Disruptive woman causes Thailand-bound Jetstar flight to be diverted from Melbourne
A woman has been charged after her alleged “erratic” and abusive behavior led to an international flight en route to Thailand being diverted.
· News.com.au
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· Rjay Zuriaga Castor
Can an AI-generated lawyer appear and litigate before Philippine courts?
Nowadays, securing the services of a lawyer can be very expensive. For every pleading filed and every court appearance, there is a corresponding fee or compensation. Thus, I was wondering, can I engage an AI-generated lawyer to appear and litigate on my behalf?
· Persida V. Rueda-Acosta
Federal Court Strikes Down 158-Year-Old Home Distilling Ban
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· Tyler Durden
Woman arrested for allegedly stalking Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham
Michelle Dick accused of dousing musician with unknown substance in March and damaging his car before fleeing
· Anna Betts
Nigerian Air Forces launches investigation into deadly airstrike in Yobe state
Nigeria's Air Force has launched an investigation after an airstrike on Saturday allegedly killed dozens of civilians in the country's northeast.
· AfricaNews
US singer Britney Spears checks into rehab following arrest: media
The 44-year-old is scheduled to appear in court in May for her driving-under-the-influence arrest, according to the Los Angeles Times
· Agence France-Presse
US singer Britney Spears checks into rehab following arrest: media
The 44-year-old is scheduled to appear in court in May for her driving-under-the-influence arrest, according to the Los Angeles Times
· Agence France-Presse
‘Euphoria’ Fans Revolt Over Sydney Sweeney’s Over-The-Top Objectification In Season 3: “Humiliation Ritual”
Euphoria Season 3 premiered last night on HBO and already fans of the show are seething at series creator Sam Levinson. The showrunner/writer/director’s crime this time? Introducing a storyline where Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) is eagerly trying to gain online fame by dressing up as a sexy puppy dog while preening to th…
· Meghan O'Keefe
High Court voids limits on MK visits to security prisoners, rejects Tibi request to meet Barghouti
The High Court of Justice struck down on Sunday the government’s faction-based framework for Knesset member visits to security prisoners, ruling that the arrangement unlawfully undercut parliamentary oversight, while unanimously rejecting Ta’al MK Ahmad Tibi’s individual request to meet imprisoned Fatah leader Marwa…
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Terrifying video captures drunk driving suspect slam into North Hollywood home after killing 2 pedestrians
An alleged drunk driver struck and killed two pedestrians before slamming his car into a North Hollywood home in a terrifying wreck caught on video Sunday.
· Zain Khan
Their deaths could and should have been prevented
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Associated Press
Passenger napping in car is killed when crook jumps in and crashes: police
A passenger napping in a car outside a Las Vegas Walmart was killed when a carjacker jumped in, raced off and then crashed it, according to police.
· Patrick Reilly
Malawi's former finance minister arrested for corruption as post-election crackdown continues
Malawian police arrested the former finance minister Sunday on suspicion of money laundering and abuse of office, in the latest move in a widening post-election crackdown on former senior officials.
· AfricaNews
Chinese national booked on charges of causing warehouse fire
SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese national was booked Monday on charges of accidentally causing a fire at a cold storage warehouse in the southwestern county of Wando last week, which killed two fire fighters, police said.
· Kang Jae-eun
UK: Six Palestine Action activists stand trial over Elbit Systems break-in
Six defendants appeared in a UK court on Monday to stand trial on charges in connection with a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory.
· Middleeasteye
British teen's deadly attack at Taylor Swift dance class could have been prevented, report says
LONDON (AP) — A mass killing by a British teen who fatally stabbed three little girls and seriously injured 10 other people at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in 2024 “could and should have been prevented” if his parents and state agencies had acted as his well-known fixation on violence escalated, according to a …
· Brian Melley
Nigerian ex-oil minister denies taking bribes during London trial
Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke answers a question following a speech at the IHS CERAWeek, in Houston, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
Barzaga surrenders to police amid arrest warrant for cyberlibel
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· Herbie G
Vigilante faces court after violent bid to stop thieves from stealing his ute
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· 9News Staff
Smiling jilted girlfriend pretended ex was planning to bomb plane in twisted break-up revenge: cops
A jilted woman has been arrested after she lied that her ex-boyfriend was taking a bomb on a plane in New Mexico — trying to get him in trouble just hours after they broke up, cops said.
· Emily Crane
Israel reports 1,000 antisemitic incidents worldwide, 20 killed in past year
In the past year, antisemitism has claimed the lives of 20 Jews, with approximately 1,000 antisemitic incidents recorded worldwide, the Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry revealed on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Makati court issues arrest warrant vs Rep. Kiko Barzaga over 8 cyber libel counts
MANILA, Philippines — A Makati court has issued a warrant of arrest against Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Austria Barzaga over eight counts of cyber libel.
· James Daniel Danio
UK murder of 3 young girls should have been prevented, says inquiry
Agencies did not fully ‘take ownership of the risk’ while teenage killer’s parents bore ‘significant responsibility’ too
· Reuters
UK murder of 3 young girls should have been prevented, says inquiry
Agencies did not fully ‘take ownership of the risk’ while teenage killer’s parents bore ‘significant responsibility’ too
· Reuters
Five killed in strikes on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific, US military says
Attacks on Saturday bring number of people killed in boat strikes by US military to at least 168
· Associated Press
Gunfire Strikes Sam Altman's San Francisco Home Days After Molotov Cocktail Attack
Just two days after a Molotov cocktail was hurled at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Russian Hill residence in San Francisco, another violent episode unfolded at the same address. Early Sunday morning, April 12, 2026, San Francisco police responded to reports of possible shots fired near Altman's home.
