An Islamic court in Indonesia ’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing. The trial at the Islamic Shariah District Court in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, was held behind closed doors....
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39-Year-Old Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay Succumb To Death, Weeks After Campaign Rally Shooting In Bogota.
Miguel Uribe, 39, a rising right-wing politician and possible future presidential candidate, died after being shot in the head at a June campaign rally in Western Bogota. His wife, María Claudia Tarazona, confirmed his death early Monday. The presidential hopeful was hit three times twice in the head and once in the knee while addressing...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced the arrest of 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Abeokuta, Ogun State, confiscating 18 vehicles and various mobile devices.
According to a statement by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, the suspects were apprehended on Sunday, August 10, 2025, in a sting operation based on credible intelligence regarding their alleged involvement in internet crimes. The statement concluded that the suspects will face charges in court upon completion of investigations.
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Eleven Domestic Workers Arrested Over Illegal Abortions In Hong Kong
Eleven domestic workers have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of “child destruction” and illegal abortions, police have said. The women, in their 30s and 40s, were rounded up after one was found at her employer’s home with a dead foetus, later confirmed to be at least 28 weeks old. Police also found drugs...
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Mushroom Murderer Tried To Kill Husband With Pasta, Cookies And Curry, Court Was Told
Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson allegedly tried to repeatedly poison her husband, including with cookies she claimed their daughter had baked him, a court was told. The Australian woman was last month found guilty of murdering three relatives – and attempting to kill another – with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington. The 50-year-old was originally charged...
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Convicted Rapist Quits Australian Parliament After Losing Legal Bid To Stay
An Australian politician and convicted rapist has resigned from parliament moments before he was to be kicked out, after losing a legal challenge to remain. Gareth Ward, 44, was last month found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men, aged 18 and 24, between 2013 and 2015, and is now in custody pending sentencing. Earlier...
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Dozens Killed As Air Force Bombs Zamfara Bandits’ Celebration, Dozens Killed.
The Nigerian Air Force has launched a deadly airstrike on a mass wedding ceremony attended by armed bandits at Asaula Hills in Yankuzo ward, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The operation, carried out Tuesday afternoon, was based on credible intelligence that dozens of senior figures from various enclaves in a notorious gang were...
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Police Uncover Arms In Kaduna Depot Posing As Scrap Business
The Kaduna State Police Command has uncovered a cache of military-grade unexploded ordnance, arms, and ammunition hidden in the Kudendan Industrial Layout of Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state. The discovery, which was made on Saturday, August 2, 2025, followed an intelligence report that suspicious items believed to be unexploded bombs had been...
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Minnesota Man Gets 28 Years For Pandemic-Era Food Fraud
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a leader of a sprawling, pandemic-era food fraud plot in Minnesota to 28 years in prison. Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 36, must also pay nearly $48 million in restitution. He faces potentially more years in prison at a later sentencing hearing after previously pleading guilty in a juror bribery case involving a bag of $120,000...