Singapore jails tourist over diamond theft attempt
A Singapore court sentenced an Indian tourist to more than two years in jail over a failed attempt to steal a diamond from a jewellery store by hiding it in an…
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Indonesia sentences baby trafficking ring leader to seven years in prison
An Indonesian court sentenced Lie Siu Luan, described by the source as the leader of a baby trafficking ring, to seven years in prison on Tuesday. Presiding ju…
HRW says US likely had role in attacks on fishing boats off Ecuador
Human Rights Watch said the United States likely played a role in attacks on three fishing vessels off Ecuador's coast earlier this year that left at least eig…
UN report estimates online scam losses in Asian regions at up to $114 billion
On 21 July 2026, a UN report said victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost up to $114.1 billion last…
French prosecutors investigate suicide after family alleges racist harassment
French prosecutors said they had opened an investigation after a 21-year-old man died by suicide following what his family described as years of racist harassment. The man's body was found Monday last week in Chatonnay, a village of about 2,000 people in sout…
Three arrested after mass poisoning linked to North Macedonia water supply
Three people were arrested on Monday over a mass poisoning in North Macedonia that officials said was allegedly caused by contaminated river water entering a town's drinking supply during high temperatures. Health authorities said more than 3,100 people had b…
Remains in France identified as missing woman Delphine Jubillar
Human remains found in southern France last week have been identified as those of Delphine Jubillar, a woman missing since 2020, Toulouse prosecutor Nicolas Jacquet said on Sunday. The remains were found during searches on agricultural land in Mailhoc, in the…
Burned body found in southern Italy identified as sports journalist
A charred body found by firefighters in farmland in the southern Italian province of Salerno has been identified as local sports journalist Luigi Esposito, prosecutors said. Firefighters discovered the body while extinguishing a fire in a farm plot in Eboli,…
Man arrested after small fire in Paris park
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Paris after allegedly saying he intended to set fire to the Bois de Boulogne, one of the French capital's largest parks, a police source said. Police were called late Friday to a fire in the western Paris park. The source sai…
Laos says evidence is lacking in tourist deaths linked to tainted alcohol
Laos authorities said on Saturday that they could not determine blame or the cause of the 2024 deaths of six tourists previously linked to methanol-tainted alc…
Monaco bombing target says he did not expect threat to his life
Ukrainian-born millionaire Vadym Yermolaiev, who was wounded in a bombing attack in Monaco last month, said he did not know who might want him dead and had not believed his life was in danger before the attack. Yermolaiev, 58, remains in hospital. In his firs…
One killed and police officer wounded in Denmark shooting
One person was killed and a police officer was wounded in northern Denmark on Friday after a gunman opened fire on officers responding to a report of a building fire, police said. The shooting happened in an industrial area of Norresundby. Police said a civil…
Two South African soldiers die in mine shaft during illegal mining operation
Two South African soldiers died after falling down a mine shaft during an operation against illicit mining, a police spokeswoman said. Police spokeswoman Athlenda Mathe said the incident happened at an abandoned mine west of Johannesburg while soldiers were p…
UN rights expert urges justice over Honduras palm farm massacre
A United Nations rights expert demanded justice for workers killed at a palm plantation in Honduras and urged reparations for the families of those killed. Morris Tidball-Binz, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said…
Mexico arrests former governor in alleged fuel smuggling network case
Mexican authorities arrested former Baja California governor Ernesto Ruffo on Thursday in an investigation into alleged large-scale fuel smuggling. The Attorney General's Office said Ruffo was identified as one of the leaders of the operation. Attorney Genera…
Mexican journalist covering security issues killed in Puebla
A Mexican journalist who focused on security issues was killed Thursday in a drive-by shooting in the central state of Puebla, the local government announced. Josue Martinez was director of Noticias San Martin Texmelucan, where he covered security and major e…
US adds Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras to terrorist organization list
The United States has designated Mexico's Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras group as foreign terrorist organizations, the State Department announced Thursday. The move adds to six other designations Washington issued last year against cartels and organized crime…
Four Greek MPs indicted in EU farm subsidy fraud case
The European Public Prosecutor's Office said Thursday that four Greek members of parliament were among 22 people indicted in an alleged multi-million-euro fraud scheme involving European Union farm subsidies. The office said the defendants also included sever…
Thailand weighs suspending nearly 6,000 officials over exam scandal
Thousands of Thai civil servants face possible suspension over an exam cheating scandal, authorities said, as investigators widened a probe that has already led to three arrests. The scandal began in June, when investigators said they had concluded that offic…
Vietnam investigates alleged diamond smuggling ring linked to jeweller
Vietnamese police are investigating an alleged international diamond smuggling ring accused of moving 28,000 gems worth nearly $11 million, with Vietnam's largest jeweller drawn into the probe. The former head of Phu Nhuan Jewelry's gem certification subsidia…
Idaho mother who blamed vaccines accused of killing twins
An American mother was kept in pretrial detention on Tuesday on charges that she suffocated her 18-month-old twins and then tried to blame their deaths on vaccines, US media reported. Andrea Shaw, 23, claimed that her children suffocated eight days after rece…
Nigerian women describe deception, debt and fear in sex trafficking networks
Nigerian women and girls are being tricked or forced into prostitution along West African migration routes, with traffickers using false job offers, imposed debts and fear of traditional curses to keep victims under control, according to an AFP report. Blessi…
UK man charged with murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe
British prosecutors said Monday that they had charged 28-year-old Joshua Kerry with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a veteran right-wing former member of parliament. Frank Ferguson from the Crown Prosecution Service said prosecutors had decided to prosecute Ker…
EU prosecutors say VAT fraud network dismantled in Greece
On 14 July 2026, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said it had dismantled a tax fraud network that caused budget losses of at least 46.9 million euros, or $53 million, in Greece and other countries. The EU prosecutors' office said searches and seizures…
Berlin man charged over alleged rapes of 14 women
German prosecutors said Tuesday that a 68-year-old Berlin man has been charged over allegations that he sedated and raped women he met on dating apps and filmed the assaults. The Berlin prosecutors' office said the charges brought so far cover 22 alleged rape…
Peter Nygard found guilty in additional sexual assault case
Peter Nygard, founder of one of Canada's largest clothing brands, was found guilty on Monday in Montreal of sexual assault in an additional criminal case. He was also found guilty of forcible confinement after his lawyers did not contest the allegations. Pros…
Nigerian school kidnap survivor describes beatings and chains
A Nigerian school principal said on Monday that some of the more than 40 schoolchildren kidnapped in May were blindfolded and beaten while in captivity, and that male staff were blindfolded, handcuffed and chained. Rachael Alamu, head of one of the affected s…
UK police arrest 12 in probe into alleged threat to Islamic event
UK police arrested 12 people as part of an extreme right-wing terrorism-related investigation into an alleged threat against an Islamic event in eastern England, counter-terrorism police said. The UK Ijtima, a large Islamic gathering held in Suffolk over the…
Toronto police say festival shooting victims were targeted
Toronto police said the two people killed in a weekend shooting at a music festival were targeted. Police Chief Myron Demkiw said the victims were males aged 25 and 20 who knew each other, and that police believe they were targeted. Four other people were inj…