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Goa nightclub owners who fled after fatal blaze detained in Phuket

The owners of Goa’s Birch By Romeo Lane nightclub, where 25 people died in a fire over the weekend, left India within five hours of the incident.

Owners fled India after Goa nightclub blaze killed 25, police say

A burned-out interior is seen inside the Birch nightclub in Goa following a fire that broke out and killed 25 people.

Australia jails ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ for 16 years

Canadian national, Tse Chi Lop, 62, pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to traffic commercial quantities of illegal drugs into Australia between 2012 and 2013.

Report details widespread police failings over UK’s Hillsborough Stadium disaster

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Crystal Palace - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 14, 2024 Fans look at a Liverpool memorial in memory of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Carl Recine

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People versus power? Hong Kong’s fire fallout risks reopening societal divide

mfsplit - The burnt buildings and the sole unburnt one (far left) of Wang Fuk Court housing estate, site of the deadly blaze in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on Dec 2, 2025.

CREDIT: COURTESY OF BENJAMIN THAM

Hong Kong vows judge-led independent committee into deadly blaze

Bamboo scaffolding and construction mesh cling to the burnt-out structure in the aftermath of the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong fire: Is foam, mesh, bamboo, or blatant disregard for safety to blame?

Police cordons are placed at the scene of the Wang Fuk Court housing estate fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on Nov 28.

Hong Kong’s worst fire in generations fuels scrutiny of safety lapses

A woman cries outside a community hall, as firefighters search for survivors of a fire that gutted the Wang Fuk Court housing complex.

Woman who filed numerous criminal complaints rapped for wasting court and police resources

The woman has been instituting vexatious legal proceedings "habitually and without any reasonable grounds", said the magistrate.

US judge tosses out criminal cases against ex-FBI chief James Comey, New York A-G Letitia James

Former FBI director James Comey (left) and New York Attorney-General Letitia James had been critical of the US president.

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