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Newest first · UTC+11:00UN rights chief says Lebanon killings ‘nothing short of horrific’
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said the scale of killing and destruction in Lebanon, where at least 254 people were killed in Israeli attacks, is “nothing short of horrific”.
· Middleeasteye
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announces crackdown on fraudsters — with $1T in taxpayer programs on the line
WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday revealed that the Department of Justice is currently probing thousands of cases of fraudsters bilking taxpayer-funded federal programs — with more than $1 trillion potentially vulnerable per year.
· Josh Christenson
'Ketamine Queen' sentenced over Matthew Perry death
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Uganda man says he killed 4 children as human sacrifices in bid to get wealthy
Christopher Okello Onyum is thought to have posed as a parent to gain access to a kindergarten, where he stabbed his young victims
· Agence France-Presse
Uganda man says he killed 4 children as human sacrifices in bid to get wealthy
Christopher Okello Onyum is thought to have posed as a parent to gain access to a kindergarten, where he stabbed his young victims
· Agence France-Presse
Driver arrested for taking 14 in trishaw in Koslanda - DailyNews
A three-wheeler travelling from Koslanda town to Makaldeniya village carrying 11 students and three adults was arrested on Tuesday (7).
· Gayan Abeykoon
‘Ketamine Queen’ who sold fatal dose to Friends star Matthew Perry gets 15 years in jail
Los Angeles: A drug dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in prison in connection with the fatal overdose of Friends star Matthew Perry, including her role in supplying the dose of the powerful anaesthetic that killed the actor.
· Lisa Richwine, Steve Gorman
New initiative urges personal pledges to overcome 'overwhelming' DV stats
Topic:Domestic Violence
· Meg Whitfield
High Court postpones joint protest and Kotel hearings to Friday, resets filing deadlines
The High Court of Justice has postponed the joint hearing in the anti-war protest case and the Western Wall worship case from Wednesday to Friday, giving the state more time to file its response affidavits while making clear that the new schedule goes beyond what the state itself had requested.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Galle Courts Complex to be shifted out from Fort - DailyNews
The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (6) approved a decision to transfer the Galle Courts Complex, located within Galle Fort, to the Urban Development Authority (UDA) for the implementation of a tourism project under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
· Gayan Abeykoon
Killer FedEx driver likely sexually assaulted Athena Strand, 7, after carefully planning her abduction, prosecutors say
Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner may have sexually assaulted 7-year-old Athena Strand before her twisted murder – which the sicko meticulously planned out in advance, a Texas prosecutor said.
· Georgia Worrell
ISIS-loving NYC bombing suspects plotted separate attack to drive ‘large vehicle’ into a crowd: feds
Two ISIS-inspired accused terrorists charged with hurling homemade bombs into a protest outside Gracie Mansion planned a separate attack driving a large vehicle into a crowd, new court files allege.
· Ben Kochman
Ritigala Wildlife Officers arrest two with deer antlers and sea shells
The Ritigala Wildlife Officers arrested two individuals along with a stock of illegal deer antlers and sea shells hidden in a house in the Paragoda area of Bulathsinhala.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Ritigala Wildlife Officers arrest two with deer antlers and sea shells - DailyNews
The Ritigala Wildlife Officers arrested two individuals along with a stock of illegal deer antlers and sea shells hidden in a house in the Paragoda area of Bulathsinhala.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Iran's Hormuz toll proposal violates global trade norms
Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting the American aircrafts into the Iranian armed forces fishing net with signs that read in Farsi: “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,” at the Eqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution square in downt…
· David Mchugh
Sri Lanka turns centre court for world Tennis action - DailyNews
Sri Lanka has stepped onto centre court and is playing a winning game as a rising tennis hub in Asia, with a packed international calendar and growing international recognition, according to Iqbal Bin Issack, President of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Five Chinese businessmen arrested with contraband by airport customs officers
Five Chinese nationals were arrested by airport customs officers in the early hours of yesterday (08) morning for illegally bringing a consignment of cigarettes made in China worth Rs.5,200,000 into the country and attempting to take out them through the “Green Channel” where there is no need to declare anything, at…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Sporadic attacks in Iran, Gulf countries hours after Trump announces ceasefire - DailyNews
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprecedented disruption to the world’s energy supplies.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Family still waits to know how their loved one died, one year on
Topic:Black Deaths In Custody
· Dana Morse
'Ketamine Queen' jailed for 15 years over death of Friends star Matthew Perry
Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
His brother’s leg became a grisly trophy. Now, he wants justice
The families of two Afghans allegedly executed on the orders of Ben Roberts-Smith have welcomed the criminal charges but criticised the years-long delay in bringing the famous soldier to justice.
· Nick McKenzie, Amber Schultz
Crazed homeless man accused of slaughtering Iryna Zarutska on train found incompetent to stand trial
The deranged homeless man accused of savagely butchering Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, on a Charlotte light rail train has been found “incapable to proceed” on state murder charges.
