Hong Kong adds spared Wang Fuk Court block to resettlement plan as most opt to sell
Wang Chi House was originally excluded from the government’s long-term resettlement proposals unveiled in February
· Jeffie Lam
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Hong Kong adds spared Wang Fuk Court block to resettlement plan as most opt to sell
Wang Chi House was originally excluded from the government’s long-term resettlement proposals unveiled in February
· Jeffie Lam
Woolworths broke its own rules intended to prevent price manipulation, court hears
The consumer watchdog’s landmark trial against the supermarket giant enters its second week of hearings in the federal court
· Catie Mcleod
Police probe Moon, health minister over COVID-19 vaccine complaint
South Korean police have launched an investigation into allegations that vaccines from batches linked to foreign-substance reports were improperly distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said Tuesday.
· Lim Jae-seong
Napolcom commends HPG team for rejecting P200K bribe in Pasay arrest
IN a strong affirmation of integrity in public service, the National Police Commission (Napolcom) commended the Southern District Highway Patrol Team of the Regional Highway Patrol Unit-NCR, PNP-Highway Patrol Group, for refusing a P200,000 bribe during an anti-carnapping operation in Pasay City on April 16, 2026. T…
· The Manila Times
Court orders partial cancellation of corporate taxes for Netflix Korea
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday ordered authorities to cancel 68.7 billion won (US$ 46.6 million) in taxes levied on the local unit of U.S. streaming giant Netflix.
· Yi Wonju
Taylor Swift: Trial of man accused of plotting to attack Vienna concert is set to begin
Austrian police officers watch a gathering of Taylor Swift fans in the city centre in Vienna on Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
· Philipp Jenne
Aaron Judge and Ben Rice match Yankees greats Mantle and Berra with powerful starts
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge and Ben Rice, right, celebrate Rice’s two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, April 27, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
· Stephen Hawkins
Twelve arrests, 15 attacks and no clear motive: police launch taskforce after Melbourne bars and restaurants firebombed
Police say kidnappings and shootings are believed to be linked to the spate of incidents at venues that began on 14 April
· Stephanie Convery
Police open investigation into Jaffa shooting involving M16 rifle
Israel Police opened an investigation into a shooting in Jaffa that targeted a 33-year-old man on Monday night, the police said on Tuesday morning.
· JAMES GENN
Seoul court cancels W68.7b tax bill for Netflix Korea
Court says key content storage and transmission functions were carried out by overseas entities, not Netflix’s Korean unit
· Lee Seung-ku
Zoo employee admits to burning wife’s body in incinerator
Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido announced that it has been forced to postpone its summer opening after a male employee admitted to disposing of his wife’s body in the zoo’s incinerator.
· No Author
Cash flow crunch leaves political parties $7m short and Nepean candidate in limbo
The cash flow crunch caused by the High Court’s decision to turf out campaign finance laws show there’s more than seven million reasons for the Allan government and Liberal-led Opposition to restore public funding for political parties and candidates in Victoria.
· Chip Le Grand
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton ‘felt good’ making long-awaited Liberty return in preseason opener
The last time she stepped onto the Barclays Center court, it was a party as Liberty-colored confetti floated through the air to celebrate the franchise winning its first WNBA title.
· Bridget Reilly
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma faces sentencing
People rally outside a courthouse while a hearing for Purdue Pharma takes place inside in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
· Geoff Mulvihill
Soldier charged with using intel to win $400K on Maduro raid to appear in court
A phone displays sports trades on Polymarket on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Former NBA player Damon Jones to plead guilty in gambling scandal
Former NBA basketball player and assistant coach Damon Jones arrives at Brooklyn federal court, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
· Michael R Sisak
Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected
A customs agent wears a patch for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, Oct. 27, 2017, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
· Paul Wiseman
College dropout faces murder charges in University of South Florida case
Members of the media document detectives and deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as they investigate inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the searc…
GM raises 2026 guidance amid $500 million tariff refund, topping Wall Street's earnings expectations
DETROIT — General Motors raised its 2026 guidance after significantly beating Wall Street's first-quarter earnings expectations following a roughly $500 million benefit from the U.S. Supreme Court decision to terminate and refund certain levies paid under President Donald Trump's tariffs.
· Michael Wayland
To survive, Keir Starmer need only look at recent British political history | The National
It is always a sign of political trouble in the UK when its prime minister gathers top figures at the Chequers Court, a house west of London that the head of government uses as a weekend retreat.
· Damien McElroy
Judge y Rice conectan jonrones seguidos e igualan a Mantle y Berra; Yankees vencen 4-2 a Rangers
Aaron Judge (99) y Ben Rice, derecha, de los Yankees de Nueva York, celebran el cuadrangular de dos carreras de Rice en la tercera entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Rangers de Texas, el lunes 27 de abril 2026, en Arlington, Texas. (AP Foto/Tony Gutierrez)
· Stephen Hawkins
Walk for Peace : Special traffic plan in Colombo today
Sri Lanka Police have announced a special traffic plan for tomorrow (28) in connection with the ‘Walk for Peace’ programme.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Man who murdered UK dad in Australia declared mentally unfit for trial
A man who murdered a British tourist in a regional Australian town has been declared mentally unfit for trial.
