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Mir Raza Murder Case

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has reserved its verdict on a plea from the family of Mir Raza Ali, a 25-year-old Karachi businessman who was found dead with a gunshot wound in July. The family had moved to court after authorities decided to…

Lightning Strikes Family Tragedy

On August 23, a lightning strike in Margate, Florida killed Kenya Glasgow, 31, and her two-year-old daughter Kennedi while her husband Kameron Glasgow was nearby. Kameron, who was mere feet away from the strike, experienced some of its…

Hong Kong Child Abuse Case

A 47-year-old moving services manager was sentenced to 3½ years in prison for molesting his 11-year-old girlfriend's daughter at home. The assaults, which took place between August 2023 and March 2024, were documented through 233 videos…

Qantas Ground Crew Strike

Some regional Qantas ground crews have voted in favour of taking industrial action, with 97% of 350 workers backing the move, according to the Transport Workers Union. The workers are demanding better pay and improved safety conditions…

Theft of Royal Necklace

Two men are being hunted by Austrian police after stealing a priceless necklace worth millions in a brazen smash-and-grab raid at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna on Thursday afternoon. The 673-diamond necklace, valued at an…

Teacher Sex Abuse Scandal

Allison Havemann-Niedrach, a 45-year-old former teacher at Freehold Intermediate School in New Jersey, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old student. The student had a months-long relationship with…

Bacchus Marsh Murder Charge

A 75-year-old man named George Paraskevas has been charged with murder following the death of a 41-year-old woman in Bacchus Marsh, west of Melbourne, on August 26. The woman's body was found inside a property in Connor Street at around…

Newark Airport Shuttle Crash

Thirteen people, including three with serious injuries, were injured when an employee shuttle bus crashed into a concrete barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey early Monday morning. The accident occurred around 3…

Wrongful Conviction Released

Jimmie "Chris" Duncan, a man from Louisiana, spent 27 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. He was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend's toddler, but an investigation found that the evidence used to convict him was…

Ontario Gang Enforcement Measures

In Canada, provinces are being urged to crack down on organized crime by regulating window tint on vehicles. According to author Jamie Sarkonak, fully tinted-out cars are often driven aggressively and can be used as a cover for illicit…

Man's Mysterious Disappearance

Cole Hosack, a man from Dawson Creek, B.C., vanished on New Year's Eve in 2023 after leaving a bar in his town. An investigation by the CBC's the fifth estate has uncovered new evidence, including a potential confession, in connection to…

Prisoner Early Release Plans

Prison governors are expressing alarm over a "revolving door" of criminals being released early from jail, with 4,500 inmates expected to be let out earlier than planned in the next 10 months. This is part of an effort to alleviate…