Property Developer Remanded in Custody Over $20M Extortion Plot
A property tycoon has been remanded in custody following a violent $20 million extortion case involving death threats and a Molotov cocktail attack on a family home.
A property tycoon has been remanded in custody following a violent $20 million extortion case involving death threats and a Molotov cocktail attack on a family home.
At least eight women were killed and 50 injured in Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, after a shop roof collapsed during a welfare payment distribution. The disaster occurred as over 100 women gathered for Benazir Income Support Program payments ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
Nathan Bennett has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping and abusing toddlers at a Bristol nursery. Victims' families are now pursuing civil claims, citing severe failures in the institution's safeguarding protocols.
Dubai International Airport suspended operations Monday following an Iranian drone strike on a nearby fuel facility. The attack comes amidst a broader regional conflict that has pushed oil prices over $100 and crippled shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Two surviving children recount the harrowing moments Israeli forces killed their parents and siblings in the West Bank. The 11-year-old survivor alleges he was beaten by soldiers following the fatal shooting of his family.
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, a former Afghan Special Forces soldier and U.S. ally, died in ICE custody in Dallas less than 24 hours after his arrest. He is the 12th person to die in immigration detention this year.
A historic blizzard is pummeling the Upper Midwest, with Michigan's Upper Peninsula bracing for up to four feet of snow. The storm has forced the closure of the Mackinac Bridge and left the Minnesota National Guard on standby.
Seven Indian pilgrims died and nine others were injured when their bus plunged 500 feet into a ravine in central Nepal. The group was returning from the Manakamana Temple when the vehicle lost control on a mountain curve.
A 17-year-old student and a boat captain are dead after two vessels capsized during a school peace education tour near the U.S. base relocation site in Henoko, Okinawa. Officials are investigating the cause of the accident, which occurred amid a wave advisory.
A drone strike on a fuel tank at Dubai International Airport has caused a massive fire and halted all flight operations. Emirates has cancelled numerous flights and diverted others as the regional conflict between Iran and U.S.-Israeli forces enters its third week.
Following recent military strikes in Iran, the UK government has issued updated emergency protocols for nuclear incidents, advising citizens on a three-step 'Go In, Stay In, Tune In' survival strategy.
Closing arguments begin Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah author accused of killing her husband with fentanyl. The defense rested its case without calling witnesses after prosecutors presented evidence of a $4.5 million debt and incriminating internet searches.