KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here ... a system that obliged business operators to erect signs barring gang members from entering commercial facilities ...

Tougher laws and prefectural rules have made life increasingly difficult for yakuza gangs in Japan, leading to a gradual exodus of members over the past decade, sources said. One of the few lucky ...

Powerful gangs, armed with weapons largely trafficked from the United States, have united in the Caribbean country's capital Port-au-Prince under a common alliance and now control most of the city ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals, and police have ...

Scott Forbes, 51, was one of seven people handed an order for lifelong restriction (OLR) for abusing three children in a Glasgow drugs den dubbed the "beastie house". Forbes was jailed for at ...

The Great Fire of Meireki, by Tashiro Yukiharu. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons However, despite wearing it many times, they never met again, and Azabu, desperate at the futility of her ...

Former chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Gwynne Wilcox filed a lawsuit Wednesday, accusing President Donald Trump of breaking the law when he fired her last week. Wilcox claims the ...

When signs of stroke are recognizable, quick recognition is key. "Since strokes require immediate medical attention," Lyons said. "It is always better to assume the worst and seek emergency care ...

(NewsNation) — Infighting between members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has caused it to split into two factions, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

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