Murder
Greg Norman, the CEO of LIV Golf International, has downplayed alleged human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, including the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Speaking at a press conference in London, Norman acknowledged that the killing had been "spoken about" but emphasized the need for Saudi Arabia
Murder
Shireen Abu Akleh, a 51-year-old Palestinian-American journalist, was killed in the West Bank on Wednesday while covering an Israeli military operation in Jenin refugee camp. Her network, Al-Jazeera, accused Israeli forces of intentionally targeting her, while Israeli officials denied the allegations, suggesting that she may have been killed by Palestinian
Murder
Arizona Judge Robert Olson on Wednesday, ruled that Clarence Dixon, 66, is mentally competent to be executed next week despite claims from his lawyers that he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and has delusions surrounding his upcoming execution. Dixon is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on May 11 for the
Murder
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has announced that he will not grant clemency to death row inmate Carman Deck, who is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday for the double murder of an elderly couple in 1996. Parson's decision comes after the US Supreme Court declined to intervene, paving
Murder
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Katie Kenyon, a 33-year-old mother of four from Burnley, have arrested a 50-year-old man on suspicion of her murder. Despite an extensive search efforts by over 60 trained search officers from Lancashire, North Wales, Merseyside, and GMP, with specialist dogs, a plane, and other equipment,
Murder
A 10-year-old Wisconsin girl, Iliana "Lily" Peters, was found dead in the woods on Monday morning after being reported missing the previous night. Her father had reported her missing when she did not return home after a visit to her aunt's house. An extensive search by
Murder
The South Carolina Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution Wednesday for Richard Bernard Moore, who was scheduled to be the first person executed by firing squad in the state. Moore, 57, was sentenced to death for the 1999 murder of a convenience store clerk and was set to
Murder
A Pakistan anti-terrorism court has handed down severe punishments to 15 individuals, including six death sentences, for their roles in the vigilante killing of Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara, accused of committing blasphemy. The killing outraged many Pakistanis and drew nationwide attention, with demands for the killers to be
Murder
Two members of the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club (GJOMC) were sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, torturing, and murdering a former club member. The victims, Mark Leroy Dencklau and Chad Leroy Erickson, were convicted at trial in December 2021 of murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping in aid
Murder
A US court has delivered a guilty verdict against El Shafee Elsheikh, a British Islamic State militant, for his involvement in the kidnap and murders of Western hostages in Syria. The jury found Elsheikh guilty on all four counts, including conspiracy to commit hostage-taking leading to death and providing support
Murder
In separate incidents in Rajasthan's Dungarpur and Barmer districts, two men were sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years rigorous imprisonment, respectively, for their roles in the abduction, rape, and murder of a minor girl and a woman priest. The cases highlight the gravity of crimes against women
Murder
A retired coal miner in Cyprus is facing a life sentence for allegedly helping his wife die after she begged him to end her pain, sparking a debate over assisted dying. David Hunter, 74, had been caring for his wife, Janice, who was suffering from leukaemia, and had even attempted
