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Newest first · UTC+11:00Ex-President Yoon, wife reunite in court after 9 months
SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, met in a courtroom on Tuesday in their first reunion since July when Yoon was placed under custody over his failed martial law bid.
· Lee Haye-ah
Arrest warrant sought for student over knife attack on teacher
SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Police on Tuesday applied for an arrest warrant against a high school senior detained on charges of attacking a teacher with a knife at a school in the central city of Gyeryong the previous day.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
Man who sent threatening letters to mosque 'fell into internet rabbit hole'
Brookes sent two threatening letters to Lakemba Mosque. (ABC News)
· Nandini Dhir
Indian Embassy honors Ambedkar in Seoul
The Indian Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday honored Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Indian Constitution and a towering figure in the country's social justice movement, commemorating the 136th anniversary of his birth.
· Sanjay Kumar
South Korea jails 90-year-old woman for laundering son's drug money
A 90-year-old woman in South Korea has been sentenced to a year in jail for helping her son to launder profits from drug trafficking.
· Kelly Ng
Spanish PM's wife charged with corruption
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez , has been formally charged with corruption after a years-long criminal investigation, according to a court ruling published Monday.
· The Local
Al Fayed enablers 'must face accountability', survivors say
Two women who were abused by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed have called for the "network" of people who they claim enabled his behaviour to "face justice".
· Sonja Jessup
Female police recruit allegedly sexually assaulted by colleague
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Judgement day looming for high-stakes battle of iron ore dynasties
Gina Rinehart's fortune was challenged on several fronts over months of court proceedings. (ABC News: Cason Ho)
· Nicolas Perpitch
Killers chauffeured interstate after Gavin Preston underworld hit, prosecutors allege
Underworld figure Gavin Preston was killed in a shooting in Melbourne's north-west on September 9, 2023. (Facebook)
· Kristian Silva
Man charged with murder of pregnant partner in Sydney almost a decade ago
A man has been charged with the murder of his pregnant partner Hayley McClenahan-Ernst in their western Sydney home nine years ago.Max Spencer, 30, was arrested by strike force detectives at a property in Bucca, north of Coffs Harbour, at 7.30am today.The arrest follows a lengthy police investigation and then a c…
· Lara Pearce
Rapes In Germany Soar To Nearly 14,000 Cases In 2025, Migrants Vastly Overrepresented
German police statistics for 2025 reveal that the number of reported rapes in Germany has reached its highest level in several years.reaching approximately 13,920 cases under the specific legal paragraphs.
· Tyler Durden
Police seach factory in probe of assault on Thai worker
South Korean police raided a factory in Hwaseong on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a workplace assault that left a Thai migrant worker seriously injured after being struck with compressed air equipment.
· Choi Jeong-yoon
Footage of Sydney church stabbing may have ‘fortified’ teen Southport attacker, report finds
Report finds Axel Rudakubana bypassed X age controls and likely viewed footage of Wakeley stabbing before carrying out UK attack
· Ariel Bogle
Police arrest Hariri crime family members in raid for extortion, using explosives
Officers arrested a dozen members of the notorious Hariri crime organization in an early-morning raid on homes in several Arab and West Bank villages Monday morning, police announced on Monday.
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Dozens arrested in NYC during protests against US support for Israel
Dozens of protesters were detained by police in New York City on Monday during demonstrations calling for the blocking of arms sales to Israel and an end to US military support for its ally.
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Matt Wright's former pilot faces court on crocodile egg stealing charge
Sebastian Robinson is charged with the "unauthorised taking" of crocodile eggs from Kakadu National Park. (Supplied: Kane Chenoweth)
· Olivana Lathouris
Burundi court partially acquits jailed journalist after two years
A Burundian appeals court has partially acquitted journalist Sandra Muhoza, ending a nearly two-year detention that has raised fresh concerns about press freedom in the country.
· AfricaNews
Accused love triangle killer gave dead man's wife lifts
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Miklos Bolza
Founder of China's Evergrande pleads guilty to fraud
Hui Ka Yan, the founder of embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande, has pleaded guilty to a number of charges including embezzlement of corporate assets and corporate bribery, according to a statement issued by the court.
· Laura Bicker
Nearly 100 arrested at New York protest over arms sales to Israel
About 90 protesters were arrested in Manhattan after blocking traffic during a demonstration against the war on Iran and US arms sales to Israel, according to police and organisers.
· Middleeasteye
Boatwright joins Beermen practice
MANILA, Philippines — American sweet-shooting import Bennie Boatwright quietly arrived in Manila, signed his contract and joined San Miguel Beer’s morning practice on Tuesday, according to team manager Gee Abanilla.
· Richard Dy
Greek police using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across border
Police in Greece have been recruiting migrants to violently push other migrants back across its land border with Turkey, according to wide-ranging evidence uncovered by the BBC.
· Jessica Parker and Kostas Kallergis
Misconduct inquiry over fatal schoolgirl crash
Eleven Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated by the police watchdog for their handling of the initial inquiry into a crash in Wimbledon that killed two schoolgirls three years ago, the BBC has been told.
