- Her lawyers says she should be able to get out in three years with good behaviour
- Sainsbury must also pay a fine of nearly $130,350
- Her case has shone a light on the hundreds of foreign drug mules in Colombian prisons
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Cassandra Sainsbury sentenced to six years in Colombian prison for trafficking cocaine
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Sydney FC draws 2-2 with Western Sydney Wanderers, as Melbourne City beats Wellington Phoenix 1-0
Friday, October 13, 2017
Vietnam floods: Death toll rises to 54 as swathes of land washed away
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Jeff Horn wins The Don award
WORLD welterweight boxing champion Jeff Horn won the highest honour in Australian sport — The Don award — to complete an astonishing journey that began with a bruised ego and a battered old Volvo.
The mild-mannered former Brisbane schoolteacher, who pushed himself to the absolute limits of physical and mental exhaustion to outpoint all-time boxing great Manny Pacquiao at Suncorp Stadium on July 2, now joins such Australian heroes as Don Bradman, Dawn Fraser, Cadel Evans and Ian Thorpe in the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame.
MORE: Jeff Horn wins The Don award | Perth Now
Monday, October 2, 2017
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Monday, September 4, 2017
N Korea: Kim could unleash hell in minutes. 4 minutes to react to a nuclear attack
South Korea last night warned its long-time enemy could even be preparing another intercontinental missile launch as an international relations expert said if dictator Kim Jong-un followed through on his threats, at most US President Donald Trump would have just minutes to decide how to respond.
The United Nations Security Council scrambled into its second emergency session in the space of a week yesterday following the hermit nation’s claims to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.
The US used the meeting to call for the “strongest possible measures” on North Korea, as China and Russia argued diplomatic talks were needed to address the crisis.
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said Washington will present a new sanctions resolution to the council to be negotiated in the coming days, with a view of voting on it next Monday.
“Only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy,” Ms Haley told an emergency council meeting called by the US, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea…
Source: North Korea: Donald Trump would have just four minutes to react to a nuclear attack | Perth Now
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017
Barcelona attacker Younes Abouyaaqoub shot dead after manhunt, Spanish police say
Spanish police have shot dead an Islamist militant who killed 13 people with a van in Barcelona last week, ending a five-day manhunt for the perpetrator of Spain’s deadliest attack in over a decade.
Key points:
- Abouyaaqoub was shot after he held up what appeared to be an explosive belt
- Police said they received a tipoff of his whereabouts from a local woman
- Police have discovered 120 gas canisters, leading to suspicions a bigger plot was in the works
Police said they tracked down 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub to a rural area near Barcelona and shot him after he held up what looked like an explosives belt and shouted “Allahu Akbar”.
“Shortly before 5:00pm (local time), the police shot down Younes Abouyaaqoub, the driver of the van in the attack,” Carles Puigdemont, head of the Catalonia regional government, told a news conference.
Abouyaaqoub had been on the run since Thursday evening, after he drove a van at high speed into throngs of people strolling along Barcelona’s most famous avenue, Las Ramblas.
Islamic State claimed responsibility and police believe the attack was planned by a dozen accomplices, including a brother and two first cousins of Moroccan-born Abouyaaqoub.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Barcelona: Australia stands in solidarity with Spain, Turnbull says
At least 16 people are dead and dozens are injured after a van mounted the kerb and ploughed into pedestrians in Barcelona’s popular Las Ramblas tourist strip, in an incident which is being treated as a terrorist attack.
Follow live as this story unfolds.
