Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists partially win bid to quash convictions over 2019 protest

Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy advocates have had part of their convictions overturned over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019

2023-08-14 10:46

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante spotted on surveillance camera in Pennsylvania

A convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison was spotted by surveillance cameras in an area not far from the prison. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was convicted on 16 August for stabbing his 33-year-old former girlfriend Deborah Brandao to death in front of her children back in April 2021. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Cavalcante, described as an “extremely dangerous man,” escaped from Chester County Prison in West Chester around 8.45am on Thursday, said the county’s district attorney Deb Ryan. The Chester County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Cavalcante was seen on cameras at around 12.30am on Friday in Pocopson Township, roughly one and a half miles from the prison. This is a developing story ... check again for updates.

2023-09-03 00:36

Composer Yasunori Mitsuda 'bitter' over almost 200 songs scrapped from Mario Party

Yasunori Mitsuda was not best pleased to have such a big batch of songs dropped.

1970-01-01 08:00

Graffiti Battle Erupts on London Street Over Chinese Politics

A group of artists apparently from China whitewashed a wall long decorated by artists in London and then

2023-08-08 11:45

Country Garden Posts Record Loss, Warns of Possible Default

Country Garden Holdings Co. warned that it may default on its debt and raised concerns about staying in

2023-08-31 12:13

Germany's pivotal chemicals industry gripped by crisis

Thomas Kadowsky imagined that he would keep working at the German industrial coatings plant where he had served as team leader for over 30...

2023-07-28 15:38

A suspect was charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case. Here's a timeline of the case and the investigation

For more than a decade, a string of unsolved killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders terrorized residents and confounded authorities on Long Island's South Shore after a woman's 2010 disappearance led investigators to find at least 10 sets of human remains and launched the hunt for a possible serial killer.

2023-07-15 12:53

Joseph Czuba: No bail for suspect in killing of Muslim boy in Illinois

Six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume will be laid to rest in Illinois on Monday, a day after he was fatally stabbed.

2023-10-17 02:36

Trump's statements pose 'grave threats' to court proceedings, Judge Chutkan says in written gag order

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has put into writing her limited gag order that bars Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses who might testify against him in the federal election subversion case as well as prosecutors and court staff.

2023-10-18 02:01