Murder/Manslaughter

Russian captain ‘did nothing’ to avoid US tanker crash, UK prosecutors tell trial

Smoke rising from damaged containers on the deck of the Solong cargo ship, off the UK coast, in March 2025, after it collided a tanker carrying aviation fuel. A Filipino member of the Solong crew died in the incident.

Hamburg trial tests German law after US child’s suicide linked to murder charge

Lawyer Christiane Yueksel, defense lawyer of the accused and Christiane Berger, lawyer and defense lawyer for the accused wait in the courtroom before the start of the so called \"White Tiger\" trial in Hamburg, Germany, January 9, 2026. The trial against a 21-year-old man who allegedly used the online pseudonym \"White Tiger,“ is accused of forcing children and teenagers to self-harm and commit sexual acts online, leading to a 13-year-old boy taking his own life in the United States, began behind closed doors in Hamburg on Friday. The trial - which is being held in private due to the age and vulnerability of the victims - marks a precedent in Germany as the first time someone has gone on trial for murder in a suicide that occurred in a different jurisdiction. Marcus Brandt/Pool via REUTERS

Tokyo police investigates deadly stabbing of audio equipment company president as murder

Mexico's daily murder rate fall 40% under Sheinbaum, officials say

Mexico City’s Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during an interview with Reuters in Mexico City, Mexico September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

South Korean man stabbed to death in India in fight with girlfriend

Nick Reiner’s high-profile lawyer quits as public defenders take over; arraignment postponed

Nick Reiner makes his first court appearance on murder charges for the killing of his parents Rob and Michele Weiner, on Dec 17, 2025.

Rob Reiner’s son set for arraignment over parents’ murder

Nick Reiner is facing two counts of first-degree murder over the killing of his parents Rob and Michelle Reiner.

Body of infant boy found in rubbish bin at Yong Peng highway rest stop in Johor

The body has been taken to hospital for a post-mortem examination and further investigation.

Bangladesh police say student leader Sharif Osman Hadi’s killers fled to India

A protester with a photo depicting Mr Sharif Osman Hadi during a demonstration in Dhaka on Dec 19.

Whodunnit? Vietnam’s online sleuths step up their game, tracking true crime

The headquarters of the Market Management Team No. 4 in Lang Son province, Vietnam, the workplace of the alleged killer and the site of the killing in the Sang-Dat murder case.

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