SINGAPORE — The Court of Appeal on Oct 23 upheld the sentence of 16 years' jail that was handed down to a teenager who killed his schoolmate at River Valley High School with an axe in 2021. Singapore's highest court dismissed the teen's appeal for a jail term of between eight and 10 years. The assailant, who cannot be named for legal reasons as he committed the crime when he was 16 years old, had initially faced a murder charge. It was later reduced to a charge of culpable homicide after he was found to be suffering from major depressive disorder at the time of the killing. He had pleaded guilty to the reduced charge on Dec 1, 2023 and was sentenced to 16 years' jail by the High Court.

A relaxing afternoon break at a Serangoon coffee shop was ruined for one man who found an unwelcome visitor in his pants. The incident occcured at about 2pm last Saturday (Oct 19) at a coffee shop at Block 3 Lorong Lew Lian, reported Shin Min Daily News. The diner surnamed Liang said he had felt something worm its way into the leg of his long pants. «My pant leg felt peculiar, then I realised that something had made its way up to my crotch area,» he recounted. The frightened man immediately stood up, shaking his leg while frantically pulling on his pants. To his surprise, a rodent fell to the ground. «I was shell-shocked and very tense,» he told the Chinese evening daily. «The diners at the next table who witnessed this must have been shocked too.» According to Liang, a female coffee shop employee caught the rodent with tissues and tossed it away. He added that when he requested an explanation from the manager, he was told the rodent may have scampered into the coffee shop from elsewhere. The man said he has also reported the matter to the authorities.

A 33-year-old man was arrested on Monday (Oct 21) for allegedly running a prostitution ring. He was arrested along with 16 other individuals in a series of raids conducted by the police within the vicinity of Airport Boulevard, Geylang Road, Dover Road, Jurong West Street 64, Minbu Road, Upper Serangoon Road and Upper Thomson Road. The 12 women and five men, aged between 20 and 50, were arrested for their alleged involvement in vice-related and illegal drug activities, according to a police press release. Two of the men — a 38-year-old and a 50-year-old — are also being investigated by the Central Narcotics Bureau for suspected drug-related offences. Investigations against the other individuals are still ongoing. During the raids, the police seized cash amounting to $6,100, mobile phones, vice-related paraphernalia, controlled drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Luis Arce plans to discuss a wide range of issues with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

He stressed that Beijing and Moscow must protect the UN-centric international system and maintain global strategic stability

It is expected that Putin will meet with all delegation heads attending the summit

The summit is being held in a 10-member format for the first time

Guterres was greeted at the Kazan International Airport by Farid Mukhametshin, chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan

C'est la saison des carottes. Ou plutôt la récolte bat son plein à Tubuai. Beaucoup de travail pour les agriculteurs. Heureusement, la population vient leur prêter main forte.

Sa réputation n’est plus à faire : dans le monde de la cuisine c’est un des plus grands. Chef étoilé, Thierry Marx officie actuellement au lycée hôtelier de Punauuia. Autour de lui des élèves mais pas seulement ont dégusté ses précieux conseils.

Mardi 22 octobre, le directeur d’Aéroport de Tahiti a fait le point sur la fréquentation et les investissements concernant les plateformes aéroportuaires. D'une part, le trafic aérien se stabilise depuis 2022 avec une prévision d’environ 2,5 millions de passagers pour 2024. D'autre part, ADT sera le premier aéroport des DOM-TOM à bénéficier de passages rapides aux frontières. Côté domestique, la salle d'embarquement sera entièrement rénovée.

Les sociétés installées à Motu Uta et Fare Ute louent leur emplacement au Port Autonome de Papeete (PAP). Plusieurs de ces contrats de location (appelées conventions d'amodiation) devaient prendre fin en 2024 mais le port leur a accordé une année supplémentaire. Quarante-cinq entreprises sont concernées, soit plus de 1 500 emplois.

The Dutch Tutch in Potter Heigham started off as a helter-skelter at the end of the Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth.

Archie York died at the scene as a result of the blast that tore through six flats in Violet Close, Benwell, in the early hours of Wednesday October 16.

Paula Attwood-Rees assaulted a Monmouthshire couple both inside and outside their home in May while using dangerous weapons during the attacks.

A man died and 15 others were rushed to hospital after the pair of public transport vehicles collided into each other on the Cambrian line near Llanbrynmair, Powys, on Monday night.

The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba dead now faces a lifetime under threat. Martyn Blake was this week cleared of murdering the 24-year-old during a police stop two years ago.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Amun Abdullahi, a former Radio Sweden journalist known for her fearless investigative reporting on al-Shabaab recruitment, was shot and killed by masked gunmen on Saturday in the town of Afgooye, northwest of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

A group of Black and Indigenous women say they want a national public inquiry into a recent spate of police-involved deaths after nine Indigenous people were killed in interactions with police in August and September.

Federal prosecutors at the sentencing hearing of a former student who went on a stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo in southern Ontario last year told court on Tuesday that his actions were ideologically motivated.

Residents of Papua New Guinea's Porgera region say they're fearful a «new brand of tribal warfare» has started after gunmen stormed a passenger bus, killing at least six people.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang have strongly condemned the killing of five men during a mass shooting at a football match in Pleasant Heights, Rockfort, Kingston on Monday. Holness and Chang, who is...

Rabat, 22 octobre 2024 – Le Maroc a accueilli la toute première Conférence mondiale sur l'intelligence artificielle (IA) et son rôle dans l'application de la Convention pour l'Interdiction des Armes Chimiques (CIAC). Cet événement inédit, organisé par le Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, de la Coopération Africaine et des Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger, s'est tenu en partenariat avec l'Organisation pour l'Interdiction des Armes Chimiques (OIAC). Co-présidée par le Ministre marocain (...) - INTERNATIONAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Ministre de l'Intérieur et de la Sécurité M.Hermann Immongault a reçu le lundi 21 octobre 2024, l'Ambassadeur des États-Unis d'Amérique au Gabon, S.EMme Vernelle Trim Fitzpatrick. La diplomate américaine était accompagnée d'une importante délégation constituée des représentants de l'US Agency for Development (USAID) et des 4 organisations y rattachées. Ces Organismes se proposent d'apporter leur appui à la transparence et au caractère inclusif du processus électoral en cours dans (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général de l'ONU pour l'Afrique centrale, Abdou Abarry, a reçu l'ancien Premier ministre du Gabon, Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze, au siège de l'UNOCA à Libreville, ce mardi 22 octobre 2024. Les deux personnalités ont échangé sur la situation nationale du Gabon, avec un focus sur le processus de transition en cours et la nécessité de maintenir la stabilité dans le pays ainsi qu'un climat de paix à quelques semaines du référendum constitutionnel prévu le (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Wes Streeting said the virus places the health service under 'huge strain' every winter and costs taxpayers around £100million a year.

As protesters gathered outside Scotland Yard screaming accusations of racism after Chris Kaba 's death, Labour MP Diane Abbott was quick to point the finger of blame.

The Treasury has raked in £13.8 billion in capital gains tax, stamp duties and inheritance tax over the past six months - as Rachel Reeves prepares to squeeze more out of them.

Prince William gave an unprecedent personal response to the TNT Sports account to revel in Aston Villa's victory over Bologna and tagged in commentator Ally McCoist.

President Joe Biden sparked fury Tuesday night by suggesting Donald Trump should be in jail just 14 days out from the presidential election .

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro also declared his readiness to build a “new world”

Ukrainian pilots have been training in the UK since September 2023