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

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.

Sentencing in Trump hush money case delayed indefinitely

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

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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.

People protest against the death penalty in Singapore in 2022. Photo: AFP

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.

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.

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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.

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Defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth speaks with the media in Washington. Photo: Reuters

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.

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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.

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.

Nancy Reagan, the wife of former US President Ronald Reagan, with Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed and his brother Salah in 1989. Photo: Getty Images

‘Cyanide serial killer’ sentenced to death in Thailand

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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.

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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’.

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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.

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Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani speaks at the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai in November 2022. Photo: AFP

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.

Bill Hwang, founder and head of private investment firm Archegos Capital Management, arrives for his sentencing hearing in New York on Wedneday. Photo: AFP

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.

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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.

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‘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.

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Singapore has introduced a number of measures in its crackdown on scams. Photo: Harvey Kong

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.

Lai wanted Trump to stop Hong Kong security law with ‘call to Xi’ – as it happened

Former media boss takes stand for first time in national security trial, outlining ties with US officials past and present as well as ex-Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen.

Trump’s hush money sentencing adjourned as judge weighs options after election

Justice Juan Merchan is considering how to proceed, with potential outcomes ranging from dismissal to a four-year delay.

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Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 18. Photo: Pool/TNS

45 Hong Kong activists jailed for 4 to 10 years over plot to topple government

Former legal scholar and ‘mastermind’ Benny Tai receives 10-year prison term.

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The defendants head back to jail in a prison vehicle. Photo: Sam Tsang

Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, 4 others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula

The alleged plot involved killing Lula and his vice-president, and installing an “Institutional Crisis Management Office” to manage the coup’s aftermath.

Driver held after children injured in car crash outside Chinese primary school

None of those injured when an SUV ploughed into a crowd outside the school in Hunan province are said to be in a life-threatening condition.

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Singapore ends pursuit of 15 laundering suspects who surrendered US$1.4 billion

Much of the illicit funds in the record money laundering scandal came from illegal gambling and unlicensed money lending in China.

Merlion Park. The suspects who agreed to forfeit assets have been barred from returning to Singapore, police said. Photo: Harvey Kong

‘Family destroyed’: children of French mass rape victim speak of heartbreak

Daughter believes she was also assaulted by her father, Dominique Pelicot, who has admitted drugging and raping his wife with dozens of men.

Caroline Darian, the daughter of Gisele Pelicot, talks to journalists during a break in the rape trial of her father Dominique Pelicot with 50 co-accused, at the courthouse in Avignon, France on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Deadly triple stabbing shocks New York City, suspect in custody

Investigators were working to understand what propelled the rampage, which happened at three locations within two-and-a-half hours.

Anger, pain in Turkey as ‘newborn deaths gang’ trial opens

Health workers go on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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