Woman Who Bit Off Attacker’s Tongue Acquitted After 61 Years

Woman Who Bit Off Attacker’s Tongue Acquitted After 61 Years

A South Korean woman has been acquitted after a court revisited her decades-old conviction for biting off the tongue of a man during an alleged sexual attack. Choi Mal-ja was 18 when she was convicted of grievous bodily harm and sentenced to 10 months in jail. Her aggressor, who was 21, received a lighter sentence of six months. After a years-long campaign to clear her name, a retrial began in the southern city of Busan in July. In its first hearing, prosecutors apologised to her and, in an unusual move, asked the court to quash the conviction. “I could not let this...

Nepalese Army Moves To Restore Order After Protest Violence Intensifies

Nepalese Army Moves To Restore Order After Protest Violence Intensifies

Nepalese soldiers guarded the streets of the country’s capital on Wednesday and ordered people to stay at home as they moved to restore order after tens of thousands of protesters stormed and set fire to government buildings and attacked politicians. Armed troops guarding the main areas of Kathmandu appeared to give some sense of control returning to the city that was engulfed in violence and chaos in the previous days. Soldiers told residents about the curfew in place as they checked vehicles and people. The army had warned late Tuesday that security forces were committed to preserving law and order....

“When I Turn 21 I Am Going To Kill People”—Police  Seized 23 Guns From The Home Of A 13-Year-Old Who Appeared To Idolize Mass Shooters

“When I Turn 21 I Am Going To Kill People”—Police  Seized 23 Guns From The Home Of A 13-Year-Old Who Appeared To Idolize Mass Shooters

A 13-year-old boy who police said appeared to be fixated on school shooters was arrested on charges of unlawful firearms possession and making a threat after they say they found social media posts about intentions to kill and seized 23 guns and ammunition from his home. The boy pleaded not guilty to a total of five charges, four of them felonies, in juvenile court on Monday, and he was ordered to remain in detention. A SWAT team raided his home and arrested him around 1 a.m. Saturday in Washington’s Pierce County, south of Seattle. His mother told a Seattle TV...

Outrage as Oworonshoki Residents Block Third Mainland Bridge Over Midnight Demolition of Properties by Lagos Govt8th September 2025

Outrage as Oworonshoki Residents Block Third Mainland Bridge Over Midnight Demolition of Properties by Lagos Govt8th September 2025

Chaos broke out in Lagos on Monday as residents of Oworonshoki took to the streets and blocked the Third Mainland Bridge, protesting the midnight demolition of their properties allegedly carried out by the Lagos State Government. The protesters, chanting solidarity songs, accused the government of rendering them homeless without prior notice or compensation. They demanded justice and immediate redress for the destruction of their homes and businesses. The demonstration caused massive traffic gridlock on one of the busiest routes in Lagos, leaving motorists stranded for hours. Eyewitnesses told Lagos Reporters that the protest stretched traffic for several kilometers as security...