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‘Chinese blessing scam’: Two arrested in Australia for scamming elderly Asian women; rob them of cash, jewellery

Representative image credits: NSW police force Two people were arrested in Australia in connection with a “Chinese blessing scam” that defrauded a 77-year-old woman in Sydney out of cash and jewellery worth 130,000 Australian dollars (about $85,000 USD).These arrests come amid a broader investigation into a wave of similar scams, which have been reported globally […]

Pakistan’s wild chaos: Runaway pet lion attacks woman and children in Lahore, 3 arrested; watch video

Lion attack people on street in Pakistan A runaway pet lion attacked a woman and two children on a busy street in Lahore, Pakistan, according to police statements on Friday. Police footage shared by various media outlets showed the lion leaping over a barrier from its enclosure and chasing a woman carrying shopping bags on […]

Boyfriend’s head still missing, 34-year-old Australian reality TV star arrested in ‘catatonic state’ for gruesome murder

Australian reality TV star Tamika Sueann-Ross Chesser arrested for allegedly murdering her boyfriend. Reality TV star, 34-year-old Tamika Sueann-Ross Chesser, was hit with murder charges two days after the decapitated and mutilated body of her 39-year-old boyfriend, Julian Story, was found on the bathroom floor of an apartment in Port Lincoln — though the head […]

Five arrested in Bangladesh for raping Hindu woman, circulating video; MEA urges protection of minorities

Bangladesh police arrest accused for raping Hindu woman (Image credits: ANI) Police in Bangladesh have arrested five individuals in connection with the rape of a Hindu woman and the circulation of a video of the victim on social media. The incident took place in Ramchadrapur Panchkitta village under Muradnagar police station in Comilla district on […]

Four arrested over pro-Palestine vandalism at UK air base

pro- Palestine protest (Image credits: AP) Four people have been arrested in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest that involved vandalising military aircraft at an airbase in in the United Kingdom, authorities said.On June 20, two activists from the group Palestine Action allegedly broke into the Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire, England, where […]

US journalist arrested and charged with possessing child sex abuse material

Thomas LeGro, an award-winning Washington Post journalist, has been charged for possessing child pornography, after being arrested following a search at his home, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday.According to a DoJ press release, videos depicting child sexual abuse material were found in LeGro’s work laptop.“On June 26, FBI agents executed […]

Universal Store co-founder, Australian CEO stabbed to death at house party, 15-year-old boy arrested

Australian CEO Greg Josephson stabbed to death by a 15-year-old at his house party. An Australian CEO was stabbed to death at his mansion at the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield Thursday night at the house party that he hosted. A 15-year-old boy was one of the attendees of the party war arrested and charged with […]

Bizarre social media stunt: British man arrested over Disneyland ‘wedding’ with 9-year-old Ukrainian girl; guests were hired

Representative image (X@franceinfo) French prosecutors on Tuesday charged a British man with crimes including money laundering and identity theft, following his alleged involvement in a disturbing event at Disneyland Paris, where he reportedly staged a fake wedding ceremony, acting as the groom to a nine-year-old Ukrainian girl.Prosecutors stated that the 39-year-old man, whose name has […]

‘I feel betrayed’: US Marine veteran after father assaulted, arrested by masked agents; DHS secretary says ‘illegal alien’ currently in custody

Marine veteran Alejandro Barranco (AP) A United States Marine Corps veteran has said he feels “betrayed” after masked federal officials assaulted and arrested his father, as the man got caught up in one of the ongoing ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) workplace raids which advocates say have left immigrant communities “terrified and on edge.“Marine veteran […]

Drunk woman dragged off Southwest flight in New York, grabs passenger’s hair; arrested; watch video

A drunken passenger was arrested at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after she caused a late-night disturbance on a Southwest Airlines flight, grabbing another woman’s hair and refusing to calm down.Authorities identified the woman as 32-year-old New Yorker Leanna Perry, who faces aggravated assault charges following the incident that occurred around 1 am Tuesday, confirmed the […]