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The incident took place at Sha Tin’s Shui Chuen O Estate. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong man arrested over throwing corrosive liquid at kindergarten gate

Police say no one hurt in the incident, with a 64-year-old man arrested in connection with the crime.

‘Hurry up’: Duterte says he is ready to face ICC in The Hague over drug war

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Hong Kong customs seizes 1.3 tonnes of meat, live crabs in smuggling crackdown

Massacres and a cartel war confront Mexico’s new president

Much of Mexico is contested by warring criminal groups that operate with near impunity.

The funeral of Roman Catholic priest Marcelo Perez, who was killed in San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico’s Chiapas state. Photo: AP

South Korea slaps travel ban on American live-streamer for ‘causing a commotion’

A convenience store worker reported Johnny Somali, real name Ramsey Khalid Ismael, to the police last month.

Trump’s hush money case paused by New York judge

Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule on Tuesday. Instead, he told Trump’s lawyers he would delay the ruling until November 19.

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Malaysia’s Sabah chief minister denies involvement in bribery scandal

Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor is being implicated as the ‘top leader’ in alleged attempts to bribe local elected representatives.

Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Haji Noor. Photo: Facebook

115 Hongkongers lose HK$22 million in a week in click farming scams

Police remind public to be wary of employment fraud schemes in which victims are baited with ‘commissions’ to boost online sales of products.

‘It was wrong’: New Zealand apologises to 200,000 victims of state, church abuse

Those exposed to ‘unimaginable’ abuse in state, foster and faith-based care over a 70-year period were disproportionately Maori.

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Haiti swears in new prime minister as airliner hit by gunfire

All flights in and out of Port-au-Prince airport halted after Spirit Airlines jet struck by gunfire, injuring flight attendant.

A Port-au-Prince-bound Spirit Airlines flight was forced to divert to the Dominican Republic after being struck by gunfire over Haiti’s capital on Monday. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS

Man shouting ‘I am Jesus Christ’ kills monk at Spanish monastery

Two others were injured in the rampage near Valencia. Spanish media said the attacker had psychiatric problems and a drug addiction.

Santo Espiritu del Monte monastery in the hills above Gilet, a village 30km north of Valencia, Spain. Photo: Google Maps

ICC chief prosecutor won’t step down during misconduct probe

The ICC’s top prosecutor, Karim Khan, said he welcomed the investigation and ‘the opportunity to engage in this process’.

Church of England leader Justin Welby urged to quit over abuse cover-up

Pressure on Welby follows a damning report which concluded the Church of England had covered up a serial abuse case.

Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine vandalised with kanji for ‘death’

It follows similar defacement incidents in June and August.

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Japanese Shinto priests attend a ritual at Yasukuni Shrine. Yasukuni has long been a source of diplomatic friction with China and other Asian countries because it honours Japan’s wartime leaders convicted as war criminals in the post-World War II international tribunal. Photo: Reuters

UK ex-soldier facing spying charge escaped from prison by hiding under truck

He was broke out of prison by using a sling made out of trousers from the prison kitchen to tie himself to the underside of a catering truck.

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A wanted sign featuring an image of Daniel Abed Khalife, a former soldier who is suspected of terrorism offences, is displayed near Wandsworth prison in London in 2023. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong court awards HK$446,000 to police inspector assaulted in 2019 protest

Judge orders social worker Yau Chi-lok to compensate officer Tsang Chi-on for the ‘highly contemptuous’ attack.

In India, trial starts over rape and murder of Kolkata doctor

Charges were drawn up last week, while the man arrested said he was ‘completely innocent’ and was being framed.

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Malaysians split over home detention plan for prisoners – leniency gone too far?

The government has also dismissed speculations that the plan is linked to jailed ex-prime minister Najib Razak.

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The entrance of Sungai Buloh Prison, in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Photo: EPA-EFE

Singapore man charged with stabbing Catholic priest in mouth during mass

Basnayake Keith Spencer, 37, is accused of stabbing the parish priest during Saturday evening mass at St Joseph’s Church.

New bullying row engulfs scandal-mired Malaysian military varsity

The latest case involves a first-year student who required hospital treatment for fractures to ribs and spine after being beaten by a senior.

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Shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama leaves 1 dead, 16 injured

Authorities arrested a 25-year-old man after the shooting at the historically black university during homecoming weekend.

Police at the scene of the shooting. Photo: WSFA via AP

Haiti replaces PM, marking more turmoil in democratic transition process

Alix Didier Fils-Aime replaces Garry Conille, who had been the acting prime minister since June.

Haiti’s transitional council has moved to replace Prime Minister Garry Conille. Photo: Reuters

Gunmen open fire in bar in central Mexico, killing 10 and injuring 13

At least one person was arrested following the deadly attack in a bar in downtown Santiago de Queretaro.

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men on suspicion of murder over ‘eye contact’

Preliminary investigations suggest suspects did not know victim and triad activities not involved, police say.

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Meet Richard Spencer, the alt-right poster boy who endorsed Kamala Harris

Spencer, who is banned from the Schengen Area in Europe, was a staunch Trump supporter who believes in a white ethno-state, but thought Harris would be the ‘best manager of the American empire’.

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White nationalist Richard Spencer, who popularised the term “alt-right”, surprised many when he endorsed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris before the election. Photo: Getty Images

Priest stabbed during mass in Singapore, attacker arrested

Police said they did not think the attack was an attack of terrorism, while the priest was sent to hospital in ‘stable condition’.

A view of the skyline in Singapore. Photo: Reuters

Croatia arrests 4 over attack on foreign workers

Labourers from Nepal, India, the Philippines and elsewhere have filled tens of thousands of jobs in construction and tourism.

Hong Kong police arrest 3, seize HK$2.2 million of crack and cocaine

Two men, 23 and 30, and one woman, 23, were detained outside village house allegedly used as drug manufacturing site.

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Crime news including the latest on murder cases, the hunt for serial killers, triads, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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