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Newest first · UTC+11:00Malaysian police investigate how pilot smuggled drugs past 4 layers of airport checks
A KLIA security screener will be summoned for questioning after a Malaysia Airlines pilot is arrested with 70,000 Ecstasy pills in Jakarta
· Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Malaysian police investigate how pilot smuggled drugs past 4 layers of airport checks
A KLIA security screener will be summoned for questioning after a Malaysia Airlines pilot is arrested with 70,000 Ecstasy pills in Jakarta
· Iman Muttaqin Yusof
‘Damp and filthy’: murder suspect says basic necessities denied in custody
Defendant complains of poor sanitary conditions in police custody, asking the court to send him to prison instead pending identification parades later this week
· Brian Wong
‘Damp and filthy’: murder suspect says basic necessities denied in custody
Defendant complains of poor sanitary conditions in police custody, asking the court to send him to prison instead pending identification parades later this week
· Brian Wong
East Jerusalem man detained over alleged social media incitement, support for terrorism
A 21-year-old east Jerusalem resident was arrested on suspicion of publishing content inciting against Israel and expressing support for terrorist organizations and terrorists on social media, police announced on Tuesday morning.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Adviser to Mojtaba Khamenei claims hundreds of US soldiers killed, wounded in Iranian strikes
Iran killed hundreds of US soldiers in strikes throughout July and wounded hundreds more, claimed Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in an interview on Monday with regime-owned Press TV.
· MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Teen who stabbed man with brain injury pleads guilty to murder
Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 5:19pm
· Grace Crivellaro
Zimbabwe mourns mother and daughters killed in the UK
The bodies of Zimbabwean national Nothabo Zandile Tshuma and her two daughters have arrived in Harare ahead of their burial in Bulawayo. The trio were allegedly killed in the United Kingdom last month, while the children's father remains in custody in South Africa.
· AfricaNews
High-ranking NSW police officer apologises for failing to alert Jewish groups to neo-Nazi Sydney protest
Royal commission into antisemitism hears ‘human error’ behind lack of warning on White Australia party rally
· Nino Bucci
Hikers who posed for photos in Hong Kong reservoir as spillway floodgate opened face investigation | South China Morning Post
Trespassing into the city’s water facilities carries a maximum penalty of HK$50,000 and up to two years in prison.
Korean police block sales of Trader Joe’s bagel seasoning
Police have blocked the sale of a foreign seasoning product on an online secondhand marketplace after finding it contained narcotic substances and was prohibited from being brought into South Korea.
· Park Han-na
Uganda police say highway crash kills at least 14 people
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A collision between a passenger van operating as a commuter taxi and a truck carrying sand killed at least 14 people in Uganda, police said.
‘Granny Evil’ to some, ‘Nanna Kath’ to others. The matriarch who built a crime empire and inspired a movie
Crime matriarch Kath Pettingill had one eye, nine lives and the hide of a rhinoceros. She died at a nursing home this week aged 91.
· John Silvester
‘I just want justice’: Complainant’s emotional testimony in Alan Jones trial
Warning: Graphic content
· Clare Sibthorpe, Jacqueline Maley, Michaela Whitbourn
Wong sweeps 2 titles in San Pablo juniors netfest
MANILA, Philippines — Francine Wong emerged as the tournament's lone double champion, capturing the girls’ 14- and 16-and-under singles titles to headline the San Pablo City Juniors Age Group Championships at the 7 Lakes Tennis Club courts in Laguna last Sunday.
· The Manila Times
(4th LD) Cabinet approves revision scrapping prosecutors' authority to investigate
(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from acting chief of National Police Agency, minor edits in paras 14-17)
· Chae Yun-hwan
Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating suspected corruption when killed, jury told
Journalist’s son says his mother was examining leak from Electrogas, part owned by Yorgen Fenech who is on trial
· Juliette Garside
Kerala floods and landslides: At least 15 killed as rain batters south Indian state | The National
At least 15 people have been killed after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in several parts of India's southern state of Kerala.
· Zoya Thomas
Malaysia Airlines pilot faces drugs charges including flying under influence
Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 4:47pm
· Erwin Renaldi
Man arrested over Sydney gun scare claims he was at dress-up party
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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Arson in Spokane Wildfire
The authorities in Spokane County, Wash., arrested a man on Monday who they suspected of starting one of three fires that forced more than 65,000 people to evacuate over the weekend.
