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
HARIPUR: After Peshawar, a case of police excesses emerged in Haripur, where a senior police officer allegedly beat up a gas station attendant for refusing to serve his son. A report submitted to the District Police Officer’s Office (DPO0) said that additional son of SHO SI Muhammad Nawaz had visited a fuel station in Batrassi … Read more
Balkan police have arrested 11 suspected members of a criminal syndicate responsible for trafficking cocaine from South America to Europe, Croatia said on Wednesday, in its latest move to crack down on traffickers. Among those arrested was a suspect also wanted for his alleged membership of the famous “Pink Panthers“Jewelry robbery gang. The arrests took … Read more
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari addresses the press conference in Lahore on November 25, 2024. — Screenshot via Geo News PTI’s ‘Youth Force’ implicated in shooting at police: minister. Said unarmed police officers deployed on orders of Punjab CM. Azma Bokhar says Bushra Bibi is inciting violence in the country. Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari … Read more
Punjab Police personnel stand guard in Lahore on December 8, 2023. — Facebook/DIG Ops Lahore Police Over 10,700 police officers to remain on standby for PTI protest: letter. The Punjab Police letter said the standby force comprises PHP 3,500. Islamabad administrator seeks 8,000 policemen from Punjab, Kashmir and Sindh. Days ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf … Read more
Along a canal in Amsterdam red light districtone of the “window women” is actually a hologram that Dutch police hope will help solve the gruesome 2009 murder of a sex worker. Peering at passers-by through a frame, a human-sized likeness of Bernadett “Betty” Szabo – in skimpy shorts and a leopard-print bra, a dragon tattoo … Read more
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif meets London Police at the Pakistan High Commission in London, UK on November 14, 2024. — APP The minister meets London police at the Pakistan High Commission. According to him, three to four individuals harassed and threatened him. “London police should use CCTV to track down individuals.” Defense Minister Khawaja Asif … Read more