Life sentences for Hong Kong pair who suffocated man with tape in village temple
Defendants, aged 67 and 33, wrapped tape round victim’s head, stabbed him twice and then buried his body outside temple
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DR Congo court sentences 54 to death in final verdict on murder of UN experts
Nearly nine years after the killing of two United Nations experts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's High Military Court has delivered its final verdict. All 54 defendants charged in the murder of American investigator Michael Sharp and Swedish-Chilean expert Zaida Catalan have been sentenced to death.
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Supreme Court chief justice accepts election watchdog head's resignation amid ballot shortage controversy
The Supreme Court chief justice has accepted the resignation of the head of the country's election watchdog, sources said Monday, following an unprecedented shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in some areas of Seoul during last week's local elections.
· Yonhap
Supreme Court chief justice accepts election watchdog head's resignation amid ballot shortage controversy
SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court chief justice has accepted the resignation of the head of the country's election watchdog, sources said Monday, following an unprecedented shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in some areas of Seoul during last week's local elections.
· Kang Yoon-seung
4 jailed for rioting at Polytechnic University during 2019 unrest in Hong Kong
Male defendants jailed for up to 37 months for roles in clashes, with terms reduced for guilty pleas and delay in sentencing
· Brian Wong
4 jailed for rioting at Polytechnic University during 2019 unrest in Hong Kong
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· Brian Wong
(URGENT) Supreme Court chief justice accepts resignation of election watchdog head over ballot shortage fiasco
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· Kang Yoon-seung
Hong Kong woman, 86, falls to death while cleaning window in Discovery Bay
Security staff at Greendale Court in Greenvale Village discovered woman lying unconscious outside the building
· Danny Mok
Hong Kong woman, 86, falls to death while cleaning window in Discovery Bay
Security staff at Greendale Court in Greenvale Village discovered woman lying unconscious outside the building
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· Noah Trister
The $400m budget hole set to spread hiring squeeze to police ranks
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· Matt Dennien
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The Philippine National Police confirmed the arrest of contractor couple Curlee and Sarah Discaya over the alleged Bulacan ghost flood control project.
· The Manila Times
Nightclubs at risk of ‘disappearing forever’ in aftermath of crime wave
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· Gemma Grant, Isabel McMillan
Walz administration ignored fraud warnings as billions vanished, House oversight report alleges
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· Fox News
Police: Israeli teen hid ammunition, sought M-16 for Hamas-linked attack
An 18-year-old resident of northern Israel was indicted Monday for allegedly joining Hamas, trying to purchase an M-16 rifle, and planning to carry out a terrorist attack against an Israeli town near his home, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Israel Police said in a joint statement.
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WATCH: Trapped victims rescued after Jollibee restaurant collapse
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· The Manila Times
Six more due in court after Henry Nowak police protest
A further six men have been charged following a protest in Southampton over the murder of Henry Nowak.
· BBC News
Prosecutors seek 27-year sentence for suspect in murder of Hokkaido girl
ASAHIKAWA, HOKKAIDO – Prosecutors on Monday demanded a 27-year prison term for a woman suspected of killing a 17-year-old girl in Hokkaido in 2024.
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Special counsel seeks 2-yr prison term for ex-President Yoon in election law case
SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Monday sought a two-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for violating the election law in the lead-up to his presidential election in 2022.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Iran already has two nuclear weapons, does it have a third? - opinion
The most carefully chosen sentence in American foreign policy is the one Washington has repeated reflexively since the first night of this war. "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon."
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Japanese city closes 94 schools as hunt for stray bear enters third day
Residents of Utsunomiya have been urged to stay indoors as police and hunters track the animal, which was spotted inside a shopping arcade
· Agence France-Presse
Japanese city closes 94 schools as hunt for stray bear enters third day
Residents of Utsunomiya have been urged to stay indoors as police and hunters track the animal, which was spotted inside a shopping arcade
· Agence France-Presse
Teenager charged with 22 property crime offences across South Brisbane
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· Lee Seung-ku
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Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala put the disappointment of a first-round exit at the French Open behind her by securing her first grass court title at the Birmingham Open on Sunday.
· The National
Victims mourned 18 years after Akihabara stabbing incident
People mourned the victims of a 2008 indiscriminate stabbing incident in Tokyo’s Akihabara district on Monday, the 18th anniversary of the rampage that led to the deaths of seven people and injuries for 10 others.
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House prosecutors: No need to reply to VP Duterte's answer to impeachment articles
MANILA, Philippines — House of Representatives prosecutors for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte said they deemed it unnecessary to submit a reply to her response to the articles of impeachment against her.
· Reina C. Tolentino
Kim Soo-hyun lawsuits to resume after YouTuber's arrest
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· Lee Yoon-seo
Israeli man suspected of carrying out missions for Iranian intelligence
A Bat Yam man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of maintaining contact with Iranian intelligence officials and carrying out security-related missions for them, Israel Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said in a joint statement on Monday.
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Zaldy Co’s alleged ex-bodyguards retract claims vs Legarda but not Mark Villar
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Art Center Nabi reopens after relocation from SK headquarters
Media art museum founded by Roh Soh-young, ex-wife of SK chairman, still in court battle
· Park Yuna
‘Where’s Priscilla?’ Murder accused quizzed by friends
A man accused of murdering his American girlfriend gave different reasons for why she stopped going to gym classes, claiming she fled creditors or immigration enforcement, a jury has heard.
· Rex Martinich
Japanese city shuts down nearly 100 schools after unprecedented bear sighting
Police and hunters in Utsunomiya, 100km north of the capital, resume their search for animal that is not usually seen so close to Tokyo
· Gavin Blair
Queensland magistrate suppresses identity of man with ‘high public profile’ in extortion case
Media outlets argue man’s name should be made public and police acting to protect him from ‘embarrassment’
· Andrew Messenger
'Hidden cameras' captured Perth paediatrician's sexual offending, court hears
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· David Weber
Jai Wright's family found some accountability where most families find none
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. using Aaron Judge’s bat to homer in Yankees’ win come with key tweak to avoid injury
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· Greg Joyce
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Too many leaders have appeased the rightwing culture warriors. In the wake of the Henry Nowak rioting, the time for a push against toxicity and untruths is now
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NYPD cop appears to slam Knicks fan’s head into pole during arrest at Madison Square Garden watch party: video
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· Steven Vago
Alexander Zverev’s grand-slam breakthrough cannot remove black marks
In the summer of 2017, I sat with Alexander “Sascha” Zverev and his parents, Irina and Alexander Snr, in the leafy surrounds of Buckinghamshire’s Stoke Park – the exclusive venue for the Boodles grass-court exhibition.
· Simon Briggs
Federal arson trial begins for Palisades Fire suspect in California
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· Jaimie Ding
Driver sentenced to 2 1/2 yrs in prison over fatal truck crash at Bucheon market
BUCHEON, South Korea, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The driver of a truck that crashed into a crowd of people at a traditional market last year was sentenced to a prison term Monday.
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Lee says June 3 ballot shortages serious, but fraud not involved
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· Hwang Joo-young
Trump storms out of tense, rain-plagued NBC interview
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump lasted through probing questions about his Iran war strategy and repeated weather disruptions during an interview with US broadcaster NBC, but angrily stormed out when confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud.
· Agence France-Presse
Peru's Fujimori leads presidential runoff election
Peru's conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori has opened a lead over her leftist rival in a runoff election on Sunday, early results showed, after a campaign focused on crime and the country's socioeconomic divide.
· Yonhap