Rampage in Kurram claims 21 more lives
According to officials, armed groups opened fire, ransacked public buildings, looted markets and set fire to checkpoints, houses and shops.
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At least one woman raped nearly every 9 hours in Bangladesh
Data from the prominent human rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra showed a total of 4,787 rape cases from January 2020 to September 2024. Legal experts, however, say the rape…
At least 38 dead in gun attack on passenger vans in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: police
Providing details of the incident, KP government spokesperson Barrister Dr Saif said police personnel were attacked first, and then the passenger convoy was targeted from both…
Chinese man robbed of US$52,000 in Osaka after planning to hand cash to woman he met online
The man sustained minor injuries to his neck, and the perpetrators fled from the scene.
Fake academic papers may have been created with AI; Japanese researcher falsely cited as author
The expert consulted by The Yomiuri Shimbun suspects that the website’s operators created the fake papers using generative AI, to make the site look like it represents a quality…
Complaints on deepfake sex crimes surge in South Korea
From January to October, an average of 50 complaints per month related to deepfake sex crimes were reported to public complaint platforms, a 1.7-fold increase from the 30 monthly…
At least $2.7 million lost to property rental scams in Singapore so far in 2024
The police advised the public to verify the identity and registered contact numbers of agents against the CEA Public Register before engaging them.
Almost 200 undocumented migrants held in Sabah crackdown
Department officials inspected a total of 270 people and nabbed 197 who failed to produce valid documents. They included 195 Filipinos comprising 49 men, 54 women, 61 boys and 31…
Business licences never issued to China tourists holidaying in Semporna, says Sabah minister
On October 4, Semporna police said they received five reports from local tour operators that China nationals were abusing their visit passes to work in the district. They added…
Scam-related claims rise 63%, more than a third of all financial dispute claims in Singapore
Many people think that older folk are more susceptible to scams, but the Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre noted that those aged between 31 and 60 made up 72 percent…