As South Africa’s police lose war on crime, private security firms step in
Experts have warned that the South African police are losing the battle against crime – and that has led those citizens who can afford it to turn to a booming …
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Bangladesh opposition party launches general strike ahead of general election
Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government …
ISIS was crushed by a U.S.-led coalition. After blasts in Iran, is it making a comeback?
Islamic State, the Sunni Muslim militant group that claimed responsibility for two deadly blasts in predominantly Shia Iran this week, has been operating in the shadows since it was largely crushed …
Families of murdered pregnant Texas teen Savanah Nicole Soto and boyfriend Matthew Guerra speak out after arrests
The families of Savanah Nicole Soto, a pregnant Texas teenager who was murdered in December, and her boyfriend Matthew Guerra, who was killed alongside her, have spoken out after two …
Oscar Pistorius released from prison on parole, South Africa’s corrections department says
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole and is now at home, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said Friday. The department gave no more details …
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
“The Department of Correctional Services (is) able to confirm that Oscar Pistorius is a parolee, effectively from 5 January 2024. He was admitted into the system of Community Corrections and …
Multiple victims in Iowa school shooting; suspect dead
By Nicholas Riccardi and Hannah Fingerhut | Associated Press PERRY, Iowa — Multiple people were shot inside a small-town Iowa high school early Thursday as students prepared to start their …
Convicted murderer Garry Artman interviewed on his deathbed as Michigan detectives investigate unsolved killings
Florida man facing charges for 2006 murder in Frederick County Florida man facing charges for 2006 murder in Frederick County 00:34 Authorities in western Michigan are looking into missing persons …
Woman convicted of murder after driving over her fiance in a “game of chicken” and dragging him 500 feet, U.K. police say
A woman was convicted of murder on Tuesday after allegedly driving over her fiance and dragging him 500 feet under her vehicle, British police said in a news release. Alice …
Christie Wilson murder: A killer’s family helps detectives find victim’s body after 15 years
This story originally aired on Jan. 30, 2021. It was updated on Dec. 30, 2023. Debbie Boyd spent an agonizing 15 years wondering where convicted killer Mario Garcia hid the …