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Smoke from wildfires killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September: Report

Persistent wildfires sparked by drought have enveloped the region in smog.

Plea in Madras High Court seeks probe into nationality of Cockroach Janata Party co-convenor Saurav Das

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan order notices to the Centre as well as the CJP leader

KMCC Qatar office theft: Police issue look-out notices against four

Two more persons from Payyoli, Khamaruddeen and Razak, have also been arraigned as accused, taking the total number of accused in the case to eight

Human rights lawyer couple sentenced to 10 years' prison in Pakistan

Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were charged over an incident in 2024, when England's cricket team was touring Pakistan.

PSC Elevates Two To DIG, Promotes Over 3,800 Senior Officers

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted more than 3,800 senior police officers, including two Deputy Inspectors-General (DIGs), 10 Assistant Inspectors-General (AIGs) and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs). The two officers elevated to the rank of DIG are Olaolu Adegbite, who heads the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja, and Dankombo F. Morris, the head of Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi.

‘My life is buried here’: Iranian man whose 12 family members were killed

Hamed Mirzaei lost his wife, parents and many others in a devastating US-Israeli attack on Tehran.

Court hears suspended Torrens to Darlington contractor still awaiting $2m

Court hears suspended Torrens to Darlington contractor still awaiting $2m. The labour hire company at the centre of a controversy surrounding alleged bikie threats is still awaiting a payment of about $2 million from the lead contractor of the state government’s Torrens to Darlington project, a court has heard.

Gunmen kill four in Plateau community

By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Four persons were reportedly killed when gunmen attacked Sabon Angwa community, around Bet/Zat in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Thursday night. Also confirming the incident, Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Moulders-Association, BYM, Mr Rwang Tengwong, said, “Terrorist gangs reportedly attacked Sabon Angwa, around Bet/Zat in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, and shot four people dead.”

Australian court rejects ‘mushroom murderer’ Erin Patterson’s appeal

Court rules Patterson will spend the rest of her life behind bars after denying parole.

Man fined over Neo-Nazi stickers may face prison time for Nazi salute

A Canberra man who stuck white supremacist stickers across an Indigenous learning centre at the Australian National University has been fined and could face prison time for performing the Nazi salute.

Mouse welfare debate amid plan for NSW plastics recycling factory

A court hears vibration from a proposed plastics recycling factory in the NSW Southern Highlands could jeopardise the operation of a nearby faccility where laboratory mice are bred.

Supreme Court directs expelled JD(U) MLA Anant Singh to surrender by December 1

Supreme Court directs expelled JD(U) The Bench directed the Bihar police to complete the investigation in the case within four months

CPI(M) has no links with online attacks against Mammootty, says M.V. Govindan

SFI and DYFI have won a lot of nationwide approval in the fight against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In that context, there is no reason to decide not to visit Mammootty, says Govindan

Adelaide Crows star avoids jail for running red light and hitting pedestrian

Adelaide Crows defender Josh Worrell has been spared a jail sentence for hitting a pedestrian earlier this year after he ran a red light while driving to training.

Don’t grant permission for public gatherings targeting judges, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu police

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan issue the direction pursuant to a PIL petition complaining about personal attacks made against Justice G.R. Swaminathan

Calicut University campus clashes: CPI(M) Keralam secretary M.V. Govindan condemns attacks on SFI activists

Alleges that the police was “relegated to the role of mere spectators” throughout the attacks

Terror financing module: 10 associates of terrorists arrested in J&K

Terror financing module: 10 associates of terrorists arrested in J&K. Shopian police traced online transactions across multiple payment platforms to uncover the network, which has links to terrorists lodged in different jails, officials said

PSC promotes 2 DIGs, 10 AIGs, 17 CPs, 3,800 others

The 10 officers promoted from CP to AIG are Omosanyin Olusegun, CP Administration, FCID Annex, Ikoyi, Lagos; Ogbodo Ugobueze, CP Anti-Fraud, FCID Annex, Enugu; Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, CP Ondo State; Taylor Lennox Olanrewaju, AIG/ES, Nigeria Police Cooperative; Regina Cosmas Udoette, CP GI, FCID Annex, Enugu; Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo, CP Abia State Command; Nwogoh Martin, CP Airwing; Shetima Jauro Mohammed, CP Nasarawa; Ibrahim D. Gotan, former CP Osun; and Danjuma I. Yahaya, CP GI, FCID Kaduna. Those elevated to the rank of CP from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) are Nache Bashir Liman, DC…

Three French nationals jailed for life in Iraq for Islamic State ties

Islamic State seized ​large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014 before ‌being ⁠driven from its self-declared caliphate by a US-led coalition and local forces in 2019. The United States announced in January that ​it was completing the transfer of Islamic ​State ⁠detainees from Syria to Iraq amid concerns about the security of their detention ⁠facilities ​after Kurdish-led forces lost control ​of parts of the region.

Crypto giant Binance hit by hack suspected to be largest in history

Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.

Two youths killed as motorcycle crashes into concrete post in Keralam’s Idukki

Erin Patterson began the day with hope. Now Australia’s mushroom murderer knows she’s likely to die in jail

Erin Patterson began the day with hope. Patterson watched on, clad in prison-issued blue, as Victoria’s highest court rejected her appeal against her murder convictions Erin Patterson to die in prison after losing bid to overturn mushroom murder convictions Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Erin Patterson raised her chin and stared out on the brilliant blue promise of a mid-spring morning.

Taraba massacre: Reps seek urgent help as death toll hits 60

By Gift ChapiOdekina Abuja—The House of Representatives has called for urgent security and humanitarian intervention, following a deadly bandit attack on Binnari community in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, with the death toll reportedly reaching 60. The lawmakers also urged stronger security cooperation among Taraba, Plateau and Bauchi states to tackle the persistent attacks and prevent further loss of lives.

Brumby advocate loses bid to stop aerial culling in NSW national park

Aerial culling will be able to resume in a northern NSW national park after a court ruled the state government was allowed to "eradicate" brumbies.