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In Nigeria's Ondo state, at least 49 people have died and 100 others injured after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol. Local authorities say 'Monkey Shoulder', a locally brewed herbal drink with high alcohol content is believed to have been the source of the poisoning, but investigations are still ongoing. State police have announced the arrest of 15 people in connection with the incident. Story by Clemence Waller.

Police have arrested three people and broken up a large-scale drug production factory in northern Hong Kong, seizing HK$23 million (US$3 million) worth of suspected methamphetamine, or Ice. The force said on Saturday that two men and a woman, aged 49 to 56, were arrested on Thursday night. Police in Fanling first intercepted one of the men, who was holding a two-way permit, a document issued by mainland Chinese authorities allowing residents to travel to Hong Kong. Senior Inspector Chan Lik-ho...

SIT, probing into the case, has arrested six persons so far; Gulivindala Suresh, who was Accused No. 4 and a close associate of CI Nagaraju, has been absconding for the last few months

Former air officers, including an air force general, were arrested in a series of operations.

Police believe that drug abuse has increased following the start of offline classes in Dakshina Kannada, which is home to eight medical colleges, and other professional courses

Lawyers criticised mass arrests under emergency powers that allowed authorities to detain people without charge.

A total of 33.1 grams of suspected cocaine seized as part of the operation

Indigenous groups, environmentalists and locals oppose the wall; Big Bend sees about 1 percent of border arrests.

Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said. Turkey's LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted by the government, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashing it as a "deviant movement" of "perverts" responsible for the falling birth rate. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with Yildiz Tar, Editor-in-Chief of KaosGL.org.

Turkish authorities on Sunday launched raids on gay bars, nightclubs, LGBTQ association offices and activists' homes in a sweeping crackdown in several cities as part of the government's "My Family is Safe" operations, Turkey's justice minister said. More than 60 people were arrested, according to the state news agency, in raids condemned by human rights groups.

Turkish police on Sunday made dozens of arrests in a slew of raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists. Authorities said the raids came in the context of the "Decade of the Family" proclaimed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aimed at "protecting our children, the institution of the family and social order".

Burnt remains of two hunted peacocks, two live turtles, and 12 live crabs seized; authorities confiscate six country-made guns and ammunition from the accused.

The action taken by the Palghar police appeared to be merely superficial and seemed to have been carried out in a manner that would ultimately benefit the accused, the High Court said

Palestinian Prisoner’s Society says detained include children, journalists and ex-prisoner freed in recent exchange deal

Following a tip-off about movement of armed persons, special police teams nab the accused and seize two SUVs, six hunting knives, stones, 20 empty cool drink bottles intended for use in the attack and ₹8.5 lakh in cash

Thai authorities arrested 12 South Koreans and a Chinese national accused of running a scam call centre from a high-end rented house south of Bangkok, police said on Tuesday. The alleged scammers “entered Thailand from a neighbouring country and were hiding in Samut Prakan province, renting a luxury house”, Thai police said in a statement, without naming the country. Cambodia and Myanmar, which border Thailand, have become hubs for criminal groups operating fake romance, investment and other...

Fourteen of the 30 accused named in the FIRs have been arrested, and a hunt is on for the remaining suspects

Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu claimed 22 lives and left 45 others hospitalised, a month after the government claimed that illicit brewing was a thing of past. The incidents exposed the illegal network of bootleggers, arrack suppliers, sub-agents, and policemen. The police have arrested 17 persons and booked them on murder charge.

DGP Harmeet Singh said those arrested were involved in various frauds and threatening people over the phone and extracting money

Tunisia faces criticism as prosecutions of journalists continue under President Kais Saied's rule.

The cost of living Cape Town expats face in 2026 spans R30,151 (US$1,884) for singles to R58,426 (US$3,652) for families, at the actual rate near R16 to the dollar. The post Sea Point One-Bed Rents Push Cost of Living Cape Town Above R18,000 a Month appeared first on The Rio Times.

The headmaster was slated to receive a State Teacher Award 2026 on September 5 on the occasion of Teacher’s Day

Hong Kong authorities have arrested a man and woman from a clinic on suspicion of selling a laboratory reagent as a bogus vaccine against more than 20 types of cancer. The arrests followed a joint operation by the Department of Health and police, during which investigators raided 13 premises linked to the company, said Frank Chan Ling-fung, an assistant director of health who oversees drug matters. Chan said there had been no reports of illness among people who had received the “WT1 cancer...