Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years

Family friend JAILED after Luis Diaz kidnap plot

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Russia behind plot to plant bombs on cargo planes, Western official says

Russia sent incendiary devices to DHL hubs in Germany and the UK in a plot to strike at DHL planes bound for U.S. and Canada, Western official says

9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong's zoo in 2 days had been infected with melioidosis, officials say

Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday

World - ABC News - October 18

Australian judge’s speech met by protest over his role in Hong Kong’s appeal court

Patrick Keane is one of only six overseas justices remaining on the bench since the introduction of draconian national security laws. A speech by Australian judge Patrick Keane KC has been met by a ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers

The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security risks

Tech - ABC News - October 23

Hong Kong cracks down on how banks and hedge funds discuss block trades

Regulator brings in new measures after launching criminal insider dealing case against Segantii Capital Management

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Hong Kong reporter says she'll sue Wall Street Journal for dismissal because of her union role

A former Hong Kong reporter of The Wall Street Journal says she'll sue the publication for sacking her because she joined a trade union

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

How Beijing Took Control of Hong Kong's Financial Hub---and Left the West Behind

The world’s pre-eminent East-meets-West investment hub has become more Chinese as international financial institutions, corporations, and expatriates retreat

World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

Police officer jailed for breaking wife's back

Huw Orphan is jailed for two-and-a-half years after kicking his wife down the stairs.

Police officer jailed for sexually abusing girl

John Stringer is sentenced to 10 years after being found guilty of five counts of sexual abuse.

Canada alleges Indian minister behind plot to target Sikh separatists

Parliamentary committee told of Narendra Modi ally’s alleged role in campaign of violence and threats. The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home affairs minister, Amit Shah, ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Rep. Moskowitz says police investigating a "potential plot" against his life

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who was elected to a second term this week, said he was notified by authorities on Monday about a "potential plot on my life."

Bomb blast at Pakistan train station kills at least 24

Police say army personnel targeted in possible suicide bombing in country’s south-west and many of more than 40 injured in critical condition. At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Suicide bombing at rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26

Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers, and wounding 62 others

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

The Sandbox launches multi-year partnership with King Kong of Skull Island

The Sandbox has launched a multi-year partnership with King Kong of Skull Island to build a space inside its virtual world where you can build, own, and monetize your gaming experiences. The ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 25

Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

Australia has been under pressure to raise the age of criminal responsibility, in line with UN advice.

Hammer attack murderer jailed for at least 37 years

A judge calls Jack Crawley, who murdered Paul Taylor, a "highly dangerous man".

Man known as 'best smuggler' jailed for 17 years

Amanj Hasan Zada is jailed for running "a sophisticated enterprise" organising small boat crossings.

Man jailed for three years over Snapchat sextortion

Christopher Morrow pleaded guilty to trying to blackmail 16 women into sending him sexual videos.

Turkey Bombs Kurdish Targets After Terrorist Attack Kills Five

Ankara said the strikes in Iraq and Syria hit a Kurdish separatist group a day after an unclaimed attack on a defense contractor.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 24

Election Day bomb threats overwhelmingly targeted Democrat-leaning counties

Bomb threats sent to polling places in at least five battleground states Tuesday targeted mostly Democratic counties, an NBC News analysis has found.

Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

At least 15 people were killed in Damascus, according to Syrian state media. The Israeli military said it had “inflicted significant damage” to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad command center.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 hours ago

Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

The attack occurred on the same day that Israel bombed sites in the Syrian capital that the Israeli military said were affiliated with a militant group. At least 15 people were killed, Syrian state ...

World - The New York Times - 2 hours ago

Burglar who tried to swim away from police jailed

Chad Lambert was followed by police after stealing a bottle of wine and the contents of a shop's till.

A picture of violence: The 24 women killed in four years

In at least 20 of the 24 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women.

'Axing Doctors after 24 years is the end of an era'

One fan behind a 9,000 signature petition to save it fears the move will badly affect older viewers.

UK counterterror police probe whether Russia planted parcel bomb

Package caught fire at a DHL depot in Birmingham in July

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Car bomb explodes outside police station in Mexico, wounding 3 officers

A car bomb left outside a police station in western Mexico has wounded three people

World - ABC News - October 24

16 gunmen killed, car bomb wounds 3 police officers in Mexico

Multiple clashes left at least 16 people dead on the same day that a car bomb left outside a police station in western Mexico wounded three officers.

Police officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque

Authorities in Pakistan say a key suspect in connection with a deadly attack at a mosque in a police compound nearly two years ago has been arrested and has been identified as a police officer

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

‘Fat Leonard’ gets 15 years for plotting one of the US military’s biggest scandals

Leonard Francis also ordered to pay $20m restitution to the navy, after pleading guilty to bribery and fraud. Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

A car bomb explodes outside a police station in western Mexico, wounding 3 police officers

World - ABC News - October 24

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Suicide bombing at rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26

The Sandbox launches multi-year partnership with King Kong of Skull Island

Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

Hammer attack murderer jailed for at least 37 years

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Election Day bomb threats overwhelmingly targeted Democrat-leaning counties

Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

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Car bomb explodes outside police station in Mexico, wounding 3 officers

16 gunmen killed, car bomb wounds 3 police officers in Mexico

Police officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque

‘Fat Leonard’ gets 15 years for plotting one of the US military’s biggest scandals

A car bomb explodes outside a police station in western Mexico, wounding 3 police officers

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