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Weinstein moved to Rikers Island jail after 10-day hospital stay
Entertainment 6 years ago

Weinstein moved to Rikers Island jail after 10-day hospital stay

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault last week, was transferred to New York's Rikers Island jail complex from Bellevue Hospital on Thursday after undergoing a procedure to clear a heart blockage.
Singapore jails Indonesian maid for funding IS-linked group
SE Asia 6 years ago

Singapore jails Indonesian maid for funding IS-linked group

An Indonesian maid was jailed for two years in Singapore Thursday for giving money to an Islamic State-linked terror outfit blamed for a string of attacks in her home country. 
Former South Korean president jailed after losing appeal
World 6 years ago

Former South Korean president jailed after losing appeal

Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was taken to prison Wednesday to begin a 17-year term for bribery and embezzlement after losing an appeal against a lighter sentence. 
Fraudster Madoff is dying, wants out of prison: Lawyer
World 6 years ago

Fraudster Madoff is dying, wants out of prison: Lawyer

Bernie Madoff, jailed in the United States for perpetrating the world's largest fraud, is terminally ill and wants to leave prison to die, his attorney said Wednesday.
Chinese court sentences Early Rain Church pastor to nine years for subversion
World 6 years ago

Chinese court sentences Early Rain Church pastor to nine years for subversion

A Chinese court has sentenced the pastor of the Early Rain Covenant Church, Wang Yi, to nine years in prison on charges of inciting subversion of state power.
Five years' jail sought for Singaporean businessman who hired hitman on Dark Web
SE Asia 6 years ago

Five years' jail sought for Singaporean businessman who hired hitman on Dark Web

Consumed by jealousy, Hui went on the Camorra Hitmen website on May 6 last year and asked for  Tan's right hand to be cut off. He later asked for the younger man to be killed in a staged car accident and the murder was to take place on May 22 last year.
Drug money allegedly ending up in hands of officials, wardens: BNN
National 6 years ago

Drug money allegedly ending up in hands of officials, wardens: BNN

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is investigating the possibility that money from drug trafficking has ended up in the hands of regional officials and jail wardens.
Turkey politician faces 17 years for 'insulting' tweets
World 6 years ago

Turkey politician faces 17 years for 'insulting' tweets

Canan Kaftancioglu, who heads the secular Republican People's Party (CHP)'s Istanbul branch, is accused of "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish state in tweets posted between 2012 and 2017.
Philippines' Duterte threatens to jail critics in China row
SE Asia 6 years ago

Philippines' Duterte threatens to jail critics in China row

Duterte enjoys firm popular backing but his setting aside of the standoff with China over the resource-rich waterway is criticized as weakness by some in the Philippines.
Cambodia sentences Australian to 30 years for drug trafficking
SE Asia 6 years ago

Cambodia sentences Australian to 30 years for drug trafficking

The Vietnamese-born Australian admitted to the court on April 9 she carried the bags of heroin, which she received from two Vietnamese men in Phnom Penh. 
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