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What we know:
- 16 people are dead and about 100 more injured after a van mounted the kerb in on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas tourist strip
- One NSW woman in serious but stable condition in hospital, two Australian men also affected, Foreign Minister says
- Two men arrested in relation to incident, which is being treated as a terrorist attack, but police say neither was the driver of the vehicle
- The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack
- Death toll expected to rise, official says
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Residents of house where explosion killed one were preparing explosives: police source
Residents of a house in Catalonia, where an explosion linked to the Barcelona van attack killed one person, were preparing explosives using gas cylinders, a Catalan police source said.Police said earlier that the explosion, about 100 kilometres south-west of Barcelona in the town of Alcanar, was related to the van attack, which so far has left 16 people dead. -
‘Stay indoors’, Catalan police advise people in coastal town
Police in Spain’s Catalonia district are warning people to stay inside as there is an operation in Cambrils, about two hours’ drive down the coast from Barcelona.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has pledged to remain vigilant on terrorism threat in the wake of the attack in Barcelona.We stand in absolute resolute solidarity with the people of Spain in the fight against Islamist terrorism. Spain is a partner in the anti-Daesh Coalition in the Middle East, and of course, our intelligence agencies work closely with Spanish authorities as we do with many, many other nations. This is a global battle against terrorism.So we have seen, of course, how deadly vehicle attacks can be.We’ve seen it recently in London, of course, in the Borough Market attack and of course, tragically in Australia in the attack on the Bourke Street Mall.There is no place for set and forget on national security. Every time there is an incident, whether it is abroad or at home, we learn from it and we continue to refine and advance and improve our ability to keep Australians safe.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
US navy destroyer challenges Beijing’s claims in South China Sea again prompting sharp response
An American Navy destroyer has carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” in the South China Sea, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by Beijing, US officials said.
Key points:
- The exercise comes at a time when the US is looking to Beijing for help with North Korea
- China slams the operation as violating international law and harming its security
- The operation marks the third of its kind under the Trump administration
The operation came as US President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs and could complicate efforts to secure a common stance.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the USS John S McCain travelled close to Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands, among a string of islets, reefs and shoals — China has territorial disputes with its neighbours over the area.
It was the third “freedom of navigation operation” or “fonop” conducted during Mr Trump’s presidency.
Late Thursday evening, China’s Foreign Ministry responded that the USS John S McCain had “violated Chinese and international laws, as well as severely harmed China’s sovereignty and security”.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Sydney terror raids: Police scour raided homes for third day over alleged plane terror plot
Police will continue to gather evidence at five homes in Sydney today as they piece together the details of an alleged terror plot to blow up a plane.
Key points:
- Police expect to be at the properties for at least another two or three days
- ABC understands father and son among those arrested
- It is not yet known when the group allegedly wanted to carry out an attack
Four men are being held at the Sydney police station under special terrorism powers after being arrested during counter-terror raids on Saturday night.
A senior police source told the ABC father and son Khaled and Mahmoud Khayat were among those being held.
The two other men, Khaled and Abdul Merhi, are believed to be related, but it is unclear how.
The special powers allow for the men to be held without charge for up to 12 hours, with authorities to review their detention every 12 hours.
The men could be in custody for days before knowing the specific allegations against them, giving investigators time to gather the evidence they need to finalise any potential case against the group.
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Trump threatens to end health insurance payments unless Obamacare is overhauled
US President Donald Trump has threatened to end government payments to health insurers unless politicians repeal and replace the “imploding” Obamacare law.
Mr Trump took to Twitter this morning in apparent frustration over Friday’s failure by the Senate Republican majority to pass a bill repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act.
“If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress will end very soon!” he wrote.
The first part of Mr Trump’s tweet appeared to be referring to the approximately $US8 billion in cost-sharing reduction subsidies paid by the Government to insurers to lower the price of health coverage for low-income individuals.
The second part of the tweet appeared to be a threat to end the employer contribution for members of Congress and their staff, who were moved from the normal federal employee healthcare benefits program onto the Obamacare insurance exchanges as part of the 2010 healthcare law.
Mr Trump urged Senate Republicans to try again on a healthcare vote.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Cardinal George Pell to appear in court for first time over historical sexual offence charges
Cardinal George Pell is due to front a Melbourne court for the first time today as he fights historical sexual offence charges.
Australia’s most senior Catholic was charged by Victoria Police detectives late last month with offences involving multiple complainants.
The details of the allegations have not been made public.
The Pope granted Pell leave to return to Australia from the Vatican for his first appearance in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
A court spokeswoman said he would not receive any special treatment.
Pell will front a short hearing in which dates will be set for his next appearance.
He is not legally required to appear in person and could have opted to have a lawyer represent him instead.
But it is understood he will be in court, represented by top criminal barrister Robert Richter QC.
Last month, Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton told reporters the “process and procedures” being followed had been the same as those applied “in a whole range of historical sex offences, whenever we investigate them”.
Pell has always maintained his innocence and strenuously denied allegations of historical sexual abuse.
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