KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, as the death toll in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak reached 600. The Congolese government’s latest report, published late Wednesday, said two new cases were suspected in Kisangani in the Tshopo province,…
July 7 (Reuters) – The leader of a pro-Russian Armenian opposition party was placed in pre-trial detention for two months on Tuesday after being detained on suspicion of large-scale fraud and money laundering, the Armenpress news agency reported, citing a court ruling. Gagik Tsarukyan, a billionaire businessman, was arrested on Monday along with an associate…
“I’ve never seen so many police” Police scene on Waddicar Lane in Melling this afternoon(Image: Liverpool Echo) Armed officers, helicopters and a swarm of police vehicles descended on Melling this morning after a man was shot in the neck. The shooting happened outside a Go Local store on Waddicar Lane around 11.15am on Wednesday, July…
NEW YORK (AP) — A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China’s wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade…
A Hong Kong physiotherapist has been scammed out of HK$5 million (US$637,570) after falling victim to an online investment trap that involved helping a virtual “beautiful assistant” hit sales targets, police have said. The case, revealed by police on Monday via their Facebook page, was among more than 80 reports of online investment scams received…
A third man in the scheme was found dead in a park in Maidenhead after being granted bail Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 41, of Staines-upon-Thames (left) and Chung Biu Yuen, 66, of Hackney (right) have been jailed for spying on behalf of Hong Kong and China(Image: Met Police) Two men from London have been jailed…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a “brutal” knife attack in Belfast. Police declared a critical incident after a man in his 40s was attacked in the Kinnaird Avenue area of the city at around 10.30pm, local time, on Monday night. The victim was taken to hospital with wounds to…
May 7 (Reuters) – Georgia sentenced ten people, including a prominent opera singer, to lengthy prison sentences on Thursday after finding them guilty of attempting to overthrow the government and organising violence at large rallies during municipal elections last year, in a case critics say underscores a widening crackdown on opponents of the ruling party….
May 6 (Reuters) – Iran will only accept “a fair and comprehensive agreement” in its negotiations with the U.S. on ending the war in the Middle East, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump cited “great progress” in the process. “We will do our best to protect our legitimate rights and interests…
LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will convene leaders from across society on Tuesday to tackle antisemitism in the wake of the stabbing of two Jewish men and a string of other assaults, his office said. The attacks have left communities fearing for their safety and piled pressure on the governing…