· Tyler Durden
Ghanaian Premier League player Dominic Frimpong killed during attack on team bus
Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian Premier League club Berekum Chelsea was killed after the team's bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, the country's soccer association said Monday.
· AfricaNews
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza, arrest dozens in West Bank
An Israeli air attack has killed at least three people in Gaza, while its forces arrested at least 30 Palestinians in raids across several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank.
· Al Jazeera
Hong Kong’s Mirror star Keung To fined HK$2,200 for driving offences
Boy band member fined for careless driving in crash last year, and separately for running a red light and failing to display a probationary “P” plate
· Jess Ma
Hong Kong’s Mirror star Keung To fined HK$2,200 for driving offences
Boy band member fined for careless driving in crash last year, and separately for running a red light and failing to display a probationary “P” plate
· Jess Ma
At least six killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon
At least six people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, state media reports, as the Israeli military claims to have surrounded a main town there.
· Al Jazeera Staff
French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria
A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim's Lafarge unit guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions to keep a plant operating in northern Syria during the country's civil war.
· REUTERS
South Korean president’s Holocaust remarks spark Israel outcry
Lee Jae Myung’s comparing military action against Palestinians to the Holocaust comes as Israel remembers the 6 million Jews killed by Nazis
· Reuters
South Korean president’s Holocaust remarks spark Israel outcry
Lee Jae Myung’s comparing military action against Palestinians to the Holocaust comes as Israel remembers the 6 million Jews killed by Nazis
· Reuters
Ghanaian winger Dominic Frimpong killed at age of 20 in attack on team bus
Armed men fired at Berekum Chelsea bus on Sunday
· Guardian Sport
Pope in Algeria urges forgiveness and reconciliation on historic visit
Speaking at the Martyr’s Memorial in Algiers, he paid tribute to those who died in the 1954–1962 war of independence and called for forgiveness as a path to reconciliation. The trip comes at a delicate moment in Algeria’s relations with France and amid wider international tensions, adding diplomatic weight to the vi…
· AfricaNews
Airstrike in Nigeria kills dozens, civilians feared among victims
At least 56 people were killed and 14 injured after a military airstrike hit a market in northeastern Nigeria, according to a UN report, with locals and rights groups warning that civilians were among those killed.
· AfricaNews
Major police operation in NSW Hunter region
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Tear gas fired at India workers demanding higher wages as living costs rise
Police have lobbed tear gas shells to quell a factory workers’ protest in the Indian capital’s suburb of Noida after it turned violent on its fourth day, with vehicles torched and stones pelted in parts of the satellite city.
· Al Jazeera
Major police operation unfolds in NSW Hunter region
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· Jorge Branco
Pope Leo says he will continue to 'speak out loudly' against war after Trump's attacks | The National
Pope Leo has said he will continue to speak out against war after facing a torrent of criticism from US President Donald Trump, who described him as "weak on crime" and "terrible for foreign policy" for his rebukes of the Iran conflict.
· The National
Gang rapist back behind bars after detention escape
A gang rapist recaptured after spending five days on the run following a hospital escape while under guard by immigration officials has been refused bail in court.Michael Angok, 30, did not apply for bail and it was formally refused by Judge Rachael Wong when the matter was mentioned in Blacktown Local Court on Mond…
· Tom Wark
Junkie who stole ex-police chief’s sex toys tried to visit Gilgo Beach serial killer for bizarre sitdown: sheriff
A career criminal whose scrap with a disgraced Long Island police chief ended the cop’s career tried to get a jailhouse sit-down with Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann — a desperate bid to try to implicate the ex-cop in the grisly murders, The Post has learned.
· Kevin Sheehan, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
In Malaysia, some laud Singapore car driver’s arrest over ‘world’s most expensive petrol’
The driver of a Singapore-registered vehicle faces a US$252,600 fine, jail or both if he is found guilty of pumping subsidised RON95 petrol
· Iman Muttaqin Yusof
In Malaysia, some laud Singapore car driver’s arrest over ‘world’s most expensive petrol’
The driver of a Singapore-registered vehicle faces a US$252,600 fine, jail or both if he is found guilty of pumping subsidised RON95 petrol
· Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Motorcyclist killed in horror 48 hours on WA roads
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Antisemitic attacks in 2025 led to highest number of fatalities in 30 years, study finds
A woman stands at a flower tribute at Bondi Beach on Dec. 16, 2025, following Sunday’s shooting in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
· Melanie Lidman
Soccer player Dominic Frimpong killed in Ghanaian Premier League bus attack
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian Premier League club Berekum Chelsea was killed after the team’s bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, the country’s soccer association said Monday.
· Edward Acquah
Israeli strike kills three in Gaza
Israeli forces have killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza, as mediators hold talks with Hamas to salvage a US-brokered “ceasefire” deal.
· Middleeasteye