· Tiffanie Turnbull
Court upholds former PPP leader’s 2-year prison term in church bribery case
The Seoul High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced former People Power Party floor leader Kweon Seong-dong to two years in prison for receiving illicit political funds from a senior Unification Church official ahead of the 2022 presidential election.
· Lee Seung-ku
Police believe five-year-old Aboriginal girl was led away by older man seen holding her hand
NT police said 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis was reported absent soon after Sharon’s family reported her disappearance in Alice Springs
· Sarah Collard
Aaron Judge, Ben Rice join rare company as Yankees keep rolling with win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Judge is no stranger to showing up next to all-time greats in the Yankees record book.
· Greg Joyce
‘Selfless and caring’ Costco employee, 61, who was elderly mom’s only caregiver, shot dead by senseless customer
A “selfless and caring” Costco employee, who was his elderly mother’s sole caregiver, was killed in a senseless shooting after he tried to stop a gun-carrying shopper from entering the Ohio big-box store on Saturday, new court records show.
· Ella Morrison
Ex-Alabama player pleads guilty to impersonating NFL players in fraud scheme
The ex-Alabama defensive tackle who impersonated NFL stars to get nearly $20 million in fraudulent loans pleaded guilty on Monday to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
· Christian Arnold
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge sentenced "Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls.
· Associated Press
Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment
Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortages
· Justinmccurry
‘Holding hands’: NT Police probe whether man suspected of abducting little girl had help
Police are investigating whether the suspected abductor of five-year-old Alice Springs girl Sharon Granites is being helped as the search enters its third day.
· Angus Delaney
Judge and Rice hit back-to-back homers while matching Mantle and Berra as Yankees beat Texas 4-2
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, April 27, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
· Stephen Hawkins
[Pinoy Criminology] Fanatics of corruption
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· Miriam Grace Go
Why Syria's justice system will face as much scrutiny as Assad-era defendants | The National
When Atif Najib was led into a Damascus courtroom on Sunday, he cut an isolated figure. Sat behind bars in striped, prison-issue clothes, Mr Najib was a long way from his previous life as a powerful figure in the regime of former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, his cousin.
· The National Editorial
2 tourists arrested after hotpot night turns violent at Hong Kong serviced apartment
Insider says police were alerted after dispute over ‘trivial matters’ between Malaysian man and mainland Chinese woman escalated into a brawl
· Oscar Liu
2 tourists arrested after hotpot night turns violent at Hong Kong serviced apartment
Insider says police were alerted after dispute over ‘trivial matters’ between Malaysian man and mainland Chinese woman escalated into a brawl
· Oscar Liu
(LEAD) Appeals court sentences Rep. Kweon to 2-yr prison term over funds from Unification Church
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· Lee Haye-ah
Bail win for alleged leader of global satanic child abuse ring despite ‘admissions’
The accused leader of a global “satanic paedophile ring” that allegedly includes a swimming coach and former police officer has been released back into the community following months in custody on remand.
· Clare Sibthorpe, Perry Duffin
Man pleads guilty in murder of Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay
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· Jasmine Payo
Police seek arrest warrant for teen in jewelry store theft
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they plan to request an arrest warrant for a teenager accused of stealing gold bracelets from a jewelry store.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
Appeals court sentences Rep. Kweon to 2-yr prison term over funds from Unification Church
An appeals court on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
· Yonhap
Tourist drowns at popular West Australian beach
Police say the man, a tourist from South East Asia, was swept from rocks at Indijup Natural Spa in WA's South West. (Supplied: Scott Palmer / @droneimageWA on Instagram)
· Stan Shaw
Appeals court sentences Rep. Kweon to 2-yr prison term over funds from Unification Church
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
· Lee Haye-ah
(URGENT) Appeals court sentences Rep. Kweon Seong-dong to 2-yr prison term over funds from Unification Church
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· Lee Haye-ah
India drops 9m voters, or 10% of total, weeks before West Bengal poll
Activists from the Forum for the Protection of Voting Rights press up against a police barricade during a protest in Kolkata on March 28 against the Election Commission of India's ongoing Special Intensive Revision that has struck millions of voters off West Bengal's electoral rolls. © AP
· Quratulain Rehbar
AI heavyweights’ court battle could unravel the entire sector
April 28, 2026 — 12:03pm
· Stephen Bartholomeusz
15-year-old boy shot on rush-hour NYC subway train
A teenage straphanger was shot while he was riding a Queens-bound A train on Monday evening, police said.
· Joe Marino, Caitlin McCormack
Suspect in Washington dinner shooting charged with trying to assassinate Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The man accused of opening fire at a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was charged on Monday with attempting to assassinate the US president and could face life in prison if convicted.
· Yonhap
At least 7 dead, dozens injured after trains collide near Indonesian capital | South China Morning Post
Police said a long-distance train had crashed into the women-only last carriage of the commuter train outside the Indonesian capital.