Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency as gang violence in the Caribbean nation continues to escalate. President Christine Carla Kangaloo issued the declaration on the advice of…
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USA: Police identify woman set on fire in deadly New York City attack
Police in New York City have named the woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn. Authorities on Tuesday identified Debrina Kawam,…
UK: Jewel raid victims offer up to £1.5m in rewards
The victims of a recent £10m jewellery raid on a London mansion have offered rewards totalling £1.5m to help catch the thief and recover their stolen items. Some of the…
USA: Brothers jailed for US home repairs scam targeting the elderly
Two County Fermanagh brothers who scammed elderly homeowners in the United States out of hundreds of thousands of dollars have been sentenced to 18 months in a US prison and…
USA: Norther Ireland brothers scammed $435k from elderly American man
The daughter of an elderly US man who was scammed out of nearly half a million dollars by two Northern Irish brothers has questioned their remorse, asking: “Are they sorry…
UK: Seven arrests after man, 18, fatally stabbed
Seven people have been arrested after an 18-year-old man was stabbed to death.Emergency services were called at 20:20 GMT on Saturday to reports that a man had been stabbed in…
China: Teens sentenced to life in prison for classmate’s death
A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March. The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames Zhang and Li, were 13…
Brazil: Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning
Arsenic has been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in Brazil, a police chief has told…
UK: Arrest after cyclist dies in suspected hit-and-run
A man has been arrested after a cyclist was fatally struck on a country road in a suspected hit-and-run crash, police said. The cyclist, aged in his 50s, died in…
UK: Third murder arrest after Christmas Day pub row
A third person has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man who was hit by a car on Christmas Day died. Kirk Marsden, 37, was injured outside The…