Police in Saudi Arabia arrest a young woman who posted a Snapchat of her wearing a miniskirt in public

Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Police in Saudi Arabia have arrested a young woman who wore a miniskirt in public and who had posted the video online, sparking an outcry from people who say she flagrantly violated the kingdom’s conservative Islamic dress code. Saudi Arabia’s state-run TV reported Tuesday that police […]

India is cracking down on dissidence posted to WhatsApp

India’s hardline stance against spreading misinformation on social media is getting real. An administrator of a WhatsApp group has been arrested following accusations that he altered a photo of prime minister Narendra Modi “to look ugly and obscene,” according to regional publication News18. It follows a recent ruling passed by Indian officials that posting materials […]

Vicar who posted child sex stories to neighbors’ houses avoids jail

Published time: 3 May, 2017 13:33 Essex vicar Peter Low was spared jail despite writing a series of sexual stories involving children and delivering them to his neighbors. Police investigating a reported burglary at Low’s property matched his handwriting to the letters that had been reported. Read more Officers found no evidence of a burglary, […]

Police Searching for This Man Who Allegedly Posted a Murder Live on Facebook

Image sources: Facebook / Cleveland Police Department The Cleveland Police Department is searching for a man named Steve “Stevie Steve” Stephens in connection with the murder of an elderly man that was broadcast live on Stephens’ Facebook page. In earlier posts, he claimed to be perpetrating an “Easter day slaughter.” Advertisement Stephens’ Facebook page has […]

US crude futures posted the largest decline in over a year, and that’s putting pressure on OPEC

Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images It’s not been a good session for crude oil prices, and that’s putting it mildly. They’ve copped a shellacking, undermined by the combination of another enormous inventory build in the US, renewed US dollar strength and near record-long positioning among speculative traders. Both front-month WTI and Brent crude futures tumbled by around […]

China just posted a shock trade deficit as Lunar New Year distortions wreak havoc on the data

REUTERS/Stringer China’s February trade report has stunned financial markets. Imports surged while export growth slowed, leading to a shock trade deficit being recorded. According to China’s General Administration of Customs, yuan-denominated imports jumped by 44.7% from the levels of a year earlier, easily surpassing the 25.2% growth of January and forecasts for a smaller increase […]