Former Philippine police chief indicted for drug war corruption, Asia News,MANILA – The former chief police enforcer of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs will be charged with corruption for allegedly protecting officers linked to the narcotics trade, the justice departm
South Korean prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for ex-President Park, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday sought a 30-year jail term for former President Park Geun-hye who was ousted last year amid an influence-peddling scandal that rocked the country's business and political
Wolf of Wall Street producer to pay US$60 million in 1MDB case, World News,LOS ANGELES – Red Granite Pictures has agreed to pay US$60mil (S$78.9 million) to the US government in order to resolve allegations that it profited from a massive Malaysian corruption scandal. The company, which produced \”Th
Israeli attorney-general plans to charge Netanyahu in corruption cases, World News,JERUSALEM – Israel's attorney-general announced on Thursday he intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, a decision coming just six weeks before a closely contested national elect
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin warned about discussing US college scam with their kids, World News,BOSTON – A federal judge on Wednesday warned parents charged in the largest college admissions scandal in US history, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, to be careful discussing t
S. Korea's Park 'took money from spy agency': reports, Asia News,Seoul – Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye is to be charged with accepting millions of dollars worth of bribes from the state spy agency, news reports said Thursday. Park allegedly received between 50 and 200 mi
Bill Cosby risks sentence of up to 10 years , Entertainment News,Disgraced television icon Bill Cosby risks being sentenced to a maximum punishment of 10 years on Tuesday after the Canadian woman whom he sexually assaulted appealed for \”justice\” from a US court. The frail 81-year-old — once beloved
Chinese woman admits using impostor to take US college English test, World News,A Chinese woman pleaded guilty on Monday to cheating on a college entrance exam, becoming the latest person to admit wrongdoing amid US probes into international students who use imposters to gain admission to American u
Daughter testifies in Hong Kong 'yoga ball' murder trial, Asia News,The daughter of an anaesthetist accused of gassing his wife and another daughter to death using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide described her dead sister as her \”soulmate\” in a Hong Kong court Monday. Prosecutors h
Alleged Bangladesh serial killer sentenced to death for torturing, murdering woman, Asia News,DHAKA – An alleged serial killer sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court on Wednesday (March 7) for torturing and murdering a woman may have claimed at least seven other victims, authorities said. It was t
Victim of ex-USA gymnastics doctor says abuse led to dad's suicide, World News,LANSING, Mich. – One of the victims of USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, who pleaded guilty to molesting dozens of girls, on Tuesday blamed the disgraced doctor for her father's suicide. Kyle Stephens,
Man who raped two girls and whose antics in court delayed hearings gets 32 years' jail, 24 strokes of the cane, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A 49-year-old man, whose courtroom antics included smearing faeces while he was in the dock, was on Wednesday (Feb 5) convicted and sentenced to 32 years&#x
Texas men charged with trying to sell 50m bogus masks to Australian state, World News,HOUSTON, Texas – Two Houston-area men have been criminally charged with trying to fraudulently sell 50 million N95 respirator masks they did not have to the government of New South Wales in Australia at an inflated
'Whatever happens in the lab stays in the lab': Former male teacher pleads guilty to molesting 13 teen boys, Singapore News,A former male school teacher admitted to molesting 13 boys over a span of three years in places including a school in central Singapore and a chalet. He touched the b
