Murder/Manslaughter

US Marine indicted over robbery, murder of woman in Okinawa

US Marine Devin Ballard was charged over suffocating the woman with a phone cord at a hotel and taking her backpack that contained a wallet.

Judge puts off decision on Charlie Kirk murder trial date, media reports

Tyler Robinson (left), charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, speaks with defence attorney Staci Visser as he sits during a preliminary hearing on Sept 1,.

Philippines puts bounty on Duterte’s fugitive drug-war enforcer

Former Philippine police chief and sitting Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa had mostly been in hiding for months.

South Korean Constitutional Court upholds harsher penalties for killing parents

Those convicted face the death penalty, life imprisonment or a prison term of at least seven years.

Poland detains second suspect in murder of Russian artist who criticised Putin

South African police investigate killing of foreign national by crowd

Police and security survey the damage done to a business during anti-immigrant protests in Durban, South Africa, on Oct 8.

Abby Choi murder trial: Former father-in-law allegedly bought meat mincer weeks before her death

Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi was found killed and dismembered at a village house in Hong Kong in February 2023.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 20, 2026

US President Donald Trump (right) faced criticism from its allies over a diesel deal with Russia that critics cast as an economic bailout for Moscow.

Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of murder over deaths of 190 children, one adult

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader, arrives for his judgment at the Mombasa High Court, Kenya, on Oct 19.

Three sentenced to 158 years in Mexico for murder of Australian, US surfers

The victims were Australian brothers Jake Robinson, 33, and Callum Robinson, 30, and their American friend Jack Rhoad, 30.

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