· Lucy Manning
Wanted man found injured, detained by residents dies, in hospital
Police at Bray Park, where an injured man was detained on a footpath. (ABC News)
· Bruce Mackenzie
Hong Kong lawyer faces new charges after second victim accuses him of indecent assault
Hong Kong barrister Simon So faces additional charges after earlier hearing in which another victim accused him of molestation in 2017
· Fiona Chow
Hong Kong lawyer faces new charges after second victim accuses him of indecent assault
Hong Kong barrister Simon So faces additional charges after earlier hearing in which another victim accused him of molestation in 2017
· Fiona Chow
Driver fined after fatally striking man lying in road at 1:30 a.m.
A South Korean court on Tuesday fined a 33-year-old driver 5 million won ($3,374) for fatally striking a man who was lying in the road at night.
· Lee Sun-young
Man charged with murder of Hayley McClenahan-Ernst
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BREAKING: Alleged bagman of VP Sara testifies in House impeachment proceedings
The alleged bagman of Vice President Sara Duterte appeared before the House Committee on Justice.
· The Manila Times
Man charged with murder nine years after death of pregnant ex-partner
Hayley McClenahan-Ernst, who was pregnant, died at a house in Kingswood nine years ago. (Supplied: NSW Police)
· Ethan Rix
Former Brazilian spy chief who fled country following coup plot conviction arrested by ICE agents in US
Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was detained by ICE agents in the US after he fled the South American country following a conviction for plotting a coup with ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, according to authorities and reports.
· Zoe Hussain
Founder of China’s Evergrande Group Hui Ka-yan pleads guilty in fraud trial
A trial held by Shenzhen court brought the company and its former chairman up on charges including embezzlement and corporate bribery
· Peggy Sito
Founder of China’s Evergrande Group Hui Ka-yan pleads guilty in fraud trial
A trial held by Shenzhen court brought the company and its former chairman up on charges including embezzlement and corporate bribery
· Peggy Sito
Unused WA COVID quarantine facility could be converted into prison
Accommodation at the Bullsbrook quarantine centre is sitting empty at present. (Supplied: Lisa Castellas)
· Courtney Withers
Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again
Harvey Weinstein appears in court for a pre-trial hearing, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in New York. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
· Jennifer Peltz
Death of man shot nine times while strangling his sister ‘could not have been avoided’: coroner
The police officers who fatally shot a man experiencing a psychotic episode nine times have been commended for saving the life of his sister.
· Carla Jaeger
BB gun attack leaves dog dead, another's eye removed
Three men in their 20s have been indicted for shooting three dogs with BB guns and inflicting severe injuries, prosecutors said Monday.
· Yoon Min-sik
Crackdown on illegal online cockfighting nets big catch
SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya — In a major crackdown on illegal online cockfighting, authorities here raided a cockpit arena and arrested 26 individuals, including online livestream operators and the cockpit arena supervisor, police said on Tuesday.
· LEANDER C. DOMINGO
Funeral held for two firefighters killed in Wando fire
A funeral service was held Tuesday morning for two firefighters who died while battling a blaze at a seafood cold storage facility in Wando, South Jeolla Province.
· Lee Sun-young
Nude burglar who terrorized Virginia community arrested after month-long search
A bare-bottomed burglar accused of terrorizing a swanky Virginia neighborhood in a month-long crime spree was arrested Monday morning.
· Caitlin McCormack
Former police chief commissioner requested to provide evidence in CFMEU case
Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Shane Patton has been issued with two subpoenas to provide evidence in the criminal trial of CFMEU official Joel Shackleton, who is charged with threatening to kill the owners of an Indigenous labour hire company.
· Cameron Houston
Flinders Island man fatally struck by police car consumed '18 handles of beer'
The crash happened at Lady Barron, on Flinders Island's south coast. (realestate.com)
High Court clash exposes IDF manpower crisis, gov't stalling on haredi draft - editorial
What stood out at Sunday’s High Court hearing on the government’s failure to enforce military service obligations against ultra-Orthodox (haredi) draft dodgers was not only the legal standoff. It was the spectacle of the government trying to blur what should be unmistakably clear: The IDF has a manpower crisis, and …
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Man charged after Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO's home
The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman's home had written about artificial intelligence's purported risk to humanity and intended to kill Mr Altman, authorities have said.
Man in life-threatening condition after horror home invasion
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· Maddison Leach
Sergeant Major Ayal Uriel Bianko killed in southern Lebanon, IDF announces
Sergeant Major (Res.) Ayal Uriel Bianco, a 30-year-old firefighting vehicle driver in the 188th Brigade from Katzrin, was killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Tuesday morning.
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Cops’ chilling warning for a bloody summer as depravity of hellish LA street takeovers revealed: ‘Rapes, shootings, murders’
The vile street takeovers afflicting Los Angeles are getting more and more violent, police say, and they expect things will only get worse heading into the summer.
· Ben Chapman
Man raced to hospital after near-fatal stabbing
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