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SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The national football governing body announced Wednesday it will appeal a recent court ruling backing the sports ministry's demand for disciplinary action against its leader.
A suspected far-right extremist believed he was in a romantic relationship with the future Queen of the Netherlands when police foiled his sinister murder plot against the crown princess and her sister.
Nerol Doble died in hospital the day after the attack, as a result of burns to 90 per cent of her body. (Supplied: Facebook)
Dozens of firebombings and other targeted attacks have now been linked as Victoria Police grapple with an escalating crime spree.Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said the escalation in crimes targeting businesses included firebombings, arsons, home invasions, kidnappings and shootings.He said 34 incidents reported sinc…
Jeffrey Hunter KC (left), defence barrister for Senior Constable Ulrich Weiss, and David Jones KC (second from left), counsel for Senior Constable Andrew Couchman, leave the Cairns courthouse with solicitors. (ABC News: Conor Byrne)
Police dismantle barriers installed amid clashes over wartime sexual slavery memorial
Two Ohio brothers who posed as Middle Eastern royalty were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a series of fraud schemes totaling roughly $21 million, which prosecutors say were carried out with the help of a former East Cleveland mayoral aide.
An unknown individual set fire to a new cafe in Ramat Gan over the fact that the cafe is open on Saturdays, according to an N12 News report on Tuesday.
A local court on Wednesday ordered the local government and a construction company to compensate the family of a boy who drowned at a pool in 2023, citing faulty construction and inadequate safety management as contributing factors.
Daniel Marriott was sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
State’s attorney general petitions for overhaul of how Meta’s child safety protocol in second phase of landmark case
David Eldridge allegedly murdered his father, Robert Eldridge, on Christmas Day 2022. (ABC News)
MANILA, Philippines — Six out of 10 Filipinos continue to express trust and satisfaction with the Philippine National Police, according to an independent survey conducted by OCTA Research.
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A former high school teacher has pleaded guilty after holding a knife to a principal’s throat and then trying to stab him with that knife and another knife, telling a court he became “unbelievably angry” in the minutes before the frenzied attack.
Legco panel says warning aims to remind Judy Chan to be mindful of conduct and meet public expectations
Legco panel says warning aims to remind Judy Chan to be mindful of conduct and meet public expectations
Fresh DNA evidence in the killing of Chiara Poggi has brought a previously investigated suspect back under scrutiny, raising questions over the conviction
Late last month, the EU failed to suspend its trade agreement with Israel despite international pleas, including from UN human rights experts, to do so and despite an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the International Criminal Court.
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LA firefighters union chief Freddy Escobar didn’t set out to become the latest casualty in Mayor Karen Bass’s endless game of political self-preservation.
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Brodie Dewar arrives at court for a sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to assaulting a man in Kalamunda. (ABC News: David Weber)
Shin Jong-oh, who was found with severe injuries on the ground near the Seoul High Court, had a suicide note in his pocket, police say
Shin Jong-oh, who was found with severe injuries on the ground near the Seoul High Court, had a suicide note in his pocket, police say
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo speaks to reporters in Guatemala City, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
Two fifth graders visited a local police station on April 4 to deliver handwritten letters to officers, expressing admiration for the people who do the job they hope to have one day.
The jury in the trial of a Greyhound bus driver involved in a triple-fatal crash has retired. (Supplied: Farah Priela)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently argued that modern progressivism has abandoned the principles of equal natural rights in the Declaration of Independence in favor of a politics of state-managed grievance.
Suspect handed over to police after being caught by child’s father, but later released following identity check
SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- A senior judge, suspected of issuing preferential rulings in exchange for bribes from a lawyer he knew, has been referred to trial, the state anti-corruption investigation office said Wednesday.
Regulators no longer have to worry that Spirit Airlines might upset the air-travel market by merging with the wrong competitor.
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Seattle’s socialist Mayor Katie Wilson is facing fierce blowback on social media after a 77-year-old man was seen on video being beaten by two individuals in a crime that was captured by closed-circuit television cameras, a tool that Wilson has denounced in the past as something that makes the community feel unsafe …
Five major publishers – Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier and Cengage – and bestselling novelist Scott Turow have filed a class-action copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta and its founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg.
After his release from jail, the man was placed in indefinite immigration detention, only to be released after a critical High Court decision. (ABC News)
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference, accusing both of continuing to cash in on his name, image, and likeness without compensation.
Victoria’s peak anti-corruption agency and the Victorian Ombudsman have warned that investigations will be shelved and public sector maladministration left unchecked after the state government failed to adequately resource their work in Tuesday’s budget.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported no threats during the certificate of candidacy (COC) filing period for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections.
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LONDON, United Kingdom — London's Metropolitan Police on Wednesday announced the creation of a special unit to protect Jews following a spate of hate attacks amid growing antisemitism.
Late “Storage Wars” star Darrell Sheets’ cell phone is currently being analyzed amid claims he was cyberbullied before his tragic death.
Kim Aris says he has still not heard from his mother after she was transferred to house arrest last week
Kim Aris says he has still not heard from his mother after she was transferred to house arrest last week
Appellate court judge Shin Jong-o, who presided over the appeals trial that sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in prison, was found dead near the Seoul High Court in southern Seoul at around 1 a.m. Wednesday, eight days after delivering the ruling.
Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, looks on during the Mexico Open golf tournament awards ceremony in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
Police suspend ‘extensive’ six-day air and ground search in Nova Scotia, citing ‘no new information’
The presiding judge of former first lady Kim Keon Hee's appeals trial on corruption charges was found dead near a Seoul court early Wednesday, officials said.