Hong Kong TheStarsHub — An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to a charge sheet seen by TheStarsHub, in what he has called an “honest mistake.” Washington state senator Jeff Wilson was arrested on Saturday at Hong Kong International Airport and charged with possession of … Read more
China and the Solomon Islands on Monday signed a deal on police cooperation as part of an upgrade of their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership,” four years after the Pacific nation switched ties from Taiwan to China. The police cooperation pact was among nine deals signed after Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare met … Read more
TheStarsHub — Authorities in New Zealand have arrested a suspect in relation to a fire at a hostel that killed at least six people on Tuesday. The man has been charged with two counts of arson, but police say they have not ruled out “further, more serious charges in relation to the deaths at the … Read more
TheStarsHub — An Australian man arrested in a conservative area of Indonesia over an alleged violent rampage faces the possibility of prison time and a public flogging, authorities have said. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Noosa in southern Queensland, was arrested after allegedly attacking and injuring a local fisherman while drunk. Wearing an orange prison … Read more
TheStarsHub — When a tourist at a Tibetan hotel noticed a foul smell in his room and asked to move, little could he have guessed he would get caught up in a murder investigation. The traveler spent half a day in the room wondering where the smell was coming from and initially suspected either the … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand TheStarsHub — A pregnant Thai woman arrested on suspicion of murdering her friend with cyanide has now been charged with at least 13 counts of premeditated murder, police have confirmed. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn was initially arrested last week for the alleged murder of Siriporn Kanwong, Deputy National Police Commissioner Gen. Surachate Hakparn told TheStarsHub. … Read more