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Authorities in the dual island nation of Trinidad and Tobago imposed a nationwide state of emergency on Monday following a spate of recent killings linked to gang violence. The move followed what a local official dubbed an “outbreak of gang violence” over the weekend that saw multiple people shot dead in public areas. Authorities believe…
The Caribbean republic of Trinidad and Tobago has announced a state of emergency in response to a spike in gang violence over the weekend. The declaration grants police additional powers as they seek to tamp down on reprisal killings and other gang-related activity. “The declaration and calling of a public state of emergency is something…
One Direction singer had alcohol and cocaine in his system at the time of his death, an autopsy finds. An Argentinian judge has allowed charges to proceed against the manager of former One Direction singer Liam Payne and employees of the hotel where he was staying when he died. The judge argued that the manager…
Fatal collapse of railway station roof in the city of Novi Sad killed 15 people and prompted protests last month. Serbian prosecutors have charged 13 people, including a former transport minister, over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in the northern city of Novi Sad last month. Prosecutors filed the indictment on Monday…
Two teenagers in Hebei given prison sentences over the killing of their 13-year-old classmate in March. A court in northern China has handed lengthy prison terms to two teenagers for murdering their classmate with a shovel, in a case that has triggered a national debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders. Three suspects, all aged…
Cecilia Sala, 29, who works for Il Foglio and Chora Media, was arrested in Tehran on December 19, authorities said. An Italian journalist has been arrested by police in Iran, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, and the government is making efforts to bring her home. Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested by police in Tehran on…
Court in southern China’s Zhuhai that sentenced Fan Weiqiu, 62, said his ‘criminal motive was extremely despicable’. A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because…
