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Deadlines loom for Milan's Olympic village as Winter Games near
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - Milan's 2026 Olympic village for the upcoming Winter Games risks not being fully ready for athletes with four months to go until the opening ceremony at the city's iconic San Siro stadium.
Chinese court hands death sentences to 16 people linked to Myanmar crime family
Published on 30/09/2025
» A Chinese court sentenced 16 people linked to a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud group to death on Monday for crimes including fraud, drug trafficking and prostitution.
Behind the smiles
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/09/2025
» Re: "Govt denies seizing BBC footage", (BP, Sept 19).
Epstein birthday book renews pressure on Trump, other former pals
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - A decades-old book of cheerful, often lewd birthday messages has set off a political bomb in Washington -- helping bring down the British ambassador and inflaming the most perilous scandal of Donald Trump's presidency.
US sanctions Myanmar and Cambodia scam kingpins
Published on 09/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States has imposed sanctions on cyber scam operators in Myanmar and Cambodia, a booming industry that Washington says stole tens of billions from Americans last year, according to a Treasury Department statement.
2 Japanese men arrested for producing child pornography in Myanmar, Laos
Kyodo News, Published on 29/08/2025
» KYODO — Two Japanese men were arrested Wednesday in separate cases for allegedly producing child pornography in Myanmar and Laos, police said.
67 arrested in crackdown on triad-controlled prostitution ring in Hong Kong
Published on 11/08/2025
» Hong Kong police have arrested 67 people after an undercover operation found a triad group running membership clubs and bars that brought in sex workers from Thailand, Taiwan and mainland China.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeking Trump pardon: lawyer
AFP, Published on 06/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is to be sentenced in October for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, is seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump, one of his lawyers said Tuesday.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» PRATO, Italy - When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.
Republicans skittish over Epstein votes close US House early
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives on Wednesday sent lawmakers home early for a six-week summer break to avoid being forced into awkward votes on the probe into the late, politically connected sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.