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Prosecutors failed to prove the Seoul police chief's negligence, the court said
Seoul police chief acquitted over Halloween crush
SEOUL — A South Korean court has acquitted Seoul's former police chief of negligence over the Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people in 2022.Kim Kwang-ho was the highest-ranked police official to be charged over the tragedy in the Itaewon nightlife district.During Thursday's verdict, the court said that prosecution evidence was insufficient to show that Kim neglected his duties before the incident and during the preliminary response.A lower-ranked police official, Lee Im-jae, was sentenced last month to three years in prison for failing to prevent the crush that shocked the world.The verdict has been met with strong protests from the victims' families.Kim was indicted only last January, more than a year after the tragedy. The families said he should have been charged...
October 17, 2024

Seoul police chief acquitted over Halloween crush

For the University of Queensland's Monarchist League, King Charles' visit is seen as a celebration
Australia weighs its future ahead of royal visit
SYDNEY — With a night of bottomless drinks, a three-course dinner and an auction packed with royal memorabilia, the University of Queensland Monarchist League’s annual ball is a sell-out.Billed as a celebration of the Crown, a rendition of God Save The King followed by Australia’s national anthem kicks off the event. When dinner is done, the bidding starts.First up, a limited-edition Royal Doulton plate with a hand-decorated portrait of the King to mark his 60th birthday. Also on the ticket - an oil painting of King George V and a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon signed by monarchist and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.For the 200 students and their guests, the fact that King Charles is travelling over 16,000 km (10,000 miles) across 10 different time zones, to tour the country from 18...
October 17, 2024

Australia weighs its future ahead of royal visit

Police cracked down on the Islamic Global Ikhwan Group in September amid claims of rampant child sex abuse
Malaysia arrests hundreds more over child abuse claims
KUALA LUMPUR — Members of a Malaysian religious group accused of human trafficking and child sexual abuse continued committing crimes even after a large-scale police crackdown, according to authorities.The Global Ikhwan Group (GISB) made international headlines in September after police rescued 402 minors suspected of being abused across 20 care homes.Authorities arrested 171 suspects at the time, including teachers and caretakers - but hundreds more have been arrested since, as further details emerge of the group's alleged crimes.Among those are allegations that, until 1 October, five GISB members trafficked people for the purpose of exploitation by forced labor through threats.Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual and physical violence.Two of the accused were managers...
October 17, 2024

Malaysia arrests hundreds more over child abuse claims

Air India said that it, along with other local airlines, had been subject to a number of threats in recent days
Hoax bomb threats spark panic for Indian airlines
KOCHI — At least 10 Indian flights have received hoax bomb threats over the past 48 hours, leading to long delays and diversions. On Tuesday, Singapore's Air Force sent two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane away from populated areas following a bomb threat. Hours before that, an Air India plane from Delhi to Chicago had to land at a Canadian airport as a precautionary measure. Hoax bomb threats to airlines are not unusual in India but it's not clear what triggered the sudden surge since Monday. Officials from the government's Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security did not respond to the BBC's emails for comment. Apart from Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa Air flights also received threats. On...
October 16, 2024

Hoax bomb threats spark panic for Indian airlines

Anthony Albanese
Australia PM faces backlash over new A$4.3m beach pad
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire after buying a multi-million-dollar cliff-top home amid a national housing crisis.Albanese made the purchase months out from an election in which the cost of living and housing are key issues.The move has sparked backlash from across the political divide — with his opponents calling it "tone deaf" and some within his own party anonymously telling local media it left them "gobsmacked".Albanese defended his decision, saying he "knows what it is like to struggle" but bought the luxury property to be close to his fiancee Jodie Haydon's family on the New South Wales Central Coast.Property records show the four-bedroom, three-bathroom, and three-carport property in Copacabana — which has...
October 16, 2024

