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Tasmanian Skull Theft: 150-Year-Old Crime Still Dividing A City
Over 150 years ago, surgeon and politician William Crowther allegedly stole the skull of an Aboriginal leader, William Lanne, from a Hobart morgue.
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Bangladesh's Deadliest Executioner, TikTok Star Dies After Prison Release
Bangladesh's deadliest executioner died Monday a year after he was released from prison where he hanged some of the country's notorious serial killers, opposition politicians convicted of war crimes and coup plotters, police said.
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Violent Crime On The Rise In US, 28% Jump In Homicide Cases This Year
Violent crime is on the rise in the US capital, where a 28-percent uptick in homicides this year has left researchers perplexed and politicians pointing fingers.
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Deadly Attack On 11-Year-Old Shocks Argentina, Poll Campaign Suspended
An 11-year-old Argentine girl died Wednesday after being robbed of her backpack and beaten on the way to school, sparking protests over rising crime and prompting politicians to suspend election campaigning.
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Russian Woman Suspected Of Killing Prominent War Blogger Arrested
Russia said on Monday it had arrested a woman suspected of blowing up a prominent war blogger in a St Petersburg cafe the previous day as nationalist politicians and commentators accused Ukraine of the crime and called for retribution.
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Brazil Politician Gets 50 Years' Jail For Killing Husband. Children Helped
Prosecutors charged Former Brazilian congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos in August 2020 with "orchestrating the homicide, enlisting several of her grown children to take part in the crime and attempting to disguise it as an armed robbery."
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Arrested Politician Shrikant Tyagi's Wife Renews Feud Over Palm Trees In Noida Society
Officials from the Noida administration intervene after members of the Tyagi community come out in her support and plant trees on common land
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Case Against UP BJP Leader, 21 Others After Man Beaten To Death: Cops
A local BJP leader and 21 others were booked after a man died as the politician and his supporters allegedly thrashed him at his house, police said on Wednesday.
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Former Canada Minister Accuses Pakistan Of Engaging In ''Proxy War'' In Afghanistan
Former Canadian politician and diplomat Chris Alexander has accused Pakistan of being complicit in "proxy war and war crimes" and engaging in an "act of aggression" against neighbouring Afghanistan.
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Vehicles Of UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari's Aide Seized
Vehicles worth over Rs 1 crore allegedly bought using money amassed through crime and illegal manner by an aide of gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari has been seized under the Gangster Act, the UP Government said in a statement in Lucknow on Monday.
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Obscure Indian Cyber-Firm Said to Have Spied on Politicians, Investors Worldwide
BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the United States including private equity giant KKR and short seller Muddy Waters, according to three former employees, outside researchers, and a trail of online evidence.
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On Camera, Samajwadi Party Leader And Son Shot Dead In UP
A chilling video of the murders of a local Samajwadi Party politician and his son - being shot dead by two men at close range in a field in western Uttar Pradesh - has emerged. The shooting took place today in a village in Sambhal district, 379 km from state capital Lucknow and 187 km from Delhi.
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Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro Sworn In As Brazil's New President
Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, was sworn in Tuesday as Brazil's new president in front of Congress in Brasilia.
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Naseeruddin Shah Turning Into Pak Agent From "Sarfarosh", Says BJP Leader
When veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah claimed that India has turned into a land where the cow is given more importance than a policeman, he did not know that it would give rise to a raging controversy. Some called him a traitor, another booked him a flight ticket to Karachi, and now, a BJP politician from Uttar Pradesh has rummaged through the actor'...
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Ayesha Shroff Names Politicians, Celebrities In Call Data Scam
After being summoned in the Call Detail Record (CDR) racket, Ayesha Shroff, wife of actor Jackie Shroff, on Thursday recorded her statement with the crime branch's unit 1. Investigations into the scam have thrown up names of several celebrities and politicians, who have been accused of getting illegal access to citizens' phone records to spy on the...
