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Orthopedic surgeon Mohammed al-Hanash sits at his clinic in Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Syrian medics say were coerced into false chemical attack testimony
The medics, who treated the wounded at a field hospital near Damascus after the April 7, 2018, attack, said they were coerced into giving false testimony.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Germany probing possible security lapses after Christmas market attack
Saudi Arabia had given Germany warnings about the suspect as far back as 2023, which German authorities investigated but found vague.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
The motive for the attack remains unclear.
Luigi Mangione arrives at a helicopter pad after being extradited from Pennsylvania, as New York Mayor Eric Adams walks behind him, in New York, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare killing slapped with new charges
By Julio-Cesar Chavez, Jonathan Allen and Luc Cohen
Federal prosecutors have charged Luigi Mangione with the federal crime of murder using a firearm, two charges of stalking and a charge of using an illegal gun silencer.
The Dubai skyline on Dec. 15, 2023. For years, Dubai has been an ideal rear base for trafficking and money laundering, with little risk of being extradited for lack of satisfactory judicial cooperation, according to European investigators and magistrates.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2024
End of the Dubai dream for Europe's drug lords?
By Arthur Connan
The Gulf emirate has been a haven for some of Europe's biggest drug traffickers, but the tide may be turning.
Investigators gather by a body at a blast scene after an explosion killed the commander of Russian armed forces' chemical, biological and radiation defense troops and his assistant, in Moscow on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2024
Russia detains suspect in killing of chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov
Russia said the suspect, a Uzbekistan national, had been recruited by Ukrainian security services to carry out the assassination.
Luigi Mangione, 26, at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 10. Mangione was indicted on Tuesday for the murder of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2024
Luigi Mangione indicted for first-degree murder in CEO death
By David Voreacos and Patricia Hurtado
Mangione faces as long as life in prison without the possibility of parole if he is convicted.
Gold samples confiscated by Federal Police in Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 19
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2024
New technology aids Brazil's crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade
By Ricardo Brito and Anthony Boadle
A police program is creating a database of samples from across Brazil that are examined to determine the unique composition of elements.
Numbered evidence markers indicate where bullet casings were located at the crime scene outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Dec. 4.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2024
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare shooting visited Japan, then vanished
By Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Shawn Hubler and Jacey Fortin
New details are emerging about Luigi Mangione’s growing impatience with "a capitalist society” and his search for refuge in the mountains of Japan.
A man checks a tunnel found under a mosque in Tadamon district, which is littered with bones, in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2024
At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors and seek answers
By Maya Gebeily
After Bashar Assad's ouster, residents hope the site in Damascus' Tadamon district can be cordoned off for those responsible to be held accountable.

Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Honda-Nissan megamerger in the works
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida (left), Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe (second from left) and Takao Kato, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, hold a news conference on merger talks on Monday in Tokyo.
Picturesque Japan hot spring town limits day trippers
Ginzan Onsen hot springs in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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