‘Savage abuse’: Hong Kong mother gets 22 years for starving boy, 5, to death
Madam Justice Susana D’Almada Remedios says 37-year-old mother committed worst form of child cruelty, causing son to die of starvation in September 2022
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Newest first · UTC+11:00‘Savage abuse’: Hong Kong mother gets 22 years for starving boy, 5, to death
Madam Justice Susana D’Almada Remedios says 37-year-old mother committed worst form of child cruelty, causing son to die of starvation in September 2022
· Fiona Chow
Malaysia vows to tighten airport security after pilot’s drug arrest in Indonesia
The Malaysian pilot passed through several layers of checks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport before his departure to Jakarta
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Malaysia vows to tighten airport security after pilot’s drug arrest in Indonesia
The Malaysian pilot passed through several layers of checks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport before his departure to Jakarta
· Bloomberg
Israeli army launches large-scale assault in East Jerusalem refugee camp
Israeli forces launched a large-scale operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday.
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Israeli army launches large-scale assault in East Jerusalem refugee camp
Israeli forces launched a large-scale operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday.
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Specialist police sent to address problems in remote WA town
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Malaysian police investigate how pilot moved drugs past 4 layers of airport checks | South China Morning Post
A Malaysian airport security screener will be summoned for questioning after the Malaysia Airlines pilot was arrested in Jakarta for allegedly carrying 70,000 Ecstasy pills.
Lee stresses addressing public concerns over exclusive police investigative authority
President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday stressed the need to address public concerns over police's investigative capabilities after a recent legal revision abolished prosecutors' authority to conduct investigations, leaving it solely with the police.
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Lee stresses addressing public concerns over exclusive police investigative authority
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday stressed the need to address public concerns over police's investigative capabilities after a recent legal revision abolished prosecutors' authority to conduct investigations, leaving it solely with the police.
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Afghan migrant suspected in killing Scottish aid worker, stuffing body in suitcase appears in court
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Police treating alleged firebombing as act of terror
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Man arrested for dangerous driving as woman jumps clear of swerving van
Video of near miss outside Temple Mall North in Wong Tai Sin prompts Hong Kong police to apprehend 37-year-old driver
· Jess Ma
Man arrested for dangerous driving as woman jumps clear of swerving van
Video of near miss outside Temple Mall North in Wong Tai Sin prompts Hong Kong police to apprehend 37-year-old driver
· Jess Ma
Murder accused to remain in custody as lawyers struggle to find suitable bail location
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Public outrage after Chinese woman gets just 3 years jail for abducting baby 35 years ago
Court rules Wang committed child abduction rather than profitable trafficking, resulting in a lenient sentence
· Alice Yan
Public outrage after Chinese woman jailed 3 years for baby kidnapping 35 years ago
Court rules Wang committed child abduction rather than profitable trafficking, resulting in a lenient sentence
· Alice Yan
James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions.
Texas state Rep. James Talarico voted in five elections using his parents’ address after purchasing a home for himself nearby, a practice that may have violated state voting laws, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.
· Kayla Guo and Zach Despart
WATCH: OVP submitted no official receipts to support use of confidential funds — COA auditor
The Office of the Vice President, or OVP, submitted only acknowledgment receipts — not official receipts or sales invoices. This was stated by State Auditor Roderick Wamil during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The acknowledgment receipts were submitted to support the OVP's purchases charged to…
· The Manila Times
Trump administration has refunded 60% of $165bn taken in illegal tariffs
Government has so far returned $100bn to companies from levies that US supreme court struck down
· Lauren Almeida
Case ‘closed’: A-G rejects criticism of DPP after advice from top silk
The NSW attorney-general has rejected findings that the state’s top prosecutor authorised her office to pitch a negative story about a sitting judge to the media, declaring the matter “closed” after receiving legal advice that a controversial report was flawed.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Greek police escort suspect in suitcase murder case of Elisabeth Ross
A car carrying an Afghan man accused of killing Scottish woman Elisabeth Jane Ross enters the courthouse for a court appearance in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
SC junks Duterte, Torreon petitions vs House impeachment proceedings
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In the Public Square: Surveying partisanship
The first impeachment trial of a sitting vice president who happens to be the leading candidate for the presidency is taking place in a polarized country with a fragmented media landscape.
