Malaysian police recall overflowing cash, gems in 1MDB raid on Najib-linked condo
Police struggled to itemise the vast collection seized in 2018, noting that jewellery bags were ‘filled to the brim’
· The Star
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Malaysian police recall overflowing cash, gems in 1MDB raid on Najib-linked condo
Police struggled to itemise the vast collection seized in 2018, noting that jewellery bags were ‘filled to the brim’
· The Star
Madriaga 'cannot weave a believable lie,' says Sara
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte lashed out at her alleged bagman after his testimony at the justice committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, saying that he "cannot even weave a believable lie,"
· Red Mendoza
Teacher accused of stabbing principal fit to face charges
A Melbourne teacher accused of stabbing his school’s principal last year has been found mentally fit to face the charges brought against him over the alleged attack.
· Noel Towell
Former UFC fighter charged with intimidation
A heavyweight fighter known as the “Super Samoan” has been charged with a domestic violence offence.
· Amber Schultz
US to launch tariff refund system on April 20
President Donald Trump's administration plans to launch next Monday the system it will use for issuing refunds to American importers for $166 billion the companies paid in tariffs that the US Supreme Court struck down in February as unlawful.
· Yonhap
Taylor Frankie Paul won’t face new charges following domestic violence investigations with ex Dakota Mortensen
Taylor Frankie Paul will not be facing new charges after Utah police concluded their investigations into several domestic violence incidents tied to the reality star.
· BreAnna Bell
Family members of Sinaloa Cartel arrested as $10M reward offered to catch kingpin of ‘Chapitos’
A Southern California family allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel is behind bars, but a fifth suspect is still on the run, after feds busted what they say was a major fentanyl, meth and ghost gun operation.
· Daniel Farr
High Court declares Victorian electoral laws unconstitutional
The Victorian election has been plunged into chaos after the High Court ruled the state’s campaign-funding laws are unconstitutional.
· Chip Le Grand
US says 4 killed in fourth drug boat strike in a week
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said Tuesday that four people had been killed in a strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fourth such deadly attack in as many days.
· Agence France-Presse
US military says it killed four more people in a boat strike in the eastern Pacific
Strike marks third deadly attack on vessels in region in four days, and the killing of 174 people since September
· Sam Levin
Vile fraudsters try to cash in on sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty
Scammers are creating fake GoFundMe pages to try to capitalize on the death of Tulare County Detective Randy Hoppert following a deadly hours-long standoff in the Central Valley last week.
· Katie Jerkovich
Full details of assault allegations against media boss revealed in court recording
Media boss Antony Catalano has been charged with assault. (AAP: Mick Tsikas)
· Kristian Silva
Haiti’s Culture Ministry fires workers over citadel stampede that killed 25
Haiti has begun three days of national mourning, following a deadly stampede at the Citadelle Laferriere in the northern part of the country.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in fights with ex-partner
Taylor Frankie Paul appears at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
· Hannah Schoenbaum
Ex-UCLA campus gynecologist learns fate as his sexual abuse victims face him in court
A disgraced UCLA gynecologist is heading back to prison after admitting to sexually abusing patients, closing a yearslong legal saga that drew accusations from hundreds of women.
· Daniel Farr
Appeals court orders Judge James Boasberg to end criminal contempt proceedings against Trump officials
A divided appeals court panel ordered District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday to end a contempt probe into Trump administration officials involved in migrant deportation flights – determining the jurist abused his discretion in launching the criminal inquiry.
· Victor Nava
Action-crime 'Bloodhounds' Season 2 tops Netflix's chart
SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- "Bloodhounds" Season 2 topped Netflix's weekly non-English shows chart, the streaming platform said Wednesday.
· Woo Jae-yeon
Murdered farmer's daughter speaks out as police investigate violent death
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· Nethma Dandeniya
NJ nurse shot and killed at workplace by estranged husband before turning gun on himself: cops
A New Jersey nurse was shot and killed inside her workplace in an apparent murder-suicide, after her estranged husband allegedly ambushed her outside and chased her into the building, authorities said.
· Fox News
Labour MPs vote through draconian law giving police powers to ban recurring protests
Labour MPs voted on Tuesday to pass a law that would significantly restrict the right to protest, granting the UK police sweeping powers to criminalise sustained strike action.
· Middleeasteye
SA cop in charge of road safety fined over cycling selfie
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· April Glover
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the US Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in office over f…
· Associated Press
Camp Mystic official testifies that deaths still haven't officially been reported to state agency
Camp director Mary Liz Easton is questioned during a hearing on a suit against Camp Mystic in the 459th State District Court in Austin, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Mikayla Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
· Jim Vertuno
Omaha, Nebraska, police kill woman who grabs a child and slashes him with a knife
Omaha police work outside a Walmart store at South 72nd and Pine Streets in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, after police fatally shot a woman who was accused of cutting a young child’s face with a knife. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service review – one restaurant’s kitchen looks like the scene of a murder
The chef spies on failing eateries then visits them at night to unearth their secrets – with results that are quite often nauseating … and yet surprisingly emotional
· Jack Seale
SA police officer admits to using phone while riding bike
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Immigrant mom of ex-NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran says family’s American dream now a nightmare with son’s prison sentence
The immigrant mother of jailed former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran decried her son’s manslaughter conviction and controversial prison sentence as the end of her family’s American dream Tuesday.
