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Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who murdered 9 people
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» TOKYO - Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.
Jury dispute triggers mistrial on Harvey Weinstein rape charge
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» NEW YORK — The judge in the Harvey Weinstein sex crimes retrial declared a mistrial on the outstanding rape charge against the movie producer Thursday, after the jury foreperson refused to return to deliberate the count amid a jury room feud.
Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Disgraced Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one sexual assault at his retrial Wednesday and not guilty of another, with jurors still considering a rape charge after hearing graphic testimony from his alleged victims.
Lee Jae-myung's rise from poverty to the South Korean presidency
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» SEOUL - Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung's ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the South Korean presidency.
Pita’s aspirations could be dashed
Published on 31/05/2025
» Pita Limjaroenrat’s brief return to the political scene recently has warmed the hearts of many zealous orange camp supporters, buoyed by his reiterated aspiration to be the country’s best prime minister nine years down the road.
Yingluck seeks retrial in rice-pledging case
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/05/2025
» The legal team representing former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will petition the Administrative Court to have the Finance Ministry delay a 10-billion-baht compensation order against her, as the team seeks a retrial.
Yingluck gets clan support in rice pledging retrial bid
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 28/05/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is supporting his sister, ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra, in her bid to seek a retrial in the compensation case related to her administration's failed rice pledging programme.
Harvey Weinstein sex crimes retrial to begin
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» NEW YORK - Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial starting on Tuesday, on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous verdict was overturned, forcing survivors who helped fire up the “MeToo” movement to testify against him once again.
China executes four Canadian drug convicts
Published on 20/03/2025
» China has executed four Canadians for drug-related convictions, Canada’s foreign affairs minister said on Wednesday, a development that threatens to worsen an already tense relationship between the countries.
Vietnam court upholds property tycoon’s death sentence
Published on 03/12/2024
» A court in Vietnam has upheld a death sentence against the property tycoon Truong My Lan but said her life could be spared if she returns three-quarters of the $12 billion she embezzled.