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Mexico: 28 dead after riot breaks out in maximum security wing of Acapulco prison

Mexico: 28 dead after riot breaks out in maximum security wing of Acapulco prison

Acapulco is the biggest city in Guerrero, one of Mexicos most lawless states and a centre of opium poppy production that has been a major concern to US officials. The prison carnage was particularly embarrassing to Mexico as it came the same day US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly was visiting Guerrero, which lies in the south-west of the country.
Jul 7, 2017
By Staff Reporter
13 women rescued from forced prostitution in Marbella, Spain

13 women rescued from forced prostitution in Marbella, Spain

 Police in Spain have rescued 13 women who were being forced to work as prostitutes in Puerto Banus. The Bulgarian gang, whose members were arrested during the raids, had sought total control of the upmarket resort, the police said in a statement.
Jul 5, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Failings in Jerseys child care system led to significant numbers suffering abuse

Failings in Jerseys child care system led to significant numbers suffering abuse

An inquiry into historic child abuse on the island of Jersey found a catalogue of failures in its care system spanning several decades, according to findings published in a report on Monday (July 3).The inquiry, led by Frances Oldham QC, heard 553 offences took place between 1947 and 2004. More than half of them are said to have happened at the former childrens care home, Haut de la Garenne. The report has recommended demolishing the building to eradicate its unhappy past.
Jul 4, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Brazilian drug lord who used plastic surgery to change looks arrested after 30 years on the run

Brazilian drug lord who used plastic surgery to change looks arrested after 30 years on the run

A Brazilian drug lord has been arrested after three decades on the run. Luiz Carlos da Rocha  was one of South Americas biggest cocaine kingpins. He is said to have amassed a personal fortune of $100m (£77m). 150 police agents carried out 24 raids and seized $10m worth of the drug lords assets, including planes, properties and luxury cars. Rocha had managed to avoid capture using plastic surgery to change his appearance.
Jul 3, 2017
By Staff Reporter
17 injured in shooting at Arkansas nightclub

17 injured in shooting at Arkansas nightclub

Multiple people have been shot at a night club in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 1 July. The incident is reported to have taken place in the early hours of Saturday morning at the Power Ultra Lounge.Police have said that there are 17 victims, who include those shot as well as people trampled as patrons fled the club.
Jul 1, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Three surprising ways Chinese people benefit from Hong Kong

Three surprising ways Chinese people benefit from Hong Kong

July 1 marks the 20th anniversary since the United Kingdom handed sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China following the expiry of its 99-year lease. Two decades on China and Hong Kong still have many differences, some of those heavily benefit China. Here are three more surprising ways they do.
Jul 1, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Doctor killed in Bronx hospital in shooting by former worker Henry Bello

Doctor killed in Bronx hospital in shooting by former worker Henry Bello

One doctor was killed and six more people injured when former employee Henry Bello opened fire in the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York. The shooter later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police are treating the shooting as an isolated incident.
Jul 1, 2017
By Staff Reporter
CCTV shows man wanted for violent robbery on 92-year-old-woman

CCTV shows man wanted for violent robbery on 92-year-old-woman

Detectives in Hackney have released CCTV footage of a man wanted for committing a violent robbery on an elderly woman in broad daylight on June 27. The man made several attempts to grab her bag; he used such force that she was pulled to the ground. The victim, who was screaming, refused to let go of her bag, so the suspect dragged her until she was in so much pain that she eventually let go. The victim, who recently lost her husband of nearly 70 years, is currently being supported by her family, including her niece who described how she is incredibly distraught, nervous and does not wish to be named out of fear.
Jun 30, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Man jailed for slapping Muslim girl in the face with a packet of bacon

Man jailed for slapping Muslim girl in the face with a packet of bacon

A man who admitted abusing two Muslim women before hitting one of them in the face with a pack of bacon has been jailed for more than six months.Alex Chivers, 36, of Waltham Cross, north London, pleaded guilty to one count of racially or religiously aggravated common assault and one count of causing racially or religiously aggravated alarm or distress following the incident in Enfield on 8 June.
Jun 30, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Top Vatican official, Cardinal George Pell, charged with historical sex crimes in Australia

Top Vatican official, Cardinal George Pell, charged with historical sex crimes in Australia

Australian police have charged top Vatican official Cardinal George Pell with multiple historical sex offences on Thursday (29 June) after allegations were made by multiple complainants. He is Australias highest Catholic and chief financial adviser to Pope Francis. In the Catholic Churchs long running sex abuse scandal, Pell will be the highest Vatican official ever to be charged. Pell has denied the accusations made against him. He has faced a number of allegations that he mishandled cases of sexual abuse by clergy while he was Archbishop of Melbourne and then Sydney.
Jun 29, 2017
By Staff Reporter
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