· Chris Nesi
'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
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· Associated Press
‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in jail for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
Jasveen Sangha allegedly ran an elaborate operation catering to high-end clients like the 54-year-old Friends star
· Associated Press
‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in jail for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
Jasveen Sangha allegedly ran an elaborate operation catering to high-end clients like the 54-year-old Friends star
· Associated Press
Attorney disputes claims against man shot by ICE in central California
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)
· Terry Chea
Florida prosecutors to issue sweeping subpoena for Tiger Woods prescription meds in DUI case
Florida prosecutors in Tiger Woods’ DUI case want all the records connected to the medications the golfer takes – including any driving warnings that came on pill bottles, a new court record shows.
· Priscilla DeGregory
'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry's overdose death
A Los Angeles woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs that led to the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.
· Nardine Saad
‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced to 15 years for selling death drugs to Matthew Perry
The drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen” who was convicted in the overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry was sentenced to 15 years Wednesday for the crime.
· Zain Khan
Teens accused of bombing attempt at Mamdani home openly discussed plans to kill
Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were arrested 7 March with alleged homemade devices at Gracie Mansion in New York
· Victoria Bekiempis
Killer FedEx driver first told police Athena Strand, 7, was dead when he stuffed her in his truck, chilling bodycam video shows
Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner claimed to police that 7-year-old Athena Strand was dead when he stuffed her in his truck, chilling bodycam video shows.
· Anthony Blair
Staff Sergeant Touvel Yosef Lifshiz killed in combat in southern Lebanon, IDF announces
Staff Sergeant Touvel Yosef Lifshiz was killed in battle while fighting in Lebanon, the IDF announced on Wednesday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Serial killer Rex Heuermann’s daughter cries in court as she sits with mother during guilty pleas
The daughter of confessed Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann broke down in tears in a Long Island court when her sadistic father admitted to strangling and discarding the bodies of eight women Wednesday.
· Brandon Cruz, David Propper
Dramatic dashcam footage captures moment alleged gang member wildly drives into oncoming traffic during ICE shooting
Dramatic dashcam video shows an alleged gang member who “weaponized his vehicle” as ICE agents opened fire in a wild Northern California confrontation.
· Zain Khan
Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday kill 112, wound 837 — ministry
BEIRUT, Lebanon — At least 112 people were killed and 837 more were wounded in Lebanon on Wednesday after Israel launched a wave of strikes unprecedented in the current war, according to the latest Lebanese health ministry toll.
· Agence France-Presse
British pastor charged with death of man who drowned in kiddie pool baptism
LONDON (AP) — A British pastor was charged with manslaughter Wednesday in the drowning of a 61-year-old man at a backyard baptism ceremony.
California Supreme Court halts county sheriff's election fraud probe
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks at a news conference in Lake Elsinore, Calif., Feb. 7, 2023, as officials announced that the closure of poppy fields at Walker Canyon until the wildflower bloom subsides. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
· Tran Nguyen
Former attorney general Pam Bondi will not testify on Epstein files next week, justice department says
Pam Bondi will not testify about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein to a congressional committee next week because she is no longer the US attorney general, the justice department says.
· Ana Faguy
US architect admits killing eight women in Gilgo Beach murders
Rex A. Heuermann has pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. (AP: James Carbone/Newsday)
Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza
Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza.
· Al Jazeera
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer admits to strangling eight women
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Associated Press
Disgraced SF human rights chief collects city retirement benefits as corruption case moves through courts
A former San Francisco human rights boss accused of squandering city funds to pay for personal projects and her son’s tuition is still collecting a taxpayer-backed check as she faces a battery of criminal charges in court.
· Annie Gaus
Matthew Perry’s family arrives at court for ‘Ketamine Queen’ sentencing
Matthew Perry’s mother and stepfather arrived at a Los Angeles court for the sentencing of “Ketamine Queen” Jasveen Sangha, who supplied the drugs that tragically killed the “Friends” star.
· Patrick Hedlund
Gilgo Beach serial killings stumped investigators for decades
Rex A. Heuermann, pleads guilty to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings, at a court hearing in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y., Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool)
· The Associated Press
US man pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
He strangled the women, many of them sex workers, over a 17-year span and buried their remains in remote locations
· Associated Press
US man pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
He strangled the women, many of them sex workers, over a 17-year span and buried their remains in remote locations
· Associated Press
Beijing’s good-cop, bad-cop playbook in Manila
WATCH closely how China’s embassy operates in Manila and you will see something straight out of a police procedural. While one officer sits smiling at the table — offering coffee, a road map and the language of peace — his angry partner stalks just outside the door, bursting in regularly to insult and intimidate the…
· Ray Powell
Police seek mastermind behind illegal diesel operation
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· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Ethiopian police arrest human trafficking ring responsible for 3,000 victims
Ethiopian police said they arrested a "dangerous international human trafficker" and nine accomplices accused of smuggling over 3,000 people to Libya, where they were held hostage and, in some cases, tortured, raped, or killed.
· AfricaNews