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Crime news including the latest on murder cases, the hunt for serial killers, triads, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
B‑1B Lancer bomber departs from the RAF Fairford airbase in Gloucestershire on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Mystery over UK airbase scare as police find petrol, not explosives

A suspected bomb plot at a facility used by the US to launch strikes on Iran had led to the arrest – and eventual release – of five suspects.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police record 1,503 suspicious iPhone charges so far worth HK$30m

Malaysia

Malaysia’s US$100 billion Forest City seeks rebirth. Scams stand in its way

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United States

US prosecutors reopen case of alleged frat house gang rape at Ivy League school

District attorney plans to file criminal charges against seven men in 2024 fraternity assault case.

The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University. The chapter of Chi Phi involved in the case has remained barred ‌from campus since 2024. Photo: AP
United States

Elderly in-laws arrested in shooting death of New York Times employee

Jonathan McKinsey, slain in a car park, was embroiled in a divorce and custody dispute with the suspects’ daughter.

United States

FBI deputy chief announces resignation after just over a year in job

Trump ally Andrew Bailey, who oversaw election-related investigations, steps down weeks before US midterms.

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Africa

Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio

The outbreak has left at least 3,901 dead. Sunday’s attack on Marie-Celestin Karondwa is the latest in a series of attacks on response teams.

A healthcare worker is disinfected by his colleague inside a treatment centre for Ebola patients in North Kivu province in eastern Congo on Saturday. Photo: AP
Britain

5 men released on bail in UK over suspected US-run airbase plot

Five British nationals freed under strict conditions as police track possible links to Iran, Russia or militant groups.

India

‘Law enforcement failure’: India’s top court urges accountability over rapes

Over 80 rapes are reported across the nation each day. Last month, a teenager said she was gang-raped in a bus by the driver ‌and conductor.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Customs arrests 2 after seizing HK$290,000 of ‘slimming injections’ from Japan

Man, 45, who collected parcel and woman, 41, who is named as consignee are released on bail, authorities say.

Authorities display the 400 so-called slimming injections that were seized. Photo: Handout
Singapore

Singaporean TV actors charged over death penalty protests

‘Phua Chu Kang’ actors Lim Kay Siu and Neo Swee Lin are charged with taking part in a public assembly outside the State Courts.

Neo Swee Lin (left) and Lim Kay Siu attend a Los Angeles premiere of “Avatar – The Last Airbender” in February 2024. Photo: Facebook / neosweelin
South Korea

In South Korea, plans to serve deportees airline meals splits officials

The US$5 meals are seen as a practical option for those awaiting deportation – instead of the current bread and drinks provided by officers.

Gun violence in the US

Shooting at Detroit after-hours strip club leaves 3 dead, 4 injured

Police chief says early morning fight led to gunfire at residential location known to law enforcement.

Crime in Hong Kong

Man charged over hidden cameras found in gym as police probe number of victims

Construction site foreman, 34, to appear at Sha Tin Court on Monday, after police identify suspect in recovered footage.

Hidden cameras was found in the changing rooms of the 24/7 Fitness gym in Sha Tin. Photo: Edmond So
Britain

UK arrests 5 on suspicion of terror plot near airbase used by US forces

Police investigate potential link to a foreign state after three suspicious vehicles prompt evacuations outside RAF Fairford.

A US B‑1B Lancer bomber at RAF Fairford. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police hunt for man who stole HK$10,000 from claw machines using key

Store owner files police report after seeing thief in CCTV footage, with officers investigating how man obtained key.

Africa

South African police probe mining feud shooting, 27 dead as elections near

Illegal miners live in the area, where powerful gangs control the illicit gold mining trade.

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Pakistan

Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in Pakistan kills at least 11

About 30 others were wounded in the attack, for which the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility.

Volunteers transport an injured victim of a suicide attack on a roadside police checkpoint upon his arrival at a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police investigate suspected pinhole cameras in gym changing rooms

Officers found three devices across three cubicles of 24/7 Fitness gym in Sha Tin, police say.

Racism and other prejudice

Black woman’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death, Mississippi police say

The killing – which recalled lynchings – appeared to be over a drug dispute, authorities say, and two black men have been arrested.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong teacher jailed for 3 years for molesting pupil during free tutoring

Maths teacher, 31, also found to have taken intimate photos of nine-year-old boy and another victim, aged six.

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The defendant was sentenced at the District Court in Wan Chai on Friday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Malaysia

Negeri Sembilan royal crisis: veteran Malaysian politician charged with sedition

Rais Yatim is accused of making remarks backing Tunku Nadzaruddin and urging others to be loyal to the rival claimant to the state throne.

Rais Yatim (centre) poses with other Parti Wawasan Negara exco members in July. Photo: Facebook / WawasanNegara
Israel-Gaza war

Actors, politicians among 100 arrested in New York anti-Netanyahu protest

Police detain Oscar winner and fellow activists blocking traffic near the UN ahead of diplomatic speech.

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United States

‘Fundamentally broken’: Amnesty urges US to abolish ICE

Report finds US government implementing system of mass detention fueled by racist, xenophobic rhetoric.

Poland

Knife attack at Polish abbey leaves priest dead and 4 injured

Ukrainian suspect arrested after stabbing victims during assault at Benedictine monastery in Jaroslaw.

The attack took place at this Catholic abbey in southeastern Poland. Photo: Agencja Wyborcza.pl via Reuters
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police search for woman after man found dead outside building

Man, 49, found on chair outside Tsim Sha Tsui building as bar worker charged over alleged role in moving body.

Hong Kong police are searching for a woman after a man was found dead outside a commercial building in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Dickson Lee
Canada

Grief and pain flow at hearing for Canadian suicide poison vendor Kenneth Law

Family members of those who killed themselves using chemicals he sold spoke about their loss before the judge deciding on Law’s sentence.

United States

Harvey Weinstein gets 15 years for sex assault after pleading for mercy

Disgraced Hollywood figure resentenced in New York for sexually assaulting a former production assistant.

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