Australia PM faces backlash over new A$4.3m beach pad

Bishnoi has been in prison since 2015, now held far from his native Punjab state in Gujarat
The powerful Indian gangster pulling strings from behind bars
NEW DELHI — On Monday, Canadian police made a sensational claim.They alleged at a press conference that agents of the Indian government were using “organized crime groups like the Bishnoi group” to target leaders of the pro-Khalistan movement, which calls for a separate Sikh homeland in India.This was hours after both countries expelled top diplomats as tensions escalated over last year’s assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. Delhi dismissed the allegations as "preposterous", accusing PM Justin Trudeau of catering to Canada’s sizeable Sikh community for political gain.The Canadian police were referring to Lawrence Bishnoi, a 31-year-old gangster from India, now back in the spotlight domestically and internationally.Indian police say his gang is allegedly...
October 16, 2024

The powerful Indian gangster pulling strings from behind bars

A screen grab from a video released by South Korea's Defense Ministry shows explosions along roads on the north side of the military demarcation line that separates the two Koreas.
North Korea blows up roads near border with South 
SEOUL — North Korea blew up parts of two major roads connected to the southern part of the peninsula on Tuesday, South Korean authorities said, after Pyongyang warned it would take steps to completely cut off its territory from the South.Parts of the Gyeongui line on the West coast and Donghae line on the East coast, two major road and railway links connecting the North and South, were destroyed by explosives at around 12 p.m. Korean local time, according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).In practical terms, the destruction of the travel routes makes little difference - the two Koreas remain divided by one of the world’s most heavily fortified borders and the roads were not in use for years. But its symbolism comes at a time of particularly fiery rhetoric between the two Korean...
October 15, 2024

North Korea blows up roads near border with South 

Afghan special forces units known as the 'Triples' worked closely with the SAS in Afghanistan
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn
LONDON — The government says it is allowing some "eligible" Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside the British military to resettle in the UK, after they were previously rejected.Under the previous government, about 2,000 Afghans who served with specialist units -- known as the "Triples" -- were denied permission to relocate to the UK after the Taliban takeover in 2021.Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard told the House of Commons a review had now found some applications were wrongly turned down.Pollard said there was no evidence of "malicious intent" in the initial decision-making process, instead blaming poor record-keeping for any errors.The so-called "Triples" were elite units of Afghan soldiers set up, funded and run by the UK.On...
October 15, 2024

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn

Taiwan scrambled fighter jets in response to China's military manoeuvres
China 'punishes' Taiwan president remarks with new drills
SINGAPORE — China on Monday launched new military drills off the coast of Taiwan in what it described as "punishment" for a speech given by its president William Lai, when he vowed to "resist annexation" or "encroachment upon our sovereignty".China claims the self-governing island of Taiwan as its own and its president Xi Jinping has vowed to retake it by force if necessary.Taiwan said it detected 34 naval vessels and 125 aircraft in formation around the island on Monday.Maps published by Chinese state media indicated its forces were positioned around the whole island. It said later on Monday that the drills had been successfully concluded.The Chinese military, known as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said the drills involved all wings of the army and...
October 14, 2024

China 'punishes' Taiwan president remarks with new drills

A sock embroidered with 'A.C. Irvine', along with a boot, has been discovered on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Mount Everest by a team led by Jimmy Chin
Everest climber's foot found after 100 years
LONDON — Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine had attempted to climb Everest in June 1924 with his partner George Mallory when the pair vanished. While his partner's remains were eventually retrieved, Irvine's body was never discovered.But last month a team of climbers filming a National Geographic documentary stumbled on the foot, revealed by melting ice on a glacier.Well-known adventurer Jimmy Chin, who led the team, hailed the discovery as a "monumental and emotional moment".Many have wondered if his team succeeded in becoming the first people to summit Everest, 29 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top.Over the years, some have tried to search for Irvine's body as he was said to have been carrying a camera with undeveloped film which...
October 11, 2024

Everest climber's foot found after 100 years

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