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Prosecutors indicted a 20-year-old US Marine on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa earlier this month as the case renews anti-base sentiment among locals burdened with hosting the bulk of US military installations in Japan. Devin Ballard, who is stationed at Futenma Air Base, is charged with killing the woman by wrapping a phone cord around her neck at a hotel in Naha, the capital of the southern island prefecture, and taking her backpack containing a wallet on...

A military and police offensive of under seven days seized about 100 firearms hidden in bunkers, Teleamazonas reported on Saturday, 24 October 2026. The post TV Says Ecuador Seized 100 Guns in Bunkers appeared first on The Rio Times.

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)--Public prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture indicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on Sunday on robbery and murder charges after a 39-year-old woman was found dead in the southwestern Japan prefecture earlier this month. According to the indictment and other sources, Ballard allegedly strangled the woman with a telephone cord in a ho...

Police have taken into custody the minor driver, reportedly the son of a senior judge; the police have registered a case against the driver on charges of rash driving and rash or negligent act that does not amount to culpable homicide

The police have seized gold and silver ornaments, a motorcycle used in the crime and other items

One person was killed and four others were seriously wounded when gunshots were fired from a vehicle in a Parisian suburb on Friday, French authorities said.

The case relates to an FIR registered at Sarojini Nagar police station in Lucknow on December 7, 2022. A chargesheet in this connection was filed on January 13, 2023.

The court also cancelled his bail and directed him to surrender before the trial court to serve the sentence

O tribunal do Júri da Comarca de Salvador condenou Sérgio Ferreira de Jesus a 23 anos e nove meses de prisão por seu envolvimento no assassinato da líder quilombola e ialorixá Maria Bernadete Pacífico Moreira, a Mãe Bernadete. Ele é o quarto condenado por envolvimento com o crime. A condenação, nesta quarta-feira (21), foi pelo crime de homicídio qualificado, por motivo torpe, emprego de meio cruel, impossibilidade de defesa da vítima e uso proibido de arma de fogo. Notícias relacionadas:Justiça condena 3º réu acusado do assassinato de Mãe Bernadete.Júri condena réus por morte de Mãe Bernadete .Segundo a acusação, o condenado atuou no planejamento do assassinato, indicando a melhor rota até o local do crime, além de ter ficado com o celular de Mãe Bernadete, que foi levado.  Os outros réus já condenados são: Arielson da Conceição dos Santos – pena de 40 anos, 5 meses e 22 dias de reclusão; Josevan Dionísio dos Santos, conhecido como BZ ou Buzuin – 28 anos de reclusão; e Marílio dos Santos – 29 anos e 9 meses. Marílio, no entanto, faleceu dois dias após o julgamento. O crime Mãe Bernadete foi assassinada em 17 de agosto de 2023 no Quilombo Pitanga dos Palmares, em Simões Filho, na Bahia. Os assassinos entraram na casa em que ela estava com os netos e dispararam 25 vezes. Segundo a promotoria, o motivo foi a atuação da líder quilombola contra a expansão do tráfico de drogas na comunidade.   Direitos dos quilombolas Mãe Bernadete foi uma ialorixá e líder comunitária respeitada internacionalmente pela luta por direitos dos povos quilombolas. Foi secretária de Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial de Simões Filho. Havia anos que a líder denunciava que recebia ameaças de morte. Desde 2017 Mãe Bernadete também lutava por justiça pelo assassinato do próprio filho, Flávio Gabriel Pacífico dos Santos, o Binho do Quilombo. Até hoje o crime não foi esclarecido.  

Cameroon’s gendarmerie says two brothers allegedly dug up a grave and sold human bones; one was arrested in Yaoundé, the other in Pitoa. The post Cameroon Holds Brothers Over Human Bone Sale appeared first on The Rio Times.

The gruesome incident came to light on September 30 when workers cleaning the harbor's septic tank found decomposed remains concealed beneath a mat

Five men with alleged connections to the major criminal group DZ Mafia are accused of murdering, in 2020, the elder brother of anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci – now deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence. The trial, set to begin on Monday, highlights the threat posed by mafia-style drug trafficking networks in the region. FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza reports.

The victim said he narrated the sexual harassment to his parents, and they all went to the Mangaluru Bishop. On his instructions, he was giving the complaint, the boy said.

Preliminary suspicion had pointed to possible food poisoning, with reports suggesting that the family ate noodles before their deaths

Rio archaeologist Tânia Andrade Lima, 81, who led the Valongo Wharf dig, was shot in a Leblon robbery on 15 October; suspects fled. The post Rio Archaeologist Shot in Leblon Robbery appeared first on The Rio Times.

Costa Rican police detained a woman on 16 October over the killing of a US man in Playas del Coco; the main suspect, 22, is still at large. The post Costa Rica Detains 1 in American’s Killing appeared first on The Rio Times.

Two men were shot dead on Avenida Gómez Morín in Monterrey on 15 October. Unnamed sources say both were ex-police linked to the Beltrán Leyva cartel. The post Monterrey Shooting Kills 2 Former Police appeared first on The Rio Times.

Court directs District Legal Services Authority to provide additional compensation under the victim compensation scheme

The case, dating back to 2003, involved the murder of 27-year-old software engineer B.V. Girish. The conspiracy was hatched by Shubha, to whom he was engaged to marry

A Guatemala City shooting that police tie to a traffic quarrel killed a passing bank manager on Wednesday, and the gunman has not been found. The post Guatemala City Shooting Kills Bank Manager appeared first on The Rio Times.

Mexico recorded 42.2 murder victims a day in September, about half the level of two years earlier and the lowest for any September since 2015, officials said. The post Mexico Murders Hit Lowest September in Years appeared first on The Rio Times.

Peru's prosecutors detained 12 suspected members of a Lima extortion gang that allegedly charged bus drivers weekly fees and builders up to US$14,580. The post Peru Detains 12 Over Lima Bus Extortion Racket appeared first on The Rio Times.

The police seized fake ₹500 currency notes and a scooter which was allegedly being used to transport the counterfeit currency.

The convicted murderer was left in a critical condition after she survived two lethal injections.

Hong Kong police have arrested 127 people in a six-month undercover operation against a Vietnamese-led crime syndicate accused of running loan-sharking rackets charging interest rates of up to 3,700 per cent, as well as illegal gambling and unlicensed bars in West Kowloon. The syndicate is also alleged to have helped illegal immigrants find shelter and work, with police raiding eight premises on October 8 and 9. Among those arrested were 10 alleged core members, including the suspected leader, a...

A police sergeant in Mauritius is provisionally charged after a 27-year-old woman was shot in a van in Camp-Levieux and left in critical condition. The post Mauritius Sergeant Charged After Woman Shot appeared first on The Rio Times.