· Anna Griffin
Hong Kong warns of scam sites posing as Canada, UK and Thailand e-visa portals
Privacy watchdog says fake sites often use URLs with spelling mistakes, extra letters or numbers
· Jess Ma
Hong Kong warns of scam sites posing as Canada, UK and Thailand e-visa portals
Privacy watchdog says fake sites often use URLs with spelling mistakes, extra letters or numbers
· Jess Ma
What US vow to dismantle ICC 'brick by brick' could mean for justice
Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 4:09pm
· Alison Xiao
8 student activists detained after trespassing on U.S. air base in Pyeongtaek
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Eight liberal student activists were apprehended Tuesday after infiltrating a U.S. military air base in Pyeongtaek, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, police said.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
‘Pretty egregious claims’: Betting companies deny wooing clients with drugs, escorts
Betting industry representatives have rejected explosive claims about company agents offering their VIP clients drugs and escorts to induce them into gambling more, calling on anyone with evidence of illicit activity to report it to the police.
· Natassia Chrysanthos
Inside 'Kraken's' sting that led to Sydney underworld figure's arrest
Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 3:46pm
· Anton Rose
No supervision for man who stockpiled chemicals and fantasised about mass killings
Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 3:45pm
· Kristian Silva
Sacked for fighting crime, Wendy 'The Enforcer' wins bottle-o job back
Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 3:44pm
· Sandy Powell
Sydney man charged over fake gun had been at costume party, court told
Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 3:36pm
· Nabil Al Nashar
Alan Jones paid student athlete he is accused of indecently assaulting $110,000 over a decade, trial hears
Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty
· Amanda Meade, Jordyn Beazley
Police ‘gave control of CBD’ to Opera House protesters, royal commission hears
Police effectively handed control of the Sydney CBD to pro-Palestine protesters two days after the October 7 attack by advising the Jewish community to stay away, the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard.
· Patrick Begley
Police trace online threat affecting schools in northern Cebu
CONSOLACION, Cebu — Classes were disrupted in eight public schools in this northern Cebu town on Monday, Aug. 3, after an online threat circulated on social media, prompting authorities to suspend face-to-face classes while police traced the source of the posts.
· Kaiser Jan Fuentes
Palm-stroking handshake may be harassment, but it's not assault: court
The Ulsan District Court said Monday it had acquitted the head of an Ulsan-based company of committing an indecent act against a female employee by stroking her palm several times during a handshake.
· Yoon Min-sik
4 months’ jail for repeat sex offender, 65, who groped Form 3 student on bus
Former hardware salesman caught in the act in a video filmed by a pedestrian standing outside the bus and widely circulated online
· Brian Wong
4 months’ jail for repeat sex offender, 65, who groped Form 3 student on bus
Former hardware salesman caught in the act in a video filmed by a pedestrian standing outside the bus and widely circulated online
· Brian Wong
Iloilo students bought marijuana online, delivered by legit courier — ICPO
ILOILO CITY — Four minor students arrested in separate marijuana-related incidents inside schools in Iloilo City in late July allegedly bought the illegal drugs through online transactions and had them delivered by a legitimate courier service, the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) said on Monday.
· Rjay Zuriaga Castor
Man dies in immigration jail in New Jersey, federal officials say
Police try to hold the line as protesters push the fences outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
· Hallie Golden
Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to Ceuta
Most of the 60,000 migrants who swam, scrambled and later charged into the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa this week had walked back to Morocco by Sunday, officials said.
· Akram Oubachir
Police block online sales of Trader Joe's seasoning containing poppy seeds
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have detected and blocked online sales of a popular seasoning blend sold by U.S. grocery chain Trader Joe's due to poppy seeds containing prohibited substances.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
Tourist charged $1200 reservation fee at Brisbane fine-dining establishment
When Sally Tsai and her family visited one of Brisbane’s most well-known fine-dining restaurants while on a trip from Taiwan, they mostly got what they expected: small, elegant servings and a big bill.
· Julius Dennis
Osborne Park gym wins Supreme Court fight after judge dismisses hospital’s noise complaints
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed complaints from an Osborne Park private hospital that a gym operating above its premises is too noisy and impacts their medical procedures, leaving the hospital facing a hefty bill for legal costs and compensation for the gym’s loss of business.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Watch: Wild police chase in Queensland, Australia ends in two arrests
A police pursuit in Queensland has ended in two arrests, with authorities taken on a high-speed car chase across Ipswich and Brisbane.
Police team honored for W12.8b meth bust
A police team that busted an international drug ring and seized 16 kilograms of methamphetamine following a multiday stakeout was honored at a ceremony Tuesday.
· Park Jun-hee
Arming Local Police With Drones. Who Pulls The Trigger?
Authored by Burak Oktenli via RealClearDefense,
· Tyler Durden
Alan Jones told 17yo 'there are no rules' at his home, court hears
Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 12:18pm
· Isobel Roe
Immigrant being held at Delaney Hall dies, marking 22nd death in ICE custody
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was arrested in New Jersey in June, and died after a ‘medical emergency’, agency said
· Abene Clayton