K-pop stars' gang rape, spycam jail terms cut
May 13, 2020 | 08:52
SEOUL: Two former K-pop stars had their prison sentences for gang rape and spycam crimes significantly reduced on Tuesday (May 12), after a scandal that rocked South Korea last year.
Three Romanians face French trial over US$1m diamond swindle
January 15, 2020 | 09:39
Three Romanians have been ordered to stand trial in France on charges they made off with one million euros worth of diamonds from a French jeweller and his Indian partner, in an elaborate hoax resembling a Hollywood movie script.
51 children injured in chemical attack at China kindergarten
November 12, 2019 | 16:15
More than 50 people, mostly children, were injured by a man who broke into a kindergarten in southwest China and sprayed them with corrosive liquid, local authorities said Tuesday (Nov 12).
Families of Vietnamese missing in UK stuck with crippling migrant loans
October 30, 2019 | 08:41
They borrowed thousands of dollars to fund their children's illegal trips to Europe, and now the Vietnamese parents of missing migrants feared dead in Britain have no idea how to pay off the crippling loans.
Student becomes first in the UK to be convicted for 3D printed gun: Police
June 20, 2019 | 09:06
A student was convicted on Wednesday (Jun 19) of manufacturing a firearm using a 3D printer, in what London's police said they believed was the first such successful prosecution in Britain.
Chip cards may minimise bank card crime
June 03, 2019 | 11:46
Replacing magnetic strip cards with chip cards is expected to resolve the long-going security issues affecting bank cards.
Child and suspected attacker dead, 17 hurt after Japan mass stabbing
May 28, 2019 | 09:55
One child has been confirmed dead after a stabbing rampage near Tokyo, with the suspected attacker also dying from a self-inflicted wound, local media reported on Tuesday (May 28).
Nhat Cuong Mobile general director accused of organised crime
May 15, 2019 | 08:00
Bui Quang Huy has been arrested and started legal proceedings against on the charges of cross-border smuggling and dissimulating trillions of dongs of revenue.
Italian bus driver takes 51 children hostage, sets school bus on fire
March 21, 2019 | 12:29
Italian police on Wednesday (Mar 20) rescued 51 children taken hostage by their school bus driver, who doused the vehicle in petrol and set it alight apparently in protest at migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.
Data leaks and identity theft a rising concern 1
January 30, 2019 | 15:52
The recent arrest of a Vietnamese national arriving at a French airport once again proves how serious the consequences of personal data leak can be.
A warning about impostor on Facebook
January 21, 2019 | 08:54
Impostors take advantage of people's gullibility on social networks like Facebook to spread wrong and fabricated information about famous people.
French rapper MHD charged with murder over deadly fight in Paris
January 19, 2019 | 10:05
French rapper MHD was on Thursday charged with murder over a fight that led to the death of a young man in July, his lawyer said in a statement.
4 men face Berlin trial for giant gold coin heist
January 10, 2019 | 15:50
Four Berlin men go on trial Thursday (Jan 10) charged over the spectacular museum theft of a giant commemorative gold coin called the "Big Maple Leaf" and valued at €3.75 million (US$4.3 million).
'Vast areas of impunity' for people trafficking: UN report
January 07, 2019 | 09:18
A UN report has warned that "vast areas of impunity" remain globally for people traffickers, with victims subjected to crimes ranging from sexual exploitation to organ removal.
Trial of Indonesian accused of Kim Jong Nam murder on hold
December 19, 2018 | 09:57
The trial of an Indonesian woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother was put on hold Tuesday (Dec 18) due to a row over witness statements, the latest delay in the case.
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