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Tasmanian Skull Theft: 150-Year-Old Crime Still Dividing A City
Over 150 years ago, surgeon and politician William Crowther allegedly stole the skull of an Aboriginal leader, William Lanne, from a Hobart morgue.
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Bangladesh's Deadliest Executioner, TikTok Star Dies After Prison Release
Bangladesh's deadliest executioner died Monday a year after he was released from prison where he hanged some of the country's notorious serial killers, opposition politicians convicted of war crimes and coup plotters, police said.
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Violent Crime On The Rise In US, 28% Jump In Homicide Cases This Year
Violent crime is on the rise in the US capital, where a 28-percent uptick in homicides this year has left researchers perplexed and politicians pointing fingers.
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Deadly Attack On 11-Year-Old Shocks Argentina, Poll Campaign Suspended
An 11-year-old Argentine girl died Wednesday after being robbed of her backpack and beaten on the way to school, sparking protests over rising crime and prompting politicians to suspend election campaigning.
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Russian Woman Suspected Of Killing Prominent War Blogger Arrested
Russia said on Monday it had arrested a woman suspected of blowing up a prominent war blogger in a St Petersburg cafe the previous day as nationalist politicians and commentators accused Ukraine of the crime and called for retribution.
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Brazil Politician Gets 50 Years' Jail For Killing Husband. Children Helped
Prosecutors charged Former Brazilian congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos in August 2020 with "orchestrating the homicide, enlisting several of her grown children to take part in the crime and attempting to disguise it as an armed robbery."
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Arrested Politician Shrikant Tyagi's Wife Renews Feud Over Palm Trees In Noida Society
Officials from the Noida administration intervene after members of the Tyagi community come out in her support and plant trees on common land
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Case Against UP BJP Leader, 21 Others After Man Beaten To Death: Cops
A local BJP leader and 21 others were booked after a man died as the politician and his supporters allegedly thrashed him at his house, police said on Wednesday.
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Former Canada Minister Accuses Pakistan Of Engaging In ''Proxy War'' In Afghanistan
Former Canadian politician and diplomat Chris Alexander has accused Pakistan of being complicit in "proxy war and war crimes" and engaging in an "act of aggression" against neighbouring Afghanistan.
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Vehicles Of UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari's Aide Seized
Vehicles worth over Rs 1 crore allegedly bought using money amassed through crime and illegal manner by an aide of gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari has been seized under the Gangster Act, the UP Government said in a statement in Lucknow on Monday.
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Obscure Indian Cyber-Firm Said to Have Spied on Politicians, Investors Worldwide
BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the United States including private equity giant KKR and short seller Muddy Waters, according to three former employees, outside researchers, and a trail of online evidence.
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On Camera, Samajwadi Party Leader And Son Shot Dead In UP
A chilling video of the murders of a local Samajwadi Party politician and his son - being shot dead by two men at close range in a field in western Uttar Pradesh - has emerged. The shooting took place today in a village in Sambhal district, 379 km from state capital Lucknow and 187 km from Delhi.
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Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro Sworn In As Brazil's New President
Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, was sworn in Tuesday as Brazil's new president in front of Congress in Brasilia.
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Naseeruddin Shah Turning Into Pak Agent From "Sarfarosh", Says BJP Leader
When veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah claimed that India has turned into a land where the cow is given more importance than a policeman, he did not know that it would give rise to a raging controversy. Some called him a traitor, another booked him a flight ticket to Karachi, and now, a BJP politician from Uttar Pradesh has rummaged through the actor'...
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Ayesha Shroff Names Politicians, Celebrities In Call Data Scam
After being summoned in the Call Detail Record (CDR) racket, Ayesha Shroff, wife of actor Jackie Shroff, on Thursday recorded her statement with the crime branch's unit 1. Investigations into the scam have thrown up names of several celebrities and politicians, who have been accused of getting illegal access to citizens' phone records to spy on the...
