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SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have booked 32 individuals, with 13 of them in detention, for allegedly smuggling, distributing or administering etomidate, a sleep anesthetic newly classified as a narcotic six months ago.
An interview Clay Benjamin Hall gave to police was played in court. (Supplied: Instagram)
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(Clockwise from top left) James Jordon, Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Chad Warner and Isaac Heeney have been stood down. (ABC News/Getty Images)
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Hugo Diaz Knox died of a cocaine overdose while in police custody in 2022. (Contributed)
Michael Hoogvelt's (centre) matters were heard in Lismore District Court. (ABC North Coast: Hannah Ross)
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In an interview with the BBC, Travelodge chief executive Jo Boydell says she only became aware of the assault during the court case almost three years later
Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should fail while arguing for tougher sentence
Erin Patterson is appealing her murder conviction in the Court of Appeal. (Supplied: Anita Lester)
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Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in an investigation into an alleged sexual assault attempt on two women who were walking their dogs in Kooyong.
The Sydney Swans' key sponsors have spoken out about the players linked to a serious police investigation. (Getty Images: Darrian Traynor)
An ex-AFL player and a mystery man were partying with five Sydney Swans players in a hotel room where drugs were present before an alleged sexual assault occurred.
Lebanon has handed over an Assad-era general to Syria to face charges including murder and torture. It is the first time Beirut has sent a top military official from the former regime to Damascus to face trial since the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024.
Sydney court hears complainant was more than 40 years younger and far less powerful than the shock jock when he started working as his driver
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SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they plan to implement comprehensive suicide prevention measures across the police force to tackle the high rate of suicide among officers.
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China Evergrande Group's then-Chairman Hui Ka Yan attends a news conference on the property developer's annual results in Hong Kong in March 2017. © Reuters
JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have booked an officer over allegations he closed a missing person case without confirming the safety of the person who went missing on the southern island of Jeju.
Owner of 60kg dog accused of killing two pets and injuring another released on bail, as online petition urges authorities not to euthanise the animal
Owner of 60kg dog accused of killing two pets and injuring another released on bail, as online petition urges authorities not to euthanise the animal
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The cyber-fraud industry has flourished in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, with thousands of people trafficked into the industry. But even those who have managed to find a way out often cannot return home
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Hui Ka-yan given life sentence for ‘multiple combined crimes’ by court in Shenzhen
Hui Ka-yan given life sentence for ‘multiple combined crimes’ by court in Shenzhen
A woman walks by a map showing Evergrande development projects in China, as she heads to an Evergrande city plaza in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Mr Jones has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching. (ABC News: Jamie McKinnell)
Queensland’s inquiry into the CFMEU and construction sector has been shown police footage of a senior staff member from infrastructure giant BMD involved in a traffic stop with an alleged bikie gang official.
The trial judge who presided over the case of Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was ordered removed from the case as the defendant seeks a new trial and appeals his conviction.
When a foreign worker loses legal status because an employer fails to complete required procedures, the Ministry of Employment and Labor should give the worker another opportunity to obtain work authorization, South Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission said Thursday.
A personalised vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck reduced the recurrence of melanoma in a large, late-stage trial, raising expectations for treating the deadliest form of skin cancer and showing the promise of the embattled mRNA technology.
The Queensland government has settled its $66 million lawsuit with mining giant Fortescue, hoping to claw back public money spent on a failed hydrogen project in central Queensland.
The new laws would give police more powers for a key defence expo in October. (ABC News: Keane Bourke)
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A judge in Missouri ruled Wednesday that the state’s newly drawn congressional map could be used in the November elections, handing Republicans a win in a monthslong battle over redistricting.
Death cap mushroom killer Erin Patterson’s interest in picking and eating wild mushrooms was at the centre of her appeal on Thursday, after her legal team argued she was effectively forced to enter the witness box during her trial to explain why she had lied to police.
MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (Paocc) on Thursday defended its operations of the Sanjia Steel Corp. in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, which led to the arrest of Chinese citizens.
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Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach were both in the apartment complex where the actor went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this week, according to police reports.
The three Scots College students charged with aggravated sexual assault after allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in an eastern suburbs alley have been barred from Bondi Junction as part of their bail conditions.
A D.C. Superior Court judge signed arrest warrants on August 18, 2026, for six current and former members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District, accusing them of fraudulently claiming overtime and regular-duty hours they did not work in 2024. The warrants target Peter Sheldon, Frantz Fulcher, Thomas…
Lily Hooper, 18, went missing while hiking in Nattai National Park. (Supplied: NSW Police)
Lily Hooper, 18, went missing while hiking in Nattai National Park. (Supplied: NSW Police)