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Italian police officers conduct an operation against the Chinese mafia in Prato, Italy, in January 2018. The latest killings could be related to a violent struggle between Chinese criminal factions originally centred in the city near Florence. Photo: EPA-EFE

Chinese couple shot dead in Rome in mafia-style execution, Italian police say

The killings of underworld figure Zhang Dayong and partner Gong Xiaoqing could be linked to a turf war between Chinese criminal factions.

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Judge finds cause to hold Trump admin in contempt for El Salvador deportations

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‘Risking our lives’: Indonesians warn of dangers in Cambodian scam compounds

16 Apr 2025 - 6:25PMvideocam

Berlin doctor charged with murder of 15 palliative care patients

He allegedly administered an anaesthetic and a muscle relaxer to the patients without their knowledge or consent.

16 Apr 2025 - 5:49PMvideocam

Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. A Berlin doctor who was part of a nursing service’s end-of-life care team was initially suspected of the deaths of just four patients. That number has crept higher since last summer. Photo: EPA-EFE

Trafficked workers from Myanmar scam hubs say death better than going back

‘We will kill ourselves instead of going back to them,’ said one of the dozens who attempted a mass escape from their Myanmar detention.

16 Apr 2025 - 4:44PMvideocam

Shipping under siege: armed piracy surges in Singapore Strait

Guns were reported in over half the attacks as acts of piracy and armed robbery soared almost fourfold in the vital shipping lane.

16 Apr 2025 - 6:47PM

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Fame and celebrity

Who are late NFL hopeful Kyren Lacy’s parents, Kenny Lacy and Kandace Washington?

The former LSU wide receiver, 24, has passed away 4 months after he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run car accident that had torpedoed his prospects in the NFL.

16 Apr 2025 - 4:00AM

Kyren Lacy’s parents, Kenny Lacy and Kandace Washington, are mourning the death of their son, and encouraging parents to check on their children’s mental health. Photo: @lsufootball/Instagram

Americas and the Caribbean

Peru court sentences ex-president Humala, wife to 15 years for money laundering

Judges found that the leader received several million dollars in illegal campaign contributions from construction giant Odebrecht.

16 Apr 2025 - 11:46AMvideocam

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong policeman cleared of molesting colleague, convicted on 2 other charges

Court convicts Superintendent Joseph Luk of dangerous driving and biting another colleague during incident after banquet in Fanling in 2022.

15 Apr 2025 - 8:43PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong immigration officers arrest 43 in crackdown on illegal employment

The 35 suspected illegal workers and eight alleged employers were apprehended after officers raided dozens of premises, including restaurants and canteens.

15 Apr 2025 - 4:59PM

Forty-three people have been arrested in a crackdown on illegal employment, the Immigration Department has said. Photo: May Tse

Singapore ex-president Halimah Yacob to file police report over deepfake video

She warns users on Facebook to be wary of ‘how AI is being used to influence voters during this critical period’.

15 Apr 2025 - 12:30PM

Singapore’s then-president Halimah Yacob delivers a speech at an overseas conference in 2019. Photo: AFP

Palestinian activist expecting US citizenship interview is arrested by ICE

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent US resident and a critic of the war in Gaza, was arrested in Vermont on Monday.

15 Apr 2025 - 1:28PM

El Salvador’s Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported migrant to US

Trump administration has been ordered by a court to facilitate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he was deported without due process.

15 Apr 2025 - 9:27AM

Arson attack on top US Democrat’s home sparks calls to end political violence

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s home was targeted in an arson attack on Sunday; suspect Cody Balmer faces multiple charges, including attempted murder.

15 Apr 2025 - 7:06AM

Cody Balmer is taken from a courtroom on Monday in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania after being denied bail for charges including starting a fire at Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s home. Photo: AP

Ong Beng Seng to step down from Singapore property firm amid Iswaran scandal

The man who brought Formula One to Singapore is leaving his property firm, with a guilty plea pending in a prominent corruption scandal.

14 Apr 2025 - 4:02PM

Ong Beng Seng arrives at a court in Singapore in October last year. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong society

SF Express Hong Kong stops sending parcel delivery SMS texts to combat scams

Company will only notify customers with self-pickup parcels via its mobile app ‘SFHK’ starting on Monday.

14 Apr 2025 - 7:24PM

Iran’s meth cartels target Australia via Malaysia’s Port Klang

Experts say crime syndicates from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan are using Malaysia as a transshipment hub for drugs destined for Australia.

14 Apr 2025 - 8:34AMvideocam

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US deports another 10 gang members to El Salvador, Marco Rubio says

US secretary of state hailed alliance between Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele a day before Bukele’s White House visit.

14 Apr 2025 - 9:01AM

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele in El Congo municipality, El Salvador in February. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Manchester Arena bomb plotter attacks prison guards with hot cooking oil

Hashem Abedi, convicted in 2017 terror plot at Ariana Grande concert, threw hot oil over officers before stabbing them, prison service said.

14 Apr 2025 - 9:06AM

UK Labour MP denies wrongdoing after reports of Bangladeshi arrest warrant

Tulip Siddiq’s lawyers said MP had no knowledge of warrant being issued, described corruption claims against her as ‘politically motivated’.

14 Apr 2025 - 8:18AM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 4 teens over watch theft and conspiracy

One suspect allegedly stole watch worth HK$58,000 from online seller he met in Tseung Kwan O.

13 Apr 2025 - 8:52PM

Hong Kong police have arrested four boys, aged between 15 and 17, for conspiracy to commit theft. Photo: Google map

Teen murdered parents in plot to kill Trump, ‘save white race’: court filings

Nikita Casap allegedly killed his parents to ‘obtain the financial means’ to carry out his plan to eliminate the US president.

13 Apr 2025 - 12:50PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump attends a mixed martial arts fight in Miami, Florida, on April 12. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Chinese workers rescued from ‘horrific’ forced labour during US factory raid

Wellmade Industries’ owner among three arrested for allegedly forcing the victims to work 12-hour shifts and barring them from leaving the plant.

13 Apr 2025 - 9:32AMvideocam

‘Such a shock’: Paris theatre soul-searching after allegations of sexual abuse

Former volunteer at Theatre du Soleil says 39-year-old actor attempted to rape her in front of ‘several witnesses’ at a party at the theatre in 2010.

12 Apr 2025 - 3:50PM

UK jails former Russia minister for 40 months for violating sanctions

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov is the first person convicted of violating sanctions put in place after the illegal annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

11 Apr 2025 - 11:27PMvideocam

Dmitry Ovsyannikov, governor of Sevastopol in Crimea from 2017 to 2019, arrives at a London court hearing in March. On Friday he was given a 40-month prison sentence. Photo: Reuters

‘War weapon’: thousands of Congo children raped, assaulted in just 2 months

Toddlers were among the victims, Unicef said, with rape and other forms of sexual violence taking place once every 30 minutes on average.

12 Apr 2025 - 12:25AM

Children walk near an M23 rebel in Mushaki, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in March. Photo: Reuters

Fame and celebrity

Who is Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife Jillian Lauren – who just got shot?

Lauren – who wrote Behold the Monster: Confronting America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer – was shot by police in LA this week, before being arrested and released on a US$1 million bond.

11 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

Japanese worker arrested for mailing used condom to colleague ‘to satisfy urges’

The incident has sparked safety concerns and an investigation into similar cases.

11 Apr 2025 - 5:56PM

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