Man says drug-smuggling dad's double life led to 'nightmare' charges
James Blee is accused of helping his father attempt to import a large quantity of cocaine into Australia. (Facebook)
· Giselle Wakatama
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Tain Stephens, 20, has been charged with five counts of intimate observations and capturing visual data. (ABC News: Zaarkacha Marlan)
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Hong Kong police arrest 2 drivers over alleged truck racing viral video | South China Morning Post
Dashcam footage shows 2 trucks cutting lanes amid incessant honking in tunnel believed to be the Central Kowloon Bypass.
Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from a prison in Bangkok after spending eight months of a one-year sentence there over a corruption-related charge.
· Al Jazeera
Appeal court overturns guilty conviction for pilot charged over fatal plane crash
Jocelyn Spurway, 29, was killed in the crash on a beach in central Queensland. (Supplied: LifeFlight)
· Grace Whiteside
‘He’s handsome’: Anger over online reactions to purported photo of Gwangju murder suspect
Photos purportedly showing the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a high school student in Gwangju have spread rapidly online, but comments that focused on the man’s appearance rather than the crime have sparked public anger.
· Park Jun-hee
Thailand's Thaksin released from prison
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison Monday after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for a corruption-related charge.
· Yonhap
Crime suspect Batuwatte Chamara brought back to Sri Lanka
Manoj Suranga, an alleged organised crime figure arrested in Azerbaijan, was brought back to Sri Lanka last night, police confirmed.
· Rosajee Senevirathne
Melbourne IT teacher jailed for stabbing school principal
Kim Ramchen has been jailed for 15 months for stabbing Keysborough Secondary College principal Aaron Sykes. (Supplied)
· Harrison Tippet
Georgia teacher, 25, accused of sexually assaulting high school student in classroom closet
A science teacher at a Georgia high school was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting one of her students — including a purported hookup inside a closet on school property.
· Caitlin McCormack
Teacher could walk free in months after 'snapping' and stabbing principal
A teacher whose famous mother mysteriously disappeared when he was a child has been jailed after stabbing a school principal upon learning his contract wouldn't be renewed.Kim Ramchen was today sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment after admitting to intentionally causing injury, assault with a weapon and unlawful as…
· William Ton
Antony Catalano: media mogul accused of assaulting wife excused from attending court due to fears over press scrutiny
Catalano’s lawyer says press attention ‘potentially detrimental’ to Australian Community Media co-owner’s mental health
· Australian Associated Press
IDF reveals name of 1stSgt. Alexander Glovanyov, killed near Lebanon border
Reservist 1stSgt. Alexander Glovanyov, 47, from Petah Tikva, was killed near the Lebanon border, the IDF announced on Monday morning.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Over 300 foreigners arrested in Indonesian online gambling crackdown | South China Morning Post
The 312 suspects, mainly from Vietnam and China, were rounded up at a commercial building near Jakarta’s Chinatown section.
Antony Catalano out of rehab but avoids court over mental health concerns
Media mogul Antony Catalano is out of rehab but has been excused from appearing in court in person over allegations he assaulted his wife.
· Sherryn Groch
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released early from prison: AFP
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, an AFP journalist outside the Bangkok jail said.
· Agence France-Presse
N. Korea flags hantavirus danger amid cruise ship outbreak
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has raised the alarm over the danger posed by the hantavirus after an outbreak on a foreign cruise ship has killed three passengers, echoing its response to the COVID-19 pandemic years earlier.
· Woo Jae-yeon
Woman who stole buns for husband with dementia gets help
An woman in her 80s who stole five red bean buns for her ailing husband will receive government support instead of facing criminal punishment, police said Monday.
· Yoon Min-sik
Dark plot to destroy Spencer Pratt as unions go on brutal ad blitz — and even drop the ‘R’ bomb
Spencer Pratt has detailed his plans to free the streets of Los Angeles from crime and homelessness — and claims he’s got billionaires lining up to help him.
· Benjamin Brown
Venezuela's leader to defend claim over Guyana
CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in the Netherlands Sunday where she will defend her country's claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the UN's highest court in a dispute that has spanned decades.
· Yonhap
[Event for expats] Driver’s license class for Seoul foreign residents
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will offer basic theory and road safety classes for foreign residents in Seoul to help them obtain a Korean driver’s license.
· Lim Jae-seong
Dog burnt to death in Lag Ba'omer bonfire, police arrest two on suspicion of animal cruelty
“Our dog, Shiko, was completely burned inside a bonfire right in front of our home,” Hanit Dahan, 40, from Kibbutz Neve Harif in the Arava, told Maariv.
· RAMI SHANI
TV star Matt Wright returns home, says he missed son's birth while in jail
Matt Wright, pictured leaving the NT Supreme Court late last year, has now finished serving his five-month non-parole period in jail. (ABC News: Michael Parfitt)
· Olivana Lathouris
Grieving family says Singaporean killed in Mount Dukono eruption died a hero
Timothy Heng’s stepsister said that she and her family were comforted to know that ‘his final moments were used to help someone else’
· CNA
Grieving family says Singaporean killed in Mount Dukono eruption died a hero
Timothy Heng’s stepsister said that she and her family were comforted to know that ‘his final moments were used to help someone else’
· CNA
‘A horrible place’: This gloomy town shows why angry voters are lurching to the right
Wigan: The first thing I hear when I get to Wigan is that there’s been a stabbing in the centre of town.
