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Donald Trump rallies supporters from The Ellipse near the White House in Washington on January 6, 2021. Photo: AFP

Breaking | US prosecutors ask judge to dismiss 2020 election subversion case against Trump

Prosecutors cite Justice Dept policy against prosecuting sitting presidents; Judge Tanya Chutkan must approve dismissal request from prosecutors.

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Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested in raid on Hong Kong restaurant illegally streaming Liverpool game

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Courtney Burgess, the Diddy witness who calls him ‘Lucifer’?

25 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

Outcry after Malaysian state issues public caning order under sharia law

Malaysia operates parallel civil and sharia legal systems, but critics argue authorities should not dictate people’s lives.

25 Nov 2024 - 1:25PM

Muslims prepare to offer Friday prayers at the Jameh Masjid (mosque) in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia operates parallel civil and sharia legal systems, with sharia law imposing an additional set of rules on Muslims. Photo: AFP

UK government to create new spiking criminal offence

UK takes aim at drink-spiking, alongside a worrying new phenomenon of needle spiking.

25 Nov 2024 - 9:29AM

UAE arrests 3 suspects in killing of Israeli rabbi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel will ‘seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death’.

25 Nov 2024 - 10:13AM

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Crime in Hong Kong

2 Hong Kong men arrested for allegedly flying drones near visiting PLA warship

Police said two men, aged 35 and 18, were arrested at the China Merchants Wharf pier where amphibious assault ship Hainan is docked.

24 Nov 2024 - 6:30PM

The Hainan is docked at China Merchants Wharf pier in Kennedy Town. Photo: Eugene Lee

1 dead, 3 police wounded in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan

Authorities said investigations were ongoing and come amid tensions over Israel’s war in Gaza and Lebanon.

24 Nov 2024 - 2:47PM

French father sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping teenage daughter

The man also had ‘total control’ over the victim and offered her up to strangers for sex.

23 Nov 2024 - 1:05PM

2 men convicted after Indian family froze to death at Canada-US border

Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand took part in a scheme to bring Jagdish Patel, his wife and 2 children into the US during a blizzard.

23 Nov 2024 - 3:41AM

Jagdish and Vaishaliben Patel, are seen with their children, Dharmik, 3, and Vihangi, 11. Photo: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Manitoba via TNS

Sentencing in Trump hush money case delayed indefinitely

Judge Juan Merchan also gave the US president-elect permission to try to have his conviction on 34 felony counts thrown out.

23 Nov 2024 - 1:54AMvideocam

Donald Trump smiles at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6. Photo: AP

How US indictment of Adani could affect India’s Modi and ruling BJP

The bribery scandal could cast a shadow over coming state elections and be used as political fodder for opposition parties, analysts note.

22 Nov 2024 - 5:30PM

Singapore executes third drug trafficker in a week as UN urges end to hangings

Rosman Abdullah’s execution was the eighth this year in the city state, seven for drug trafficking and one for murder.

22 Nov 2024 - 12:54PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Female skeleton found in park in southern Hong Kong

Remains of woman located on slope near basketball court in Ap Lei Chau Park in Aberdeen, police reveal.

22 Nov 2024 - 2:31PM

The skeleton was found in Ap Lei Chau Park. Photo: Google Maps

Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai says some violence ‘inevitable’ in Hong Kong protests – as it happened

Ex-media boss denies encouraging violence or glorifying ‘valiant’ faction, instead wanted restraint by some protesters.

22 Nov 2024 - 7:38PM

An artist sketch of Jimmy Lai in court on Friday. Illustration: SCMP

Sexual harassment and assault

Police report details assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump’s defence chief pick

A woman filed a sexual assault complaint in 2017 against Pete Hegseth, who has denied the allegations.

22 Nov 2024 - 10:10AMvideocam

Trump names new pick for attorney general as Matt Gaetz drops out

Pam Bondi nomination follows withdrawal of nominee Matt Gaetz amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations.

22 Nov 2024 - 10:52AM

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Crime in Hong Kong

Woman arrested after red paint splashed at government headquarters in Hong Kong

Police arrest unemployed woman in Tai Kok Tsui and say they believe she acted alone, motivated by personal emotional and family issues.

21 Nov 2024 - 11:45PM

Security personnel discovered the paint splashed near a flower bed at an entrance of the headquarters close to Harcourt Road on Wednesday morning. Photo: Handout

Mohamed Al-Fayed

Who is Mohamed al-Fayed’s brother Salah, who’s also been accused of assault?

The BBC documentary alleging sexual assault by Mohamed al-Fayed – and possible connivance by Harrods – has prompted further accusations, including against his younger brother Salah.

21 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

‘Cyanide serial killer’ sentenced to death in Thailand

21 Nov 2024 - 4:02PM

Tokyo police seek arrest of Chinese teenager over shrine ‘toilet’ graffiti

The suspect, who also faces a charge of desecration of a place of worship, has already left Japan for Hong Kong.

21 Nov 2024 - 2:15PMvideocam

People pray at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. Photo: AP

US soldier investigated for punching and breaking South Korean teen’s jaw

A plastic surgeon told the victim’s father that he had ‘never seen bones damaged to this extent from a punch’.

21 Nov 2024 - 10:07AM

US soldiers watch an aerobatic performance in Pyeongtaek. A South Korean teenager’s jaw was broken in an assault by an American sergeant last week. Photo: AFP

US charges India’s Gautam Adani, one of world’s richest people, with bribery

The billionaire and 7 others are accused of agreeing to pay US$265 million to Indian officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts.

22 Nov 2024 - 12:52AM

Archegos’ Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud

Hwang’s family-owned hedge fund was at the centre of a market manipulation scheme said to have cost global investment banks billions of dollars.

21 Nov 2024 - 10:29AM

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Gary Wang spared prison time over FTX fraud

Wang cooperated with the prosecution and testified in the trial that led to Bankman-Fried’s conviction on fraud and other charges.

21 Nov 2024 - 1:48AMvideocam

Former FTX executive Gary Wang attends his sentencing on fraud charges in New York on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Thailand sentences alleged cyanide serial killer to death

The woman, who faces 13 more murder trials, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with cyanide.

21 Nov 2024 - 4:05PMvideocam

The mother of Siriporn Kanwong holds a picture of her daughter while talking to the media outside the Criminal Court in Bangkok. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘A good decision’: Singapore proposes unprecedented anti-scam powers for police

Singapore could be the first country to implement legislation allowing authorities to control individual bank accounts to protect people from scams.

20 Nov 2024 - 3:17PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Bodies burned in streets after Haiti police, civilians kill 28 suspected gang members

Grisly scenes in Haiti’s capital as residents stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack.

20 Nov 2024 - 11:34AM

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9 September, 2024

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