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Readers look at a newspaper in Nairobi in June 2002 carrying the photograph of Felicien Kabuga. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91

Accused of bankrolling the mass killing of the Tutsis, Kabuga was declared unfit to continue standing trial because he had dementia.

Italy

8 injured as man rams car into crowd in Italy’s Modena

Thailand

Bangkok train-bus crash kills 8, Thai PM orders investigation

Americas and the Caribbean

10 Mexican government, justice officials indicted in US, will surrender

The defendants include a governor, a mayor and a secretary of public security for charges which include corruption, bribery and arms and drug smuggling.

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Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, a leader and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel (left), and Joaquín Guzmán, a son of cartel leader Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán after they were arrested by US authorities in Texas, on July 25 2024. Photo: TNS
Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Malaysian police probe reports of Jho Low’s secret 1MDB meetings in Kuala Lumpur

An online portal news portal quoted sources as claiming that Low attended the meetings under the protection of the Chinese delegation.

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Catholic Church

Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old skull encased in concrete

The 35-year-old suspect told police he objected to the public display of human remains and had planned to throw the skull into a river.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former Hollywood mogul raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann.

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court on Friday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over Ukraine

The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’.

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Singapore

Singapore doctor jailed over woman’s death during beauty treatment

A judge slammed Chan Bingyi’s ‘deplorable’ choice to hide the truth from the victim’s family and paramedics to protect himself.

Animals

US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian seal

A video of the incident of a coconut-sized rock being hurled towards the animal’s head has drawn widespread condemnation.

The rock narrowly missed the seal’s head, but caused the animal to abruptly alter its behaviour, prosecutors say. Photos: District of Hawaii US Attorney’s Office
The Philippines

Philippine senator wanted by ICC flees from Senate

Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s exit from the heavily guarded Senate came after volleys of gunshots were fired on Wednesday night.

Philippines Senator Ronald Dela Rosa attends a plenary session at the Senate of the Philippines on Monday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Ukraine arrests Zelensky’s ex-top aide as corruption probe widens

Andriy Yermak was named as an official suspect in a sprawling, multi-episode money-laundering case that has gripped Ukraine for months.

Malaysia

High stakes, low odds: why Trump pardon is unlikely for 1MDB’s Jho Low

The request appears unlikely to succeed because Low has never appeared in a US court, stood trial or accepted responsibility, analysts say.

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The Philippines

Who is dela Rosa, the ICC-wanted lawmaker holed up in the Philippine Senate?

The ex-police chief, accused by the ICC of crimes in Duterte’s drug war, is evading arrest over the bloody campaign that killed thousands.

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People call for the arrest of Senator Ronald dela Rosa during a protest outside the Philippine Senate on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Chinese-American found guilty in New York ‘secret police station’ case

Lu ‘Harry’ Jianwang convicted of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in closely watched trial.

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Lu Jianwang (left) and defence lawyer John Carman outside federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday moments after the verdict was read. Photo: Mark Magnier
United States

US woman who wrote book on husband’s death gets life sentence for his murder

Kouri Richins put five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in her spouse’s drink, then wrote a children’s book about grief after he died.

Germany

Paediatrician in Germany charged with sex offences in 130 cases

Most of the offences were committed while the accused was working at a hospital near Berlin, the prosecutor’s office says.

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France

French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for ex-president Sarkozy

He is in an appeal trial on charges that he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election.

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courtroom after prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence for him on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Britain

Bodies of 3 women recovered from the sea off UK city

The coastguard is completing an ‘extensive search of the water’, but the force is not searching for anyone else.

The Philippines

Gunshots fired in stand-off at Philippine Senate over ICC suspect

Chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court.

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Hong Kong courts

Helper molested 10-year-old girl while waking her up, Hong Kong court hears

Domestic helper denies four counts of indecent assault for allegedly molesting daughters of her former employer.

The trial at Kowloon City Court will continue on Thursday. Photo: Sun Yeung
Thailand

Thailand to review visa rules after spate of tourist crimes trigger public anger

Proposed measures include reducing the 60-day visa-free stay to 30 days for tourists from 93 countries and reviewing visa criteria.

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Thai police arrest two Russians suspected of murdering a fellow national near the resort town of Pattaya in February. Photo: Handout
The Philippines

‘Accountability is coming’: dela Rosa flight piles pressure on Duterte camp

Dela Rosa evading the ICC arrest and the Senate leadership coup could mark a turning point for a Duterte camp under siege, analysts say.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff named as suspect in money-laundering probe

Andriy Yermak was Ukraine’s lead negotiator in talks with the US and left during the scandal.

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Indonesia

Police raids reveal Indonesia as new hub for scam, gambling syndicates

Hundreds of foreigners have been arrested in Indonesia recently following crackdowns against crime groups in Cambodia and Myanmar.

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Foreign nationals suspected of running an online gambling operation at an office building in Jakarta await transport after being arrested in the Indonesian capital on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Ugandan president, 81, sworn in for new term after 40 years at the helm

The five-year term might be his last, with his son and presumptive heir emerging as de facto ruler.

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, a US ally on regional security, is often credited with presiding over relative peace and stability. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US trial hears witness claims of harassment over Chinese ‘secret police station’

Witness testifies he was harassed after holding a protest against the establishment of alleged Fuzhou-controlled facility in New York.

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US, Israel war on Iran

US tells banks to flag suspected Iranian money-laundering networks

Banks are asked to look out for oil labelled ‘Malaysian blend’ to disguise its Iranian origin and missing or falsified shipping documents.

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