· David Propper
Boy, 15, slashes teen in face in burst of violence at NYC high school: cops
A 15-year-old boy slashed another teen in the face in a burst of violence inside their Bronx high school on Monday, police said.
· Larry Celona, Amanda Woods
Israeli police discover 70 men packed inside garbage truck
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Richard Wood
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
· Michael Kunzelman
World in pictures, April 15, 2026
People pass an art installation featuring portraits of some of the Minab school girls killed in an apparent US strike in February, on April 12, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. On April 8 President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, conditional on shipping being allowed to resume through the S…
· Danie Sprague
Twisted manifesto of accused firebomber who attacked Sam Altman’s SF home
The young Texas man who authorities said traveled to San Francisco to firebomb Sam Altman’s mega-mansion wrote a manifesto saying he must “lead by example” in killing the OpenAI founder, court documents show.
· Ben Chapman
Judgment day in court battle for Hancock mining riches
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Aaron Bunch
Israeli police stop dozens of Palestinians hidden in garbage truck
Israeli police say they found about 70 Palestinian men hiding in a garbage truck as they attempted to cross into Israel, apparently in search of work. The men were discovered late Monday at a West Bank checkpoint.
· Isaac Scharf
French police barred from raiding Macron’s palace to investigate Panthéon contracts
PARIS — The French presidency refused to let investigators enter the Elysée Palace Tuesday as part of a probe into contracts linked to memorial ceremonies, invoking the immunity enjoyed by French President Emmanuel Macron.
· Clea Caulcutt, Judith Chetrit
Madman allegedly goes on bloody killing spree, leaving two dead: ‘Completely random’
A madman allegedly went on a bloody killing spree in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday morning — shooting dead two women and critically injuring a man, according to authorities.
· Patrick Reilly
Biden Prosecutors Withheld Key Evidence Against Abortion Clinic Protesters: DOJ
Federal prosecutors deliberately withheld evidence while pursuing cases against individuals who protested at abortion clinics, according to a new Department of Justice (DOJ) report released on Tuesday.
· Tyler Durden
Former UCLA gynecologist pleads guilty to sexual abuse charges
James Heaps appears in the Los Angeles Superior Court, June 26, 2019. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)
· Jaimie Ding
Federal prosecutors charging California man shot by ICE with assault on an officer
Patrick Kolasinski, attorney for Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, speaks at a news conference accompanied by his client’s girlfriend, Cindy, in Modesto, Calif., Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
· Sophie Austin
Israeli air strike kills five in Gaza City
Five civilians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli attack on the al-Shati camp in Gaza City on Tuesday, Wafa news agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
US appeals court blocks contempt case over Trump deportation flights
A United States federal appeals court has blocked a lower court judge from pursuing contempt proceedings against President Donald Trump’s administration over last year’s deportation of Venezuelan immigrants.
· Al Jazeera
Man, 18, charged with attempted murder after Gold Coast home invasion
Forensic investigators at the scene of the home invasion. (ABC News)
Turkey high school shooting
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Victorian opposition pledges to toughen bail and sentencing laws
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson says the Coalition will "end Labor’s crime crisis" if elected. (AAP: Joel Carrett)
Man who did 30 years for murder of Hofstra coach forced into confession by cops who denied him water: lawsuit
A Brooklyn man who spent 30 years in prison the murder of a Hofstra University coach was forced to confess after a torturous 14-hour session where he was deprived of water and access to an attorney, an explosive new lawsuit claims.
· Brandon Cruz
Knesset Finance panel debates transfer of NIS 98 million to haredi schools
The Knesset Finance Committee convened on Tuesday ahead of a vote to approve the transfer of NIS 98 million to haredi (ultra-Orthodox) educational institutions, after the funds had been halted by the High Court for being transferred unlawfully without prior committee approval.
· KESHET NEEV
Twisted FedEx killer allegedly raped underage girls years before murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand
Twisted FedEx killer Tanner Horner allegedly sexually assaulted two underage girls and told them about his rape fantasies, a jury in Texas has heard, as it prepares to decide whether to sentence him to death for the murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand.
· Anthony Blair
Disgraced Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore sentenced to probation for stalking incident involving ex-mistress
Disgraced former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore dodged jail time and was sentenced to just probation Tuesday over a dramatic stalking incident involving his ex-mistress.
· Priscilla DeGregory
Disgraced Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore sentenced in stalking incident involving ex-mistress
Disgraced former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore dodged jail time and was sentenced to just probation Tuesday over a dramatic stalking incident involving his ex-mistress.
· Priscilla DeGregory