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URGENT: Germany arrests two Afghans over Sweden parliament attack plot

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 19, 2024 (AFP) - Two Afghans linked to the Islamic State group were arrested in Germany Tuesday…

India recaptures ship MV Ruen from Somali pirates, rescues crew

NEW DELHI, March 16, 2024 (AFP) - India's navy recaptured a ship from Somali pirates off the Indian coast Saturday,…

Hundreds rescued from Philippines scam centre: police

Hundreds of people forced to work in an online scam centre in the Philippines were rescued in a raid on…

“Squid Game” actor O Yeong-Su convicted of sexual assault

SEOUL, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea's "Squid Game" actor O Yeong-su has been found guilty of sexual misconduct,…

Gunman surrenders after three-hour hostage ordeal on Rio bus

By Lucia LACURCIA, Pablo PORCIUNCULA RIO DE JANEIRO, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - A gunman wounded two people at Rio…

Romania detains Andrew Tate over UK sex offence charges

By Ani SANDU BUCHAREST, March 12, 2024 (AFP) - Controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan appeared in…

Deathbed confession leads to identity of Japan’s noted fugitive

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2024 (AFP) - DNA analysis has confirmed that a 70-year-old man who confessed on his hospital deathbed…

Bodies of missing Aussie TV presenter & partner found, police officer charged with murder

By Lili TISCH-BOSTOCK SYDNEY, Feb 27, 2024 (AFP) - Australian police found the bodies of a TV presenter and his…

Five women killed in Vienna in a day, three in brothel

VIENNA, Feb 24, 2024 (AFP) - Austrian authorities were on Saturday investigating the killings of five women in the capital…

Policeman charged with murder of Australian TV presenter, boyfriend

  SYDNEY, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) - Australian police on Friday charged one of their own officers with the double…

UK police seize record 5.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in bananas

British police said Friday that they had made what is believed to be its biggest ever seizure of serious drugs.…

Bloodstained clothes in bin trigger search for missing Australian TV host

The chance discovery of bloodied clothes in a suburban rubbish bin has sparked a high-profile police search in Australia, after…

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