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JUST IN: Kano anti-drug task force arrests fleeing suspect in Rivers State
Announcing the arrest on Thursday, the Chairman of the Task Force, Muhuyi Magaji, confirmed that the suspect has been extradited to Kano to face prosecution.
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17.78 lakh kg of PDS grains seized in three months, 215 arrested amidst drought in Karnataka
Minister warns of action against those attempting to hoard rice illegally or sell it in the black market to profit from the recent rise in prices
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Darwin man who ran over partner during argument to spend five months in jail
Christopher Morley, 63, will spend five months in jail after running over his partner with his car, leaving her with multiple skull and facial fractures.
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Audacious Indian jailbreak saga ends with 17 prisoners recaptured
The jailbreak began with a fake seizure and ended 36 hours later with all the inmates back behind bars.
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Cigarette likely cause of catastrophic Hong Kong fire, report finds
Hong Kong's chief executive announces the findings of a months-long investigation into the Wang Fuk Court apartment fire that killed 168 people last year.
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Detectives Arrest Suspect in Bank Withdrawal Robbery Syndicate
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 29 – Police in Nairobi have arrested a suspect linked to a string of robberies in which unsuspecting victims are ambushed after withdrawing cash from banks. Detectives pursued the leads until intelligence pinpointed the suspect in Embakasi Village, where he was subsequently arrested.
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Man Sentenced to Death for 2012 Murder of University Student Sarah Akello
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 29 – A 37-year-old man has been sentenced for the murder of his fellow student, Sarah Akello Aruwa, in a case involving abduction and a ransom demand of Sh100,000. Justice Kanyi Kimondo sentenced Duncan Livingstone Kimathi after finding him guilty of murdering Akello between 30th June and July 1, 2012, in the Kiamako area of Githunguri, Kiambu County.
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Police probe officer filmed assaulting man in Imo
Cases of police brutality, extortion, extrajudicial killings and other unprofessional activities in Nigeria have continued despite sanctions by police authorities, such as dismissal from service.
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Cheranalloor luxury car crash: Kerala HC directs police not to arrest accused judge until further orders
Justice Kauser Edappagath orally remarks that court ‘cannot succumb to public opinion’. Court allows family members of the accident victim, Jayabalakrishnan, to be impleaded in anticipatory bail petition filed by the judicial officer
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Court orders the removal of MP's images and name from publicly funded projects
Court declared personal branding on public projects violates national values.
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Violence, eviction threat and court battles as Gachoka family, firm claim prime land
Over 200 men stormed the home, ransacking rooms and threatening to dig up family graves.
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Police arrest 14 after mob attacks station in Ondo over farmer’s killing
The Ondo Stare Police Command said it is investigating the farmer’s death and the attack on its facility.
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Police search launched for man swept away in Central Australia flooding
Police say a 60-year-old man is missing after he was reportedly swept off the roof of a vehicle that had "become stuck in floodwater" near Santa Teresa, with police now searching for him with drones and divers.
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Football fan jailed for threats over Di Maria return to Argentina
A court in Rosario found Sergio Di Vanni, 45, guilty of ordering acts of intimidation against Di Maria’s family with the aim of dissuading the former Argentina international from returning from abroad to play for a rival club. Di Maria was playing for Benfica at the time, in March 2024, but was considering a return to his boyhood club Rosario Central, a move he eventually completed in 2025.
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Driver jailed over high-speed crash that killed teenager
Samara Sabra, 19, has been sentenced to eight years in prison over a head-on crash at Wodonga, Victoria, that claimed the life of 16-year-old Molly Hopkins.
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Troops kill 44 terrorists, scores injured in separate offensive in Borno
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have neutralised 44 suspected members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during several offensive operations in some parts of Borno State. These were disclosed by the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni in a press statement on Thursday morning.
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India ready to share 'battle-tested' anti-terror expertise with ASEAN, its dialogue partners: Rajnath Singh
The Defence Minister flagged concerns over disruptions in certain maritime trade routes and asserted that India will continue to act as a "trusted net security provider" in the Indian Ocean region and the wider Indo-Pacific
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WA man jailed for raping six-year-old niece
The 54-year-old was sentenced for three counts of sexual assault that occurred 10 years ago, but the sentencing judge told the court there were other other instances of abuse.
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Spain Begins Three-Day Mourning After Latest Train Tragedy Kills 68
People arrive at a support center for relatives of missing victims in Urda, following the train crash between a high-speed Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train around 150 km south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo, on October 28, 2026. Civil guards stand near victims at the site of a train crash between a high-speed Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train around 150 km south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo, on October 28, 2026.
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Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash kills dozens
MADRID, Spain, Oct 29 — Spain is beginning three days of mourning after at least 68 people were killed and dozens more were injured in one of the worst rail disasters in Europe’s modern history. Sánchez said it was “unacceptable” that Spain had suffered two serious rail disasters this year, after a high-speed crash killed 46 people near Córdoba in January.
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Cambodian police and soldiers helped guard abusive scam compounds, Amnesty alleges
Survivors tell rights group that serving officers who worked as guards administered electric shocks and beatings Cambodian police and military officers worked as private security guards in scam compounds where thousands were forced to work in the online fraud industry, according to a report by Amnesty International. The global rights group alleged they worked for security companies as part of a system that enabled slavery and rape in the compounds, with some guards using electric batons to keep people trapped.
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From sex ‘obsession’ to losing friends, key takeaways from Russell Brand’s testimony at trial
Comedian told jurors he now believed it was wrong to have used his fame for sex and said his life had been consumed by the allegations Russell Brand was in the witness box for more than four hours on Wednesday at his trial at Southwark crown court. Six alleged victims say the comedian switched suddenly after appearing charming and forced them into sexual activity in a toilet, a hotel room, workplace corridors and his bedroom, acting as if nothing had happened after the attacks.
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West Bengal police ‘encounters’: the events and the questions they raise | Explained
Since the BJP government came to power in Bengal in May, five people — three of them accused of murder and two charged with sexual assault of minors — have been killed in police encounters
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Delusions and possible psychosis explored in Haines accused's prison assessment
An initial prison assessment of the man who allegedly attacked federal MP Helen Haines finds no indication of ideological extremism.