23 h. ago At least seven dead and 50 wounded as Colombia hit with bombings and gun attacks

Police say 19 attacks launched on targets in Cali and nearby areas, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civiliansColombia has been rocked by a string of coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people and wounded at least 50 across the country’s south-west, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean country.Police said attackers launched 19 attacks on targets in Cali – the country’s third largest city – and several nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilian targets. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Two men jailed for life for supplying car bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia

Robert Agius and Jamie Vella were convicted last week of their role in the anti-corruption journalist’s murder in 2017Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for supplying the car bomb that killed the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta eight years ago.The sentencing on Tuesday of Robert Agius and Jamie Vella, reported to be members of the island’s criminal underworld, marked a significant step in the long campaign to bring those charged with Caruana Galizia’s murder to justice. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Malta jury sentences 2 men to life in prison for supplying bomb that killed journalist

Two men have been sentenced to life in prison over their role in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

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4 d. ago Mum's girlfriend helped kill boy, 8, found stuffed inside rubbish bag in attic

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A 34-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of eight-year-old Martonio Wilder - but she may receive parole in 15 years

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4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: We bomb their warplanes, they bomb our civilians, says foreign minister

Repeated shutdowns at Moscow airports due to drone threat; military airfields and fuel depots inside Russia hit. What we know on day 1,200Russia’s missile and drone barrage against Kyiv on Friday killed at least six people, Ukrainian officials said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said three emergency workers who went to a bomb site were “killed in a repeat Russian strike”. Two died in an attack on the northern city of Chernihiv and at least one more in the north-western city of Lutsk. Eighty people were injured in attacks across Ukraine.Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia had “‘responded’ to its destroyed aircraft by attacking civilians in Ukraine Multi-storey buildings hit. Energy infrastructure damaged.” Ukrainian spies last weekend destroyed Russian strategic bomber aircraft on the ground using quadcopter drones hidden on top of trucks in Operation Spiderweb.Russian aviation authorities restricted flights at Moscow regional airports on Friday nig...

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5 d. ago Jury finds 2 men guilty of supplying the bomb used to kill Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

A Maltese jury has found two men guilty of complicity in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

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7 d. ago Richard Satchwell given life sentence for murder of wife Tina

The British truck driver had denied the murder of Tina Satchwell at their home in 2017.

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9 d. ago Former Charles Manson cult member recommended for parole after governor blocked her release from prison two years ago

Patricia Krenwinkel, 77, is serving multiple life sentences for role in the brutal killings of seven people during the ‘Manson Family’ murder spree in 1969

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1 week ago Manson ‘family’ member Patricia Krenwinkel recommended for parole

California parole board says 77-year-old – the state’s longest-serving female inmate – poses little risk of reoffendingA California prisons panel has recommended that Patricia Krenwinkel, serving a life sentence for her role in the 1969 Los Angeles killing spree by followers of cult leader Charles Manson, be released on parole.The state Board of Parole Hearings found that Krenwinkel, 77 – the longest-serving female inmate in California prisons – posed little risk of reoffending based on her age and a spotless behaviour record while incarcerated, according to the CBS News affiliate in San Diego, KFMP-TV. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New Hampshire governor rejects hearing for Pamela Smart, sentenced to life for husband's 1990 death

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte has rejected the latest request for a sentence reduction hearing from Pamela Smart

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1 week ago College teacher who disguised bomb as wedding gift to target colleague’s son gets life sentence

Investigators said Punjilal Meher harboured resentment after being replaced as principal by victim’s mother

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1 week ago A South African woman is sentenced to life in prison for selling her young daughter

A South African woman has been sentenced to life in prison for selling her 6-year-old daughter

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1 week ago 'Eunuch Maker' who chopped off penises and cooked testicles to eat in a salad

From removing a woman's breasts to carrying out nullifications on men, the 'Eunuch Maker's' sickening procedures landed him a life sentence at the Old Bailey last year

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1 week ago Mum and boyfriend who sold daughter, 6, 'for eyes and skin' handed life sentences

Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, 32, and her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis, 29, have been sentenced to life behind bars following a six-week trial at a community centre in Saldanha, South Africa

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1 week ago Mum who sold daughter, 6, for 'her eyes and skin' jailed for life

Racquel 'Kelly' Smith and boyfriend Jacquen Appollis have been sentenced to life in a trial that captivated South Africa - while Joshlin Smith has never been found.

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2 w. ago Newlywed groom killed by parcel bomb disguised as wedding present

A groom was shockingly killed by a bomb that was disguised as a wedding gift, just 5 days after he was married, and a man has finally been found guilty 7 years after the crime that shocked India

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2 w. ago Dumped boyfriend accidentally kills himself throwing bomb at ex

Surapong Thongnak, 36, was furious when his former partner Kanonraphat Saowakhon, 28, refused to reconcile with him in Surat Thani, southern Thailand.

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2 w. ago Evil mum scalded son's genitals before dumping body in freezer – but it was only the start

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Mitchelle Blair was sentenced to life in prison for killing two of her children before dumping their bodies in the deep freezer of her flat where they remained for years

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2 w. ago Alex Albon’s ‘hardest year of life’ after mum was sentenced to six years in prison

Alex Albon is preparing for the Monaco Grand Prix after a strong start to the Formula 1 season for Williams, and here is a look at his life away from the circuit

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2 w. ago Alex Albon's mum's prison sentence, 'hardest year in life', professional athlete girlfriend

Formula One star Alex Albon will be aiming for a long-awaited podium finish at the Monaco GP this weekend, and here's a closer look at his life away from the F1 circuit

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