French 'Doctor Death' who poisoned patients jailed for life
French 'Doctor Death' who poisoned patients jailed for life A former anaesthetist has been jailed for life for intentionally poisoning 30 patients, 12 of them fatally. Frédéric Péchier, 53, was convicted Friday at the end of a four-month trial in the eastern city of Besançon. In one of France's biggest ever medical malpractice cases, Péchier was found to have introduced chemicals like potassium chloride or adrenaline into the infusion bags of patients. His youngest victim, a
A man allegedly killed his three children. The warning signs of a crime like this are not always predictable
Warning: This story discusses family harm, suicide and mental health, and may upset some readers. After the suspected killings of three children by their father at their Manawatu home, questions immediately focused on whether there were any “red flags”. Previous cases of filicide in New Zealand show that the warning signs are not always predictable. On Saturday, Manawatu father Dean Field seemingly killed his three children , set his house alight and is suspected of then taki
Moscow Police Arrest Mother of Boy Whose Severed Head Was Found in Backpack
Russian law enforcement authorities on Monday said they arrested the mother of a six-year-old boy whose severed head was reportedly discovered inside a backpack left at a pond in northeastern Moscow over the weekend. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said a backpack containing “a fragment of the child’s body” was recovered at the Golyanovsky Pond on Sunday. Telegram news channels with purported links to law enforcement authorities claimed the bo
Tanzania deploys army as election protests spread
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets for a second day of demonstrations in Tanzania on Thursday after a disputed election, while Amnesty International reported that two people have died. After the protests broke out on Wednesday, the government shut down the internet, imposed a curfew and deployed the military to the streets. The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM party, which has been in power since independence in 1961, sought to extend its rule in Wednesday’s election
Ghana mourns as crash victims’ remains sent to South Africa for forensic analysis
The remains of the eight victims killed in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash have been flown to South Africa for advanced forensic...
Guinea presents draft for new constitution, referendum set for September
Could it be the first step towards a return to civilian rule? Guinea's transitional government presented a draft constitution to general...
‘Deafening’: Billion-dollar ‘national emergency’ barely worth a mention in election campaign
It’s the critical issue that costs Australia an estimated $26 billion a year and rising — and one that, if you’ve been listening to...
China issues first report on ecosystems of Tiexian Jiao, Niu'e Jiao
The South China Sea Development Research Institute under the Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday has released a survey report on the...
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Japan has upped the pace on stimulus measures to address the potential economic fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs,...
Russian general killed in car bomb as Trump envoy meets Putin in Moscow for Ukraine peace talks
Vladimir Putin is meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin, Russian media reports, citing spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Traffic was...
