International News

April 19, 2018

Manhattan nanny Yoselyn Ortega guilty of murdering children

A nanny has been found guilty of murdering two children she stabbed at their luxury New York City apartment. Yoselyn Ortega had pleaded insanity, but the […]
April 19, 2018

Texas emergency operator jailed for 911 call hang ups

A former 911 operator in Houston, Texas has been found guilty of hanging up on emergency calls. Crenshanda Williams, 44, was sentenced to 10 days in […]
April 18, 2018

Singapore tutor faces jail for ‘sophisticated’ system to help students cheat

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean tutor has pleaded guilty to helping six Chinese students cheat in school exams in a “highly sophisticated” operation using video calling and skin-coloured […]
April 18, 2018

India court fines media for naming rape victim

NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Wednesday ordered 12 media companies to pay $15,000 each to a compensation fund for victims of sexual violence after they […]
April 18, 2018

ICC prosecutor seeks to open Rohingya deportation probe

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked it to rule on whether it has jurisdiction over the deportations of Rohingya people from […]
April 18, 2018

BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar arrested in rape case

Indian police say a legislator from the governing BJP has been arrested on charges of abducting and raping a teenaged girl a year ago. Kuldeep Singh […]
April 18, 2018

Russia rejects UN resolution for independent Douma investigation

Russia has rejected France’s proposal at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting that called for the launch of an independent investigation over an alleged chemical […]
April 18, 2018

India child gang rape trial begins in fast-track court

Eight men accused of the rape, torture and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Indian-administered Kashmir have pleaded not guilty in a specially convened fast-track […]