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Chilean scientist convicted of raping colleague during Antarctic expedition

Australian tourist arrested after naked rampage at Phuket resort

South Korean CEO jailed 15 years over deadly factory fire

Naked man claiming to be Lucifer restrained at Auckland Airport

Former top US Navy commander jailed in bribery case

Teens in China fined USD $309k for urinating in restaurant broth

Houston man charged with murder after fatal shooting of 11-year-old playing prank

£8.5m illegal migrant property fraudster jailed in U.K. after duping 45 victims

Acupuncturist and wife jailed after ‘brainwashing’ patient into sex

Eleven domestic workers arrested in Hong Kong over suspected illegal abortions and “child destruction”

NZ honouree traumatised after Amazon driver caught masturbating in Spanish home

Police bust fake embassy near New Delhi

Former NRL player cleared of rape charges, admits to separate “creepy” assault

Ohio school Counsellor sentenced to 3 years for sexual relationship with teen student

Three sisters found dead – father wanted for murder

South African woman gets life in prison for selling six-year-old daughter

Diddy Trial: Ex-stylist alleges brutal abuse of Cassie Ventura and threats over sex tapes

Rapper Kid Cudi testifies in Diddy trial

Top Swedish official quits over gay dating app photo leak

US mortuary worker accused of “experimenting on corpses” and faking death certificates

Former TV weatherman arrested for alleged secret sex tape and extortion scheme

Jealous UK headteacher jailed for wrench attack on deputy over love triangle

Former X Factor NZ contestant Nofo Lameko sentenced to supervision for assault charges

Gang convicted of stealing golden toilet

Former nurse sentenced for exploiting vulnerable patient

Mother charged with murder after missing toddler found dead in Hampshire pond

Auckland schoolboy rapist’s identity revealed after years of name suppression battles

Solomon Islands considers fraud charges over Miss Pacific Islands pageant controversy

Three arrests following Te Puke tangi

Men sentenced to Home Detention for paying for sex with 13-year-old in Rotorua case

Parents devastated as son’s killer sentenced to two years for coward punch

Melbourne man jailed for 28 years for murder of partner after years of abuse

Indiana trans student charged in foiled school shooting plot

California woman sentenced for smuggling heroin in Bibles to prison inmates

South Korean football star receives suspended jail term for illegal filming

Husband sues safari operator after wife mauled to death by hippo

One of Europe’s most-wanted fugitives hiding in Sierra Leone, Dutch authorities say

New York sets 30-year shooting record

Former Deputy Principal sentenced for historic sexual abuse of student

Florida children’s author and husband sentenced for horrific abuse of adopted kids

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