Criminal

Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) rights organization Migrante Philippines demanded justice for the killing of 35-year-old Filipino domestic worker Jullebee Ranara, who was discovered dead in Kuwait on January 24. The charred bones of Ranara were discovered in the desert, Kuwaiti media reported on January 22. Tuesday, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople told DZBB that the suspect, the 17-year-old son …

The Supreme Court (SC) found in favor of five riders who claimed their employer, Lazada, fired them unjustly in 2017. In a decision issued on September 21, 2022, but released to the media on January 20, 2023, the Supreme Court challenged the rulings of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) and the Court of Appeals, which concluded that there was …

In the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the 2021 filming of Western Rust in New Mexico, American actor Alec Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charges including jail term. District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, the chief prosecutor in Santa Fe, said on January 19 that the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, will also be charged with involuntary manslaughter. She stated that charges …

Julian Sands, a British-born actor best known for his appearances in A Room with a View and Warlock, has vanished in the Southern California mountains, media reports reported on Wednesday, January 19 (US time), citing local officials. Friday evening, January 13, his wife reported him missing after he went hiking in the Baldy Bowl region of the San Gabriel Mountains, …

Car thieves in Malaysia are doing it the easy way now. They pay a small fee to rent luxurious cars, disable the Global Positioning System (GPS) in them and go off the radar. Apart from the bare minimum effort, such syndicates are also enjoying their new modus operandi given the lack of legal action against them so far. Many victims, …

Six people, including a 17-year-old woman and her 6-month-old child, were slain in a shooting at a residence in central California early on Monday (Jan. 16), according to sheriff’s officials. At least two suspects are being sought. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at 3:30 a.m. to reports of numerous shots fired at a house in unincorporated …

An Indiana woman was charged with attempted murder and aggravated violence for repeatedly stabbing an 18-year-old Indiana University student in the head, an act that the university claimed was motivated by racism. The attack on a public transportation bus last week and the suspect, 56-year-old Billie Davis, were reported to authorities by a bus passenger, according to police. According to …

Iran killed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Saturday (Jan 14), after sentencing him to death on allegations of espionage for the United Kingdom. Friday, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stated that Iran must not carry out the execution of former Iranian deputy defense minister Akbari. Britain deemed the death sentence to be politically motivated and …

A 38-year-old teacher with the Ministry of Education (MOE) who became interested in the Israel-Palestine issue and planned to fly to Palestine to engage in armed action was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Mohamed Khairul Riduan Mohamed Sarip operated alone, and there are no signs that he intended to conduct attacks in Singapore, the Internal Security Department (ISD) …

Cardinal George Pell, a prominent Roman Catholic conservative and former Vatican official who was cleared of sexual abuse claims in 2020, passed away on Tuesday, January 10 at the age of 81, according to his private secretary. Fr. Joseph Hamilton informed Reuters that Pell passed away Tuesday evening at a hospital in Rome. Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Comensoli stated that …