Crime

At least 27 people are feared to have died after a fire broke out in a building in downtown Osaka, Japan. Police are investigating whether the blaze was started deliberately, public broadcaster NHK said.

Just hours before Abuzar Sultani led a gangland squad that gunned down underworld figure Pasquale Barbaro, members of his inner circle found a police listening device planted in a car used by his criminal syndicate.

Indonesians defending their lands against mining operations are frequently met with criminal persecution on dubious charges, say local observers.

At least 27 people are feared dead after a fire swept through a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka, and media say police are investigating the

The UK’s financial watchdog has hit banking giant HSBC with a £63.9 million fine for failings in its anti-money laundering processes. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued the punishment after finding “serious weaknesses” across HSBC’s automated systems used to monitor hundreds of millions of transactions a month to identify possible …

Police believe the man, who is aged in his 20s, may have been followed by two men before he was attacked on Lonsdale Street near Queen Street about 12.30am. A number of people who were near the incident at the time gave the man first aid until paramedics arrived.

A man wanted over Tuesday's alleged stabbing in Wodonga was extradited by Victorian investigators yesterday. Wodonga man David Kitson, 38, was arrested without incident by NSW police in West Albury on Thursday.

It has been a long and hard journey to get the medals back, but the family did so with the help of Tamworth police.

Police are investigating after a wild brawl broke out at a screening of the new Spider-Man film in Perth. The fight broke out at a screening of Spider-Man: No Way Home at the HOYTS cinema in Karrinyup Shopping Centre on Thursday evening. Watch the fight …

A bizarre alleged Mowbray armed robbery has resulted in a Newnham man facing several charges, and the resident of the property tight lipped over what happened. Tasmania Police alleged the 37-year-old Newnham man "attended" a house at Mowbray about 6pm on Thursday night before making off with drugs and money.