Fauci could face prison if convicted of contempt, former prosecutor says
Anthony Fauci has been accused of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions in a US Senate committee. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesia quake as rescue work conducted
Thousands of people are waiting for aid in eastern Indonesia as the country marks its Independence Day, two days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 54 people and injured 135.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Hong Kong police officer loses appeal over 6½-year term for HK$26m mortgage fraud
Court of Appeal upholds Superintendent Harbour Chan’s conviction for two counts of fraud, finding he knowingly made false claims about his job
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Hong Kong police officer loses appeal over 6½-year term for HK$26m mortgage fraud
Court of Appeal upholds Superintendent Harbour Chan’s conviction for two counts of fraud, finding he knowingly made false claims about his job
· Brian Wong
Perth man behind bars after threatening to blow up Mandurah Police Station
A West Australian man has found himself behind bars after he allegedly made a drunk call to triple-zero claiming the Mandurah Police Station was going to blow up.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Rolf Dealership Founder Jailed 9 Years in Absentia
A judge in Moscow sentenced the founder of Russia’s largest car dealership and ex-lawmaker Sergei Petrov to nine years in prison in absentia after finding him guilty of using fake documents to smuggle billions of rubles out of the country.
· The Moscow Times
Firefighters work to extinguish bus fire on Highway 1 between Jerusalem, Ma’aleh Adumim
Highway 1 toward Ma’aleh Adumim from Jerusalem was closed to traffic after a bus caught fire near the Az-Za'ayyem Crossing, Israel Police announced on Monday morning.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Police pounce on e-bike riders
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Acosta tells court Sara Duterte ordered P125M turned over to security officer
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· Dwight de Leon
Alleged NDIS fraud plot accused had one-way ticket to Nigeria, court hears
Australian Federal Police officers arrest Foluso Omole for his alleged involvement in a $5 million NDIS fraud plot. (Supplied: Australian Federal Police)
· Olivia Mason
Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake
MBAY, Indonesia — Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited aid Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices.
· Agence France-Presse
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Aid shortages and fears of starvation as Indonesia reels from deadly earthquake
At least 53 people have been killed and some 5,000 displaced by the initial quake, which struck at a depth of just 15km
· Bbcnews
Court hears boy who died sleeping rough in skip bin was missing for days
Police at the scene of the boy's death in 2021. (ABC News)
· Evelyn Leckie
Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial
LAS VEGAS, United States — Opening arguments were expected on Monday in the trial of a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after one of America's most influential rappers was gunned down in Las Vegas.
· Agence France-Presse
At least six people killed in Ukrainian missile attack on Russia’s Belgorod
At least six people have been killed and four others, including a 14-year-old, have been wounded in a Ukrainian missile strike on western Russia’s Belgorod region.
· Al Jazeera Staff
India temple stampede kills seven — authorities
PATNA, India — A stampede at a Hindu temple in India's eastern Bihar state killed at least seven people and injured 19 others on Monday, officials said.
· Agence France-Presse
All Malaysia Airlines pilots pass drug tests following Jakarta arrest
The mandatory screening process was ordered after a Malaysian Airlines pilot was arrested in Indonesia on drug trafficking charges
· Reuters
All Malaysia Airlines pilots pass drug tests following Jakarta arrest
The mandatory screening process was ordered after a Malaysian Airlines pilot was arrested in Indonesia on drug trafficking charges
· Reuters
Lawyers push for shorter sentence for rapist Ralph Carr
In July, celebrity agent Ralph Carr was found guilty of raping a woman in 2023. (ABC News)
· Kristian Silva
Small fishers plead with Supreme Court: Consider our rights, too
LIVELIHOOD. Fisherfolk gather their catch before transporting it to the Noveleta Fishport in Cavite, on March 20, 2026.
· Iya Gozum
Former school worker admits to sexual abuse of children
The man pleaded guilty to eight charges in Batemans Bay Local Court today. (ABC News: James Tugwell)
· Alasdair Mcdonald
Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
Child and pregnant mother killed in drive-by shooting in southern Spain, two women die during flash flood in León and more news on Monday August 17th.
· The Local
He lived like a man with nothing to fear. His shooting has left even the underworld shocked
The underworld had largely counted Fadi Haddara as done with the most dangerous days of his old life.
