Daniel Khalife denies asking Iran for help after prison escape

The former soldier has pleaded guilty to escaping from prison but still faces other charges.

Ex-soldier Khalife changes plea and admits prison escape

He remains on trial at Woolwich Crown Court on three other charges.

Daniel Khalife read newspaper about alleged prison escape

The ex-soldier accused of escaping Wandsworth prison was seen changing clothes during the three days he was missing.

Khalife: Prison escape a bid to get put in high security unit

The alleged Iranian spy tells court he attached a sling made of trousers to the bottom of a lorry.

Hawks guard Dyson Daniels denies making gun gesture toward Pelicans after hitting 3-pointer in win

Dyson Daniels spent his first two seasons with the Pelicans, though he was traded to Atlanta earlier this year.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Escaped prisoner fooled staff with pumpkin in bed

He used a pumpkin and boiler suit to fool prison staff into thinking he was asleep when he escaped.

Former VOA Farsi service journalist kills himself in Iran after demanding release of prisoners

Iranian authorities say a former journalist with the Voice of America’s Farsi service jumped to his death from a building in Iran’s capital in protest of the country’s supreme leader and an ongoing ...

World - ABC News - November 14

Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, BBC told

Staff and former inmates say corruption is rife because guards know "how to fiddle the system".

Prisoner who lived in U.S. executed in Iran over disputed charges

Jamshid Shamahd was one of several Iranian dissidents abroad in recent years either tricked or kidnapped back to Iran.

Germany recalls ambassador from Iran as it protests the execution of an Iranian German prisoner

Germany has protested to Iran over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces

World - ABC News - October 29

Ex-UK soldier facing spying charge admits escaping from prison by hiding under a truck

A former British soldier who is facing spying charges has admitted escaping from a London prison by clinging to the underside of a delivery truck

World - ABC News - November 11

Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai denies asking U.S. to act against Hong Kong, China in landmark trial

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai began testifying in his landmark national security trial that is widely seen as a measure of press freedom in the city.

Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai denies he asked a newspaper colleague to draft list of sanction targets

Former publisher Jimmy Lai has denied that he asked a colleague to draft a list of potential sanction targets in testimony at his landmark national security trial in Hong Kong

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Judge denies he was asked to give advice about Letby because he is a Freemason

Simon Medland KC told inquiry his membership of organisation was not the reason he was approached by hospital boss. A judge has denied he was asked to give legal advice to hospital bosses over ...

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Steve Bannon’s Oct. 29 prison release could help Trump win

Stephen Bannon, a controversial pro-Trump warrior and former White House adviser, is scheduled for release from prison on October 29, just before the 2022 midterm elections, and is expected to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths ...

World - ABC News - November 12

Residents warned after 43 monkeys escape research facility

Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.

Forty-three monkeys at large in South Carolina after escaping research facility

Residents advised to keep doors and windows locked as police use thermal imaging cameras to search for animals. These monkeys went bananas: 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Llamas on the loose on Utah train tracks after escaping owner

A small herd of domestic llamas was spotted taking an evening stroll on the train tracks in Provo, Utah, on Thursday after the woolen creatures escaped from their owner, according to the Utah ...

Some monkeys are still on the loose after escaping South Carolina lab

More than a dozen monkeys that escaped a research facility in South Carolina are still on the loose. CBS News' Dave Malkoff has the latest details on the quest to capture the remaining primates.

Four monkeys still free weeks after escaping South Carolina facility

Two more rhesus macaques trapped after 43 primates fled compound that breeds them for medical research. Four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Trescothick asks for patience after big England loss

Interim coach Marcus Trescothick asks for patience from England fans after his side falls to a ODI series defeat by West Indies in Barbados.

Kroger and Walmart Deny ‘Surge Pricing’ After Adopting Digital Price Tags

Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills.

Business - The New York Times - October 23

Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after drowning her children

Susan Smith, convicted of drowning her two young sons in a South Carolina lake in 1994, then blaming the crime on a Black man, will remain in prison after a parole board denied her release.

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to another 6 months in prison

A group campaigning for Iran's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranian authorities have issued an additional six-month prison sentence against her

World - ABC News - October 25

Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction

Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran

World - ABC News - October 28

Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who previously lived in the US, is executed in Iran over a terror conviction

World - ABC News - October 28

An Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before he could be executed

An Iranian official has claimed that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran execute him

World - ABC News - November 5

Iran’s supreme leader signals measured response to Israel’s attack

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tries to balance domestic expectations with risk of escalating regional conflict

Business - Financial Times - October 27

Uncertainty after Israel's retaliatory strikes on Iran

Israel's military specified that its warplanes targeted surface-to-air missile systems and missile production sites in its strikes on Iran early Saturday that were in response to Iran's direct ...

Newly freed Steve Bannon says time in prison 'empowered him'

Donald Trump adviser and rightwing podcast host Steve Bannon to be released from prison a week before the election.

Politics - NBC News - October 29

Steve Bannon released from prison after 4-month sentence

Firebrand rightwing influencer Steve Bannon served a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from a congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon released from jail

Bannon says his time in prison "not only didn’t break me, it empowered me".

Steve Bannon speaks after leaving prison, mentions Puerto Ricans, minorities

Steve Bannon, a former strategist for Donald Trump's White House and right-wing podcaster, said he feels empowered after serving four months in prison for contempt of Congress. Bannon also made a ...

Nishad Singh, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time After Cooperation

Mr. Singh, who was a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire, had pleaded guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations that contributed to the collapse of FTX.

Business - The New York Times - November 1

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