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Relative of Jack the Ripper victim demands new inquest
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» LONDON - A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper's victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history's most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber.
New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosques attack
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» WELLINGTON - A coronial inquiry into New Zealand's 2019 mosque killings opened Tuesday, with relatives of the 51 people who died in the massacre hoping to discover if any lives could have been saved.
Polish porter who confronted London attacker awarded medal
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» LONDON - A Polish man who used a ceremonial pike to confront an Islamist extremist who had fatally stabbed two people in central London in 2019 was awarded a bravery medal on Tuesday.
Husband of Hong Kong star Coco Lee to apply for inquest into her death to dispel rumours against him
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/08/2023
» The husband of late Hong Kong pop celebrity Coco Lee plans to turn to the Coroner's Court to seek an inquest into the cause of her death in a bid to dispel rumours, the Post learned on Monday.
Kenya charges police with crimes against humanity over 2017 violence
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» NAIROBI - In a landmark decision, Kenyan prosecutors said on Friday they would charge police officers with crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on post-election protests in 2017.
'Shocking' UK report links poor care to death of 45 babies
AFP, Published on 19/10/2022
» LONDON - A damning report Wednesday found that 45 babies who died at two English hospitals might have survived if their care had been up to standard, the latest scandal to hit UK maternity services.
MP demands retraction of 'smears' against Liverpool fans
AFP, Published on 07/06/2022
» LONDON - UK ministers must press UEFA and the French government to "retract the attempts to smear" Liverpool fans over the chaotic scenes at the Champions League final, lawmakers heard on Monday.
Dangerous stray dogs pose culling dilemma in N.Africa
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» ARIANA (TUNISIA) - Packs of stray dogs, a common sight in North African cities, are in the crosshairs after the deaths of two schoolchildren, but animal rights groups urge more humane solutions than mass culling.
UK opens inquiry into death of woman caught up in Skripal attack
AFP, Published on 18/11/2021
» LONDON: Britain announced on Thursday a public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, who was exposed to nerve agent Novichok after the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018.
London inquest seeks to solve mystery sinking of French trawler
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» LONDON - A coroner's inquest opens in London on Monday into the mysterious sinking of a French fishing trawler 17 years ago, which the victims' families blame on a submarine.