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Atlanta mom Cassandra Barksdale misdiagnosed with aggressive cancer, underwent full hysterectomy after lab mix-up: lawsuit
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· Chris Bradford
Dustin Martin is done with rapist Ralph Carr, but their property interests aren’t so easily severed
Veteran artist and sports manager Ralph Carr, a convicted rapist, financially re-engineered key assets in his co-owned $16 million-plus property portfolio as his trial unfolded in July.
· Christine Lacy
Hong Kong fatal traffic accidents rise 44% in first half of 2026, with 63 dead
Many cases involved elderly victims and older drivers, police say, while calling for tighter health requirements for motorists
· Leopold Chen
Hong Kong fatal traffic accidents rise 44% in first half of 2026, with 63 dead
Many cases involved elderly victims and older drivers, police say, while calling for tighter health requirements for motorists
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Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release
Police officer Andrew Harper suffered fatal injuries while on duty in 2019
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Home affairs minister cancels major speech after migration police tussle
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Reduced sentence for Emma Lovell’s killer quashed by High Court
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Disability support worker charged with murder of half-brother
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Police confirm 'no surviving occupants' after ute, car engulfed in flames
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Grieving dad of NY kids killed in grandma, mom’s murder-suicide, says murderers deserve ‘special place in hell’
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· Chris Bradford
FACT CHECK: ‘News’ graphic listing confidential fund recipients from VP Sara trial is fake
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Perrottet's brother admits factional work while employed by MP
Wed 5 Aug 2026 at 5:57pm
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SC dismisses Sara Duterte impeachment petitions as moot, issues Protection Writs for rights advocates
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed petitions filed by Vice President Sara Duterte and lawyer Israelito P. Torreon seeking to halt the impeachment proceedings at the House of Representatives, ruling that the challenges had become moot after the Articles of Impeachment were transmitted…
· William B. Depasupil
Police investigate flying object near Leipzig/Halle Airport, flights diverted
FILE -A Qatar Airways plane takes off from Leipzig/Halle Airport, July 18, 2025, Saxony, Schkeuditz. (Jan Woitas/dpa/dpa via AP, File)
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, charged with organizing the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, is on trial
LAS VEGAS — The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur is scheduled to go to trial Monday, almost 30 years after the fatal drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
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Supreme Court's full bench to rule on ex-PM, ex-interior minister's insurrection charges
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court said Wednesday its full bench will rule on the insurrection trials of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, citing the gravity of the cases.
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Jericho man preaching 'destruction to Zionists', support for Hamas arrested in nightime raid
Israel Police, in coordination with the IDF, arrested a suspect in Jericho overnight on Wednesday for allegedly publishing incitement and indicating support for Hamas on social media.
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WATCH: Remulla denies Dela Rosa arrest
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Aug. 5, 2026 denies the arrest of Sen. Bato dela Rosa, dismissing it as 'fake news.'
· The Manila Times
Man charged over death of nine-year-old girl on industrial estate
Police were called to reports of a child being injured while camping in Arbroath
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Gold Coast pub assault victim in coma as accused refused bail
Wed 5 Aug 2026 at 5:38pm
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Afghan boxer appears in court in connection with death of Scottish woman
Sharif Ahmadzai leaving court after the hearing
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Labor MP Luke Gosling set to be prosecuted for assault by Commonwealth DPP
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Alan Jones fusses and frowns as blockbuster trial is shrouded in secrecy
Alan Belford Jones stares straight ahead as the man he might once have loved appears supersized on giant screens on either side of the courtroom. The former broadcaster is bright as a parrot in his sky-blue jacket, and his beady eyes are mutinous.
· Harriet Alexander
FACT CHECK: Bato dela Rosa not yet arrested; online posts misuse old video
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New Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan justices named
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named Deputy Secretary Ronald Chua from the Commission on Appointments as the new Sandiganbayan Justice, according to Manila Times sources.
· The Manila Times