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Nathan Chasing Horse (centre) speaks to his lawyers in court on January 20. Photo: AP
United States

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor found guilty of preying on indigenous girls

Nathan Chasing Horse’s main accuser was 14 and a virgin when he sexually assaulted her on the pretext of healing her mother of cancer.

Crime in Hong Kong

6 arrested over 58 million yen theft in Hong Kong, including mole among victims

Animals

US man escapes execution for dumping girl, 5, to be killed by alligators

US-China relations

Ding Linwei convicted of stealing Google AI secrets for Chinese companies

Some of the blueprints were meant to give Google an edge over Amazon and Microsoft and to reduce Google’s reliance on Nvidia chips.

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A woman walks past a Google logo at the company’s campus in Warsaw in February 2025. Photo: AFP
United States

US Justice Department opens probe into killing of Alex Pretti in ICE incident

Authorities did not explain why investigation was not launched into killing of Minneapolis woman Renee Good by an ICE agent 17 days before.

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Gun violence in the US

Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty after US judge dismisses murder charge

He could still be put behind bars for life if convicted of other charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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Spain

Chinese hair salon owner arrested in Barcelona for funding Hamas via crypto

The 38-year-old Chinese national faces terror financing charges after allegedly laundering US$715,000 via cryptocurrency to the militant group.

Spanish police arrest a salon owner for allegedly funding Hamas with cryptocurrency, seizing assets and freezing accounts. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime in Hong Kong

33 arrested over HK$150 million fraud involving Hong Kong tech grant schemes

ICAC says suspects are 24 men and nine women, including a former Cyberport Management Company employee.

Myanmar

Video | China executes 11 members of telecoms syndicate

Members of the Ming family crime syndicate found guilty of murder, illegal detention, running casinos and other offences.

Japan

Brazen nighttime robbery: Tokyo gang flees with US$2.7 million in cash

One of the victims, a Chinese national, was allegedly attacked with pepper spray by the group before escaping with the bags.

High-rise buildings in central Tokyo, Japan. A group of suspects stole suitcases with 420 million yen in cash from five people in the area. Photo: Kyodo
Gun violence in the US

Man posing as FBI agent tries to free Luigi Mangione

Armed with a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter, Mark Anderson was arrested after presenting a driving licence as federal credentials.

Luigi Mangione in custody in December 2024. Photo: TNS
South Korea

Jewellery store heists sweep South Korea amid soaring gold prices

Teenagers and adults are stealing gold to convert it into cash, with one robbery turning fatal in Bucheon.

Malaysia

‘Patience wearing thin’: Anwar demands updates on anti-corruption fight

The leader says that if top enforcement officials admit they are unable to crack down on corruption and smuggling, they should step aside.

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Japan

Japan’s ‘new-wave yakuza’: tokuryu gangs take control of lucrative sex business

The arrest of a leader of Japan’s largest tokuryu has put the spotlight on how the gangs are edging out the yakuza and worrying the police.

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Pedestrians walk past an entrance at Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Natural, a leading tokuryu criminal group, started its operations in the nightlife district in 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
Indonesia

Why ‘rampant baby trafficking’ is a growing concern in Indonesia, Singapore

Analysts warn the driving factor for the rise in baby trafficking is the ‘lure of the Singapore dollar’, urging authorities to step up vigilance.

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Concerns about baby trafficking networks have prompted authorities in Singapore and Indonesia to review existing safeguards and cooperation mechanisms. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia

Couple from China arrested in Malaysia after raid on luxury condo drug lab

Police also seized drugs worth US$41,867 from the residential unit in Kuala Lumpur.

United States

Suspect in Ilhan Omar attack is a convicted felon who made pro-Trump posts

After the US congresswoman was squirted with an unknown liquid, Trump accused her of staging the incident.

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Mental health

Man who beat 4 to death in New York Chinatown ‘heard voices’

Randy Santos is asserting an insanity defence after admitting to the fatal bludgeoning of four men in 2019, including one from Hong Kong.

Randy Santos (centre) is arraigned in New York in October 2019 for the murder of four homeless men. Photo: New York Post via AP
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong drivers warned to look out for sham compensation claims

Some motorists hit with sudden massive civil claims well after police close minor traffic cases.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong retiree spiked soft drinks with urine in year-long ‘prank’

Franklin Lo doctored Coca-Cola Plus and 7-Up drinks and placed them in supermarkets.

Singapore

Singapore jails, canes 6 Indonesians after illegal re-entry on sinking boat

The group was rescued by police when their vessel capsized during a chase. One man was sentenced to 21 months for his sixth illegal entry.

Singapore national flags flutter over a view of the city skyline in August 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE
Spain

Spain busts cocaine trafficking ring that used ‘floating bases’ at sea

Spain seizes 10 tonnes of drugs and arrests 105 suspects, while Portugal intercepts a record haul from a ‘narco-sub’.

A semi-submersible craft carrying cocaine that was intercepted off the Azores archipelago by Portuguese authorities. Photo: Forca Aerea Portuguesa via AFP
Mexico

Ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to running billion-dollar drug empire

Lawyer for FBI ‘most wanted’ fugitive denies alleged kingpin turned himself in at the US embassy in Mexico.

Lunar New Year

Video | Sad horse wins over Chinese social media

Factory error of a sad New Year’s horse plushie wins over Chinese social media.

Turkey

Fury in Turkey after woman’s headless body found in rubbish bin

Police intercept male suspects as women’s rights groups express outrage at the latest brutal killing.

Turkey’s flag. On Sunday, the decapitated body of a woman was found in a rubbish bin in Istanbul. File photo: EPA
United States

‘Wake-up call’: Obama and Clinton speak out as latest killing shocks US

Two former presidents join the outcry over the shooting of Alex Pretti, as video analysis appears to contradict the government’s statements.

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Clashes at the scene where federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK police arrest dozens after protesters breach prison grounds

The incident took place outside HMP Wormwood Scrubs in West London, where a pro-Palestinian hunger striker is being held.

Spain

‘Slavery’: Spanish police free 15 Chinese women forced into prostitution

Fourteen people were arrested, including Chinese nationals, after a woman escaped her captors and reported sexual and physical assaults.

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