superstar rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs, 54, appeared in court Thursday in his sex-trafficking and racketeering case with his six of his children and elderly mother on hand to support him.Diddy has spent the last three weeks in a Brooklyn jail, but appeared in Manhattan court Thursday afternoon before district judge Arun Subramanian.The embattled rapper smiled as he entered the courtroom though a side door, greeting each of his lawyers with an embrace, Inner City Press reporte
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A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
A new mayor was sworn in Thursday in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office. The new mayor, Gustavo Alarcón, a doctor, had been elected as an alternate on the same ticket as deceased Mayor Alejandro Arcos in the June election. Arcos took office on Oct. 1 in the violence-wracked city of Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern state of Guerrero.
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AP PHOTOS: A look at life inside Paraguay's overcrowded prisons
Paraguay a few months ago launched an operation to address some of the many problems plaguing its prison system, including internal gang control, but one problem in particular has proven difficult to deal with: overcrowding. The South American nation has 18 prisons with a capacity for almost 10,000 inmates, but the current population exceeds 17,600, according to the latest figures provided by authorities which go until the end of 2023. A country of more than 6 million inhabitants, Paraguay is considered a regional drug trafficking hub.
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Racism against South Asians soars online with rise of Harris, Usha Vance
Racism against South Asians has skyrocketed over the last year, despite growing representation of the community through Vice President Harris and Usha Vance, the wife of Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). A recent report from Stop AAPI Hate found that the number of anti-South Asian slurs, slogans and phrases increased from nearly…
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British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with raping and choking a woman in Australia
A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was freed on bail when he appeared Thursday on several charges in a court in Perth, the west coast city where police allege his crimes were allegedly committed on Sept. 28.
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India holds state funeral for tycoon Ratan Tata
Thousands of people paid their last respects to one of India's most respected business leaders.
- CNN
‘Our dreams were falling down the mountain’: American and British climbers stranded in the Himalayas for three days
Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were perched high on the snowy face of a Himalayan mountain when disaster struck their quest to become the first to summit its peak.
- People
Babysitter's Dogs Maul Toddler, 1, to Death Despite Hero Girl, 13, Making 'Every Effort Possible' to Save Boy: Police
Jiryiah Johnson succumbed to serious injuries suffered in the attack
- People
K9 Who Took Bullet for Handler Retires from Indiana State Police After 8-Year Career
"We wish you a happy retirement filled with rest, belly rubs and lots of treats,” a dispatcher for the Indiana State Police told K9 Apache
- People
Caroline Calloway Speaks Out Following Hurricane Milton Backlash: 'I Know the Reasons I Decided to Stay' (Exclusive)
The influencer, 32, doubles down on her plans to remain at her beachfront Florida home during Hurricane Milton, despite living in a 'mandatory evacuation' zone
- The Independent
Daughter murdered parents ‘in cold blood’ and lived with bodies for years after hiding them in makeshift tombs
Virginia McCullough poisoned father John and fatally stabbed mother Lois before lying about their whereabouts and spending their money
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Indian business titan Ratan Tata dead at 86
Indian industrialist Ratan Tata, who is credited with transforming the Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate, has died at age 86, the company said late Wednesday."It is with a profound sense of loss that we bid farewell to Mr Ratan Naval Tata, a truly uncommon leader whose immeasurable contributions have shaped not only the Tata Group but also the very fabric of our nation," company chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran said in a statement.