Former Hong Kong prison officer jailed for 3 years over brutal attack on inmate
Tam Lik-chung repeatedly assaulted the victim with a stick at Pik Uk Prison in 2023, causing the inmate to suffer from rectal bleeding
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Thai justice system under fire after freed criminal confesses to killing 5
The suspected ringleader behind the murders of two Russian siblings and a Thai family was released just seven weeks before the first crime
· Aidan Jones
Thai justice system under fire after freed criminal confesses to killing 5
The suspected ringleader behind the murders of two Russian siblings and a Thai family was released just seven weeks before the first crime
· Aidan Jones
Liberal powerbrokers left phones in car to avoid tracing before discussing corruption probe, Icac hears
Watchdog begins second of eight weeks of hearings, investigating branch stacking allegations in the NSW Liberal party
· Penry Buckley
Honeymooning Chinese policeman and wife save family of 5 from teetering car on slope edge
Jiangsu Police department where Fan works commends him, praising his heroism as a true reflection of the People’s Police
· Fran Lu
Honeymooning Chinese policeman and wife save family of 5 from teetering car on slope edge
Jiangsu Police department where Fan works commends him, praising his heroism as a true reflection of the People’s Police
· Fran Lu
Alan Jones allegedly gifted cash and car to teenager he kissed after commenting on sprinter’s penis, trial hears
Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty
· Amanda Meade
'I did my first book signing in a police custody suite'
Steve Cavanagh said misdirection, distraction, persuasion and manipulation are transferrable skills between conmen and lawyers
· Bbcnews
Past sex offense blocks executive’s entry despite W34b Jeju investment
South Korea can deny entry to a foreign businessperson on public safety grounds despite the economic benefits they may bring, a court has ruled.
· Lee Seung-ku
'Winter is coming': Ukraine fears its toughest test since Russia's full-scale invasion
Ukrainian officials, drone executives and national security experts are bracing for another extremely difficult winter, fearing that a Russian assault on energy infrastructure could pose the toughest challenge of the war yet.
· Sam Meredith
Ralph Carr, entertainment industry and AFL figure, revealed as Melbourne businessman guilty of raping former staffer
Suppression order lifted over 66-year-old, who also goes by Ralph Carnovale-Carr, after he was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault
· Nino Bucci, Steph Harmon
Queensland 'actively pursuing' allowing police to collect child suspect DNA
Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 2:12pm
· Jessica Black
Massachusetts mom's murder trial enters 2nd week
A jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial was scheduled to visit the family’s Massachusetts home Friday, where prosecutors allege Clancy killed her three children. (AP Video shot by Rodrique Ngowi)
Alan Jones, former Australian radio broadcaster, faces trial on sex charges
Former Australian rugby coach and broadcaster Alan Jones, center, arrives at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Australia Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
Sandiganbayan justice cites evidentiary gaps in concurring opinion backing bail grant to Revilla
MANILA, Philippines — Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Ronald Moreno said the prosecution failed to present strong evidence directly linking former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. to the alleged conspiracy in the controversial Pandi, Bulacan flood control project, citing significant evidentiary gaps in a separate concurrin…
· Franco Jose C. Baroña
[EDITORIAL] Impartial justice — ‘yan ang sinagasaan ng ‘trolling’ ni Pia Cayetano
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· Lilibeth Frondoso
PNP: No election-related incidents yet in BARMM polls
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) maintained that no incidents have yet been recorded related to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections.
· Jason Sigales
Navy conducts 1st undersea mine-sweeping trial using 'AI officer,' unmanned vessels
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Navy said Monday it carried out its first mine-sweeping trial using artificial intelligence (AI) technology and unmanned vessels, as it seeks to advance its future maritime operational capabilities.
· Kim Seung-yeon
Man found in cardiac arrest after being swept into Han River floodgate
Deadly water accidents recur amid sweltering summer heat
· Choi Jae-hee
Commuters, police officer’s rescue at a Seoul subway station goes viral
Surveillance footage from Wangsimni subway station in Seoul has gone viral, showing commuters and an off-duty police officer collaborating to assist a man who collapsed during the morning rush hour.
· Song Seung-hyun
‘A completely new person’: can surgery help Alzheimer’s patients regain basic skills?
Researchers conducting clinical trial for operation that drains abnormal build-up of two protein types in brain
· Emily Hung
Can this surgery help Alzheimer’s patients?
Researchers conducting clinical trial for operation that drains abnormal build-up of two protein types in brain
· Emily Hung
What does Riad Salameh's arrest mean for Lebanon? | The National
For most people, a trip to the bank is nothing remarkable. For millions of Lebanese, it can be an ordeal. According to the World Bank, the country’s banking sector is insolvent. Capital controls, restrictions on international transfers and customers’ inability to get their savings back have led many Lebanese to take…
· The National Editorial
Suicide bomber strikes rally in Pakistan, killing at least 14
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, mostly civilians and police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said.
