Man who tried to torch asylum hotel in summer riots jailed for nine years

Levi Fishlock and others spread "a hateful message of violence and racism", a court hears.

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Liverpool library torched in summer riots celebrates reopening

A special lantern parade marks the reopening of Spellow Library, which was set on fire during riots.
BBC News - 11h
A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home

Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar Assad, he’s finally returned to his home to Lebanon
ABC News - 1d
Mexico flight crew detains passenger who tried to divert plane to US

Plane was diverted to Guadalajara, where the person – identified only as Mario – was handed over to authorities. A passenger on a domestic flight in Mexico on Sunday tried to divert an aircraft ...
The Guardian - 3d
‘They were just kids’: the award-winning photographer who captured the Bali Nine at their most vulnerable

As the government works to secure the release of the remaining Australians, Mick Tsikas looks back on his work documenting their fate, from arrests to, in some cases, executions. Get our breaking ...
The Guardian - 4d
Man Who Kidnapped Woman From Bloomberg’s Colorado Ranch Gets 22 Years in Prison

Joseph Beecher was intent on killing the media mogul and inquired about his family before taking a housekeeper hostage, officials said.
The New York Times - 5d
Man jailed for death of woman at "slapping therapy" workshop

Hongchi Xiao was convicted of manslaughter for failing to get medical help for Danielle Carr-Gomm as she howled in pain and frothed at the mouth during a workshop in 2016.
CBS News - 5d
Who is the South Korean leader who tried to impose martial law?

Decades of achievement led Yoon Suk Yeol to the pinnacle of political power in South Korea, but his legacy may boil down to a single, baffling decision to send out troops under martial law to ...
ABC News - Dec. 5
Man jailed for murdering girlfriend he set on fire

Leigh Pateman doused petrol over Ellen Marshall and deliberately set her on fire during an argument.
BBC News - Dec. 2