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WORLD
Dec 26, 2016
Human traffickers in India get life in prison for chopping off laborers' hands
Eight human traffickers found guilty of torturing and chopping off the hands of two laborers have received life prison sentences and hefty fines, a prosecutor said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 21, 2016
Philippine government files criminal charges against Duterte critic for alleged involvement in drug trade
The Philippine government filed a criminal case in court on Wednesday against a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, accusing her of trying to sabotage a congressional investigation into her alleged involvement in the drug trade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2016
101-year-old child raper becomes Britain's oldest convict
A 101-year-old man became the oldest Briton ever to be convicted of a criminal offense when he was found guilty on Friday of a string of sex crimes against young girls.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2016
Suspicious package detonated by police bomb squad near U.S. Embassy in Manila
Philippine police detonated a suspicious package they thought could have been a home-made bomb found in a trash bin near the U.S. Embassy in Manila on Monday, the police chief in the capital said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2016
Kabul cops wage 'debauchery' crackdown, raid water pipe haunts
Afghan police and health officials raided cafes and restaurants in Kabul on Sunday, confiscating shisha water pipes and paraphernalia in a campaign to halt "debauchery and vulgarity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 26, 2016
Hand over the keys: getting Japan's elderly drivers off the road
On Nov. 12, in the city of Tachikawa in western Tokyo, an 83-year-old female driver — while reaching out her car window to insert a parking ticket into the toll gate machine in a hospital parking lot — accidentally pushed down on the accelerator and lost control of her vehicle. It crossed the road...
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 23, 2016
Philippines charges bankers for ignoring cyberheist
The Philippines has filed charges against five officials of RCBC bank and a former treasurer who "wilfully ignored" suspicious activity that led to tens of millions of dollars vanishing after a heist on Bangladesh's central bank.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2016
U.S. says it won't tolerate pressure from China on fugitive families
The United States will not tolerate any pressure from the Chinese government on family members of fugitives to get them to return from America, but can't guarantee it has not happened, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2016
Hong Kong lawyers, politicians fear slippery slope following Beijing intervention
Lawyers and politicians in Hong Kong are bracing for a broader crackdown after China's move to effectively ban two independence-minded lawmakers, fears reinforced by senior Chinese parliamentarian Li Fei, who insisted on Beijing's duty to assert its authority.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2016
Beijing intervention roils waters for Hong Kong's top judge
Hong Kong Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma, a bald, thickset lawyer with a Churchillian air, is in the eye of a storm after Beijing's politically charged intervention in the city's legal system, and those close to him say he is not a man to bend his principles.

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