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Gym thief punished with gruelling workout in Bangladesh
Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2025
» DHAKA, Bangladesh - A young Bangladeshi caught stealing from a local gym was spared arrest, but not punishment - instead being forced to perform a gruelling series of exercises that left him in exhausted pain and tears.
FBI: North Korea behind $1.5 billion crypto theft
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday accused North Korea of being behind the theft of $1.5 billion worth of digital assets last week, the largest crypto heist in history.
£1.5m reward offered after 'brazen' London gem raid
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» LONDON - Victims of a £10 million ($12.5 million) London jewellery raid have offered rewards of up to £1.5 million to help recover the gems and catch the thief.
Russia's Putin sworn in as president for fifth term
Reuters and agencies, Published on 07/05/2024
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new six-year presidential term on Tuesday in a ceremony boycotted by the United States and many European Union nations due to the war in Ukraine.
Canadian claims he was used by Ottawa for intelligence gathering in China
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» OTTAWA - A Sino-Canadian row reared its head on Monday after one of two Canadians jailed by China for nearly three years claimed he was unwittingly used for intelligence gathering and is seeking compensation from Ottawa.
The Burmese barmaid who nabbed a North Korean assassin
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» YANGON, Myanmar: Forty years ago, Myanmar barmaid Dar San Ye stood in a river running through Rangoon, squaring up to a North Korean agent gripping a live grenade.
Wave of violent Indonesia muggings sparks 'shoot-to-kill' calls
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» MEDAN (INDONESIA) - A spate of violent muggings by machete-wielding thieves in Indonesia has drawn coded calls from prominent politicians for them to be killed-on-sight by police, in comments condemned by rights groups as condoning extrajudicial murders.
Bangladesh opposition mounts huge protest, MPs quit
AFP, Published on 11/12/2022
» DHAKA - Nearly 100,000 supporters of Bangladesh's main opposition party descended on Dhaka Saturday to protest against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demand new elections.
Brazil's Bolsonaro holds 'positive' meeting with Lula team
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro met Thursday with advisors to incoming successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who described the visit as "positive," after fears the far-right incumbent would try to fight his election defeat.
Bolsonaro supporters urge Brazil military to keep him in power
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» SAO PAULO - Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters called Wednesday for the Brazilian military to intervene and keep the right-wing president in power after he lost re-election over the weekend to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.