· Yonhap
Sabalenka aims to bounce back in Toronto after Wimbledon disappointment
TORONTO, Canada — Aryna Sabalenka's world number one ranking will be on the line at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto, where the Belarusian star aims to extend her hard court dominance in the build up to her US Open title defense.
· Agence France-Presse
Catholic Schools NSW paid $135k salary for Liberal factional work, ICAC told
A key member of the right-wing religious group the Reformers moaned that Robert Assaf was paid a $135,000 salary at Catholic Schools NSW to do factional Liberal Party work, text messages shown to a corruption hearing have revealed.
· Alexandra Smith, Jessica McSweeney
Judge clarifies NCAA eligibility order, which could blunt its impact on new '5 for 5' rule
Footballs rest on the field in the second half of an NCAA college football game Nov. 28, 2020, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
· Eddie Pells
Malaysian boy to go on trial for allegedly murdering girl in school
Watch: Malaysian boy goes on trial for allegedly murdering girl at school
· Bbcnews
[OPINION] Acquitted before the evidence
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· Glenda Gloria
At least five Al Fayed survivors confirmed as modern slavery victims
Hundreds of women have accused Al Fayed of rape, sexual assault and trafficking
· Bbcnews
Murder charges after man found dead at Australind bus stop
Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 10:54am
· Neve Brissenden
The Papers: Police warn on early release and 'le rip-off'
A range of stories feature on Monday's front pages. "Police warn early release will force patrol cuts," reads the headline of the Daily Telegraph. It reports a senior officer is suggesting there will be fewer neighbourhood officers as the government's early release of some inmates in England and Wales creates extra …
· Bbcnews
Capital One cites money laundering review in Trump-related suit
Capital One Financial said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an internal review by the bank’s anti-money laundering team.
· Erik Larson
LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte | Aug. 3, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — On the 11th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the prosecution will present Roderick Wamil, former state auditor of the Commission on Audit’s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO), whose testimony centers on the government’s audit procedures for confi…
· INQUIRER.net
Alan Jones arrives at court for first day of long-awaited trial
Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 9:49am
WA news LIVE: Two men charged with murder over Australind death
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Police, protesters descend on One Nation fundraiser in Hawthorn East
A substantial police presence has greeted protesters seeking to express their dissatisfaction with Pauline Hanson at a One Nation party fundraiser, just hours after the party unveiled its upper house candidates for the upcoming Victorian election.
· Chip Le Grand, Angus Delaney, Alexander Darling
Alan Jones indecent assault trial live updates: former broadcaster to face four months of hearings in Sydney court
Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges, all of which 85-year-old has denied and pleaded not guilty to
· Jordyn Beazley
Alan Jones trial live updates: Former 2GB broadcaster on trial for indecent assault, sexual touching
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· Michaela Whitbourn, Clare Sibthorpe
Sudan army drone attack on Darfur kills 35, rights group says
At least 35 people were killed, and several others wounded, when Sudanese army drones struck a traditional court in western Darfur, a rights group has said.
· Al Jazeera
WA watchdog probes police interactions with Virginia Giuffre
Western Australia’s government watchdog is investigating whether police acted appropriately in their dealings with Virginia Giuffre before her death last April.
· Carla Hildebrandt, Melissa Fyfe
Suspect in Idaho restaurant shooting died of self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
Twin Falls police chief believes Chad Williams, 24, was alone in Saturday attack that killed three people
· Marina Dunbar
Idaho shooting suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot wound — police
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said Sunday, crediting an off-duty officer and a citizen with firing shots that diverted him.
· Associated Press
U.K.’s Burnham pledges ‘relentless’ focus on illegal migration
The U.K. government has more than doubled the number of crime agency officers deployed to combat human smuggling in the past 18 months as it steps up efforts to stop the gangs behind illegal migration.
· Philip Aldrick
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug .3)
A country where a woman on drugs crawls the streets: A woman's meth-related arrest near Suwon Station underscores the rising rate of drug-related crimes in Korea and concerns over weakened enforcement
· Choi Kyong-ae
Asylum-fraud crackdown is another key step in fixing the US immigration system
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Palestinian ‘doctor of the poor’ says he faces abuse, medical neglect in Israeli prison
Dr Mazen Rantisi, a 71-year-old Palestinian physician popularly described as the “doctor of the poor”, says he has suffered physical abuse and medical neglect since Israeli authorities detained him more than a month ago, Haaretz reported on Sunday.
· Middleeasteye
Alan Jones to face court over sex abuse allegations
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NSW council to give staff 52 long weekends a year under four-day trial
Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 6:34am
· Nicola Ceccato
US representative Marcy Kaptur taken to hospital after car crash
Toledo police say Ohio Democrat is active and alert after two-vehicle hit-and-run collision on Sunday
· Reuters