Gulfam Hussain Kayani, PTI activist. — journalist/file LONDON: Scotland Yard has released activist Gulfam Hussain on bail but issued a restriction preventing him from going near the Avenfield flats where members of the Sharif family live. Gulfam, who spent four months in the PML-N before joining the PTI, was arrested by police on Friday night … Read more
Kano, Nigeria — Authorities in northern Nigeria’s largest city have begun evacuating more than 5,000 street children, seen as a “security threat” and a growing concern as an economic crisis forces more of them to fend for themselves. The Hisbah, a regional police force responsible for enforcing Islamic Sharia law, has carried out midnight raids … Read more
South Korean police raided offices of Jeju Air and operator of Muan International Airport on Thursday as they step up investigation into fatal plane crash Boeing 737-800 which killed 179 people. The flight carried 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it made a call for help and landed on … Read more
A driver hit two New Zealand police officers while patrolling on foot in the early hours of the New Year, killing one and seriously injuring the other, the country’s police chief said. The attack shook a country where killings of on-duty police officers are rare. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was the first female officer in … Read more
Helsinki, Finland — Finnish investigators probing damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russian-linked ship that has already been seized for investigation. The Estlink-2 power cable, which carries energy from Finland to Estonia across the Baltic Sea, failed … Read more
Listen to the article Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) local government workers staged a protest in front of the KP Assembly building, demanding release of municipal funds which have not been provided by the provincial government. But the protest became tense when police used baton blows and tear gas to disperse protesters, according to Express News. The protesting … Read more
The authorities in Brazil launched an investigation after three women died and several others were hospitalized after a family ate arsenic-laced Christmas cake, police said local media. The three women – who local media reported were aged 43, 58 and 65 – died after eating the cake during a family gathering on December 23 in … Read more
Melbourne — Australian police said Monday they were seeking three suspects in an arson attack at a Melbourne synagogue, calling it an act of terrorism. Assailants wearing masks set fire to the Adass Israel Synagogue before dawn Friday, police said, destroying much of the building. Some worshipers were inside the single-story building at the time, … Read more
The police in Colombia announced the arrest this week of a woman nicknamed “The Doll,” who local media reported was a notorious hitwoman employed by a criminal gang linked to multiple murders in the country. Police of the Magdalena Medio region posted a video on social media this week showing the woman, identified by local … Read more
Manila, Philippines — Philippine police officials said Thursday they are verifying reports that a kidnapped American died after being shot twice while resisting his kidnapping Oct. 17 by gunmen in the country’s south . Elliot Eastman26-year-old from Vermont was shot twice with an M16 rifle while trying to fend off his four captors, who posed … Read more