The Syrian government executed 24 people charged with terrorism for deliberately igniting deadly wildfires last year, the Justice Ministry said in a statement on Oct. 21. According to the statement, the 24 people executed on Oct. 20 were “criminals” who …
The United States House of Representatives voted on Oct. 21 to hold Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a congressional subpoena. With a vote of 229 to 202, the House passed a resolution to hold …
Former Australian Cricketer Michael Slater faces charges on Oct. 20 over alleged domestic violence offenses. New South Wales (NSW) Police arrested Slater at his home in Manly, a suburb in Sydney and took him to a police station after receiving …
French international soccer star Karim Benzema has gone on trial in France on Oct. 20 for allegedly attempting to blackmail former teammate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape. Benzema, who plays for football club Real Madrid, faces a charge of …
A regional human rights court found the state of Colombia responsible for the kidnap, torture, and rape of prominent journalist Jineth Bedoya 21 years ago. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on Oct. 18 that Colombia was “internationally responsible …
A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary went on trial in northern Germany on Oct. 19 for murders of over 11,000 people, weeks after she attempted to flee the court. The woman, named by German media as Irmgard Furchner, is …
Bystanders failed to help a woman from being raped on a transit train in Philadelphia last week or to call police, authorities said. The alleged incident, described as a “horrendous criminal act,” occurred on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) …
Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a 60-day state of emergency as the country battles surge in violent drug crime. “Starting immediately, our Armed Forces and police will be felt with force in the streets because we are decreeing …
Two men suspected of killing prominent Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries appeared in a court in Amsterdam on Oct. 18. In the first preparatory hearing in the case, alleged gunman Delano G refused to speak while suspected getaway …
Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in DC District Court claiming executive privilege and seeking to prevent the House of Representatives select committee from receiving records from his presidency. The lawsuit claims that the House of Representative’s document …