· David Crowe
Desperate LA mayor hopeful drops huge U-turn on key policy that’ll infuriate lefties
Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman is desperately backpedaling from her former “defund the police” rhetoric in a dramatic campaign U-turn that could alienate her far-left base.
· Nina Joudeh
Thailand's Thaksin released from prison after 8 months
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand ’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison on Monday after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for a corruption-related charge.
· Jintamas Saksornchai
Miles McBride bucks slump with sizzling shooting to set tone for Knicks in place of injured star
PHILADELPHIA — Miles McBride was, in his words, “extremely comfortable” with an expanded role as long as OG Anunoby was out.
· Zach Braziller
Media boss Antony Catalano excused from appearing in court in person
Antony Catalano is facing numerous charges relating to an incident in March. (AAP: Mick Tsikas)
· Kristian Silva
Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison after 8 months
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, is released from Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok on May 11. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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Photos of life inside Iran after U.S. ceasefire proposal falters
Motorbikes drive past a billboard with graphic showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, with his framed fist amongst his supporters framed fists in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
· Vahid Salemi
Thailand's divisive ex-PM is out of jail, but is the Thaksin era over?
For a man who spent most of the past 20 years in exile, and the past eight months in jail, the figure of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra still looms large over Thailand.
· Jonathan Head
China woman fined for applying make-up, dancing while driving; claims assisted driving more reliable
SUV-driving woman eats snacks while travelling through tunnel, posts videos online of her ‘dangerous’ driving, prompts police action
· Zoey Zhang
China woman fined for applying make-up, dancing while driving; claims assisted driving more reliable
SUV-driving woman eats snacks while travelling through tunnel, posts videos online of her ‘dangerous’ driving, prompts police action
· Zoey Zhang
Ailing Iran Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer
Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi has been transferred from jail to a Tehran hospital amid concern over her deteriorating health.
· Claire Keenan
Man charged after threatening worshippers at Brisbane mosque
Worshippers at a Brisbane mosque, which was previously the target of a graffiti attack, were allegedly threatened by a man who entered the building and claimed he had a weapon outside on Sunday morning.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Viral motorcycle video of unsafe riding without helmets leads to arrests following police investigation
A viral social media video showing three young women riding a motorcycle without helmets in the Buttala area has led to the arrest of the rider and the registered owner of the motorcycle.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Knicks’ unreal playoff stretch something even their great teams never did — now comes the tricky part
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe the Knicks can schedule a few full-court runs at Rucker Park this week. Maybe they can check out what’s happening at West 4th Street, or challenge a few of the locals at some lunchtime runs at various Ys in and around town.
· Mike Vaccaro
Woman killed in horror Mother's Day crash on the Gold Coast
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· Emily Dobson
Police find body in search for alleged triple murderer Julian Ingram
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Yasiel Puig homers twice in debut for Canadian baseball team weeks before facing possible prison sentence
Yasiel Puig may be staring down a 15-year prison sentence, but the former major leaguer can still hit.
· Christian Arnold
Jailed Iran Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to hospital after medical crisis
The activist had collapsed in prison over a week ago, and her family has been pleading for her the medical care she needs
· Associated Press
Jailed Iran Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to hospital after medical crisis
The activist had collapsed in prison over a week ago, and her family has been pleading for her the medical care she needs
· Associated Press
Deaf artist who lost life’s work in Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire is ‘painting to heal myself’
Deaf artist Apple Tong, whose home and works were destroyed in the Wang Fuk Court fire, reveals how she is turning disaster into positivity
· Chloe Loung
Deaf artist who lost life’s work in Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire is ‘painting to heal myself’
Deaf artist Apple Tong, whose home and works were destroyed in the Wang Fuk Court fire, reveals how she is turning disaster into positivity
· Chloe Loung
Dems scheme to ‘fix’ their Virginia gerrymander fail is a WORSE outrage
As night follows day, progressives’ response to the Virginia Supreme Court’s tossing of Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s outrageous gerrymander is to demand an instant court-packing move to undo it.
· Post Editorial Board
Iranian heiress’s sneaky tactic to shield millions from husband in bitter $200M divorce battle
An Iranian heiress locked in a nasty $200 million divorce battle with her doctor husband sneakily signed away control of her company so he couldn’t claim any cash from the business, new court documents allege.
· Jeremy Louwerse
6 Bodies Found in a Boxcar in Texas, Officials Say
Six people were found dead on Sunday afternoon in a train’s boxcar in Laredo, Texas, a spokesman for the Laredo Police Department said.
· Christina Morales
In photos: Mourners in Gaza bury their loved ones
Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Trump calls Iran ceasefire response 'totally unacceptable'In photos: Mourners in Gaza bury their loved ones10 May 2026 23:52 BST A boy mourns over the body of one of two Palestinian police officers reportedly killed earlier in the day in an Israeli airstrike…
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