· Chris Vedelago, Isabel McMillan, Carla Jaeger
Louisiana husband allegedly killed wife, propped her body in passenger seat and drove through several states before being arrested
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· Richard Pollina
Gangland boss fighting for life after shooting
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Post-mortems to take place after five boys killed in crash on wrong side of motorway
The collision occurred on the M9 Northbound at Junction 3 at about 03:00 local time on Sunday
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Police use pepper spray as car allegedly struck with arrow in outback unrest
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· Olivana Lathouris
Four people connected to pork industry charged with financial crimes
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· Kallee Buchanan
Teens accused of online ambush murder oppose DNA test
Efforts to collect DNA samples from a group of teenagers charged with murder have been opposed.
· Rex Martinich
An Agatha Christie classic with an impressive cast: best podcasts of the week
Toni Collette heads a list of familiar voices playing out the village murder-mystery. Plus, Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe go off on some rather wild tangents
· Hannah J Davies
Golf course in court as parklands protesters take on SA government
Edwin Kemp Attrill and Janette Milera are challenging the North Adelaide golf course redevelopment in court. (ABC News: Leah MacLennan)
· Leah Maclennan
Samsung ‘Ghost shares’ ruling raises cost of brokerage control failures
Supreme Court holds securities firm liable for investor losses, raising pressure for stronger safeguards
· Choi Yeon-jae
Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history as death toll reaches new peak
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history.
· REUTERS
Atlanta drug trafficker pardoned by Biden arrested again for selling fentanyl: feds
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· David DeTurris
Anisimova braces for packed crowd vs Eala in Cincinnati Open
MANILA, Philippines — American netter Amanda Anisimova expects a packed stadium when she faces Filipino ace Alex Eala at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open third round (round of 32) at the Lindner Family Tennis Center P&G Center Court Monday night in Ohio, Tuesday morning in Manila.
· Niel Victor C. Masoy
Anisimova braces for packed crowd in Eala clash
MANILA, Philippines — American netter Amanda Anisimova expects a packed stadium when she faces Filipino ace Alex Eala at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open third round (round of 32) at the Lindner Family Tennis Center P&G Center Court Monday night in Ohio, Tuesday morning in Manila.
· Niel Victor C. Masoy
Teen charged after ‘friends with benefits’ lover fatally shot during ‘Russian roulette’ foreplay: cops
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· Ariel Zilber
Six killed, several injured, after electric pole falls near Ashok Dham temple in India
At least six people died, and several were injured in an incident police suspect was triggered by a falling electricity pole that alarmed a crowd of worshippers at a temple in India's eastern state of Bihar, officials said on Monday.
· REUTERS
Two young boys kicked by stranger in Canberra shopping centre
The two young brothers were assaulted at Westfield Belconnen shopping centre on Friday. (ABC News: Andrew Kennedy)
· Harry Frost
Hong Kong merchant jailed for trying to kill wife, daughters amid debt woes
Defendant, who had been receiving treatment for depression, said he feared debt collectors would harass his family as he struggled to keep his business afloat
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong merchant jailed for trying to kill wife, daughters amid debt woes
Defendant, who had been receiving treatment for depression, said he feared debt collectors would harass his family as he struggled to keep his business afloat
· Brian Wong
Florida man charged with arranging the killing of a Microsoft manager faces trial
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man charged with arranging the fatal ambush of a Microsoft design manager is headed to trial Monday in Florida, more than four years after the victim was repeatedly shot outside his vehicle while his 2-year-old child was strapped in a car seat.
Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea were arrested by Moroccan security forces, Moroccan state television reported Sunday, as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing.
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Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest in country's history
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history.
· Yonhap
Opening statements to begin in Tupac Shakur trial
Opening statements at the murder trial in Las Vegas are expected to begin Monday. Family members and fans of the legendary rapper have been waiting for decades to learn the truth behind the 1996 drive-by shooting that left Shakur dead at the height of his career.
· Jessica Hill
Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake
Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid on Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside.
· Yonhap
PNP forms task force to probe ambush vs BARMM chief Macacua
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) created a task force to investigate the ambush that targeted Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua.
· Jason Sigales
Ralph Carr in ‘living hell’ after being convicted of rape, Victorian court hears
Lawyer for the entertainment industry and AFL figure says his career is ‘destroyed’ following conviction
· Nino Bucci