A 33-year-old Miami Gardens man fraudulently employed at a Verizon store in Lakewood Ranch stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says. Detectives say Nigel Thompkins-Wilson used false documents and information, including a Social Security card in the name Steven Edwards, as well as a …

LONDON (Reuters) – Sepp Kuss’s unlikely victory in La Vuelta a Espana could provide a timely boost for a flagging road cycle racing scene in the United States, according to Chris Horner whose 2013 triumph Kuss emulated on Sunday. The 29-year-old Kuss entered the race as a ‘domestique’ for more …

KUALA LUMPUR: An analyst from Bank Negara Malaysia told the High Court here that the personal account belonging to Datuk Seri Najib Razak received over RM60.6mil via two transactions in February and June 2011. Adam Ariff Mohd Roslan, 29, said on Monday (Sept 18), according to his analysis, the former …

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russia called on the U.N.’s highest court in The Hague on Monday to throw out what it said was a “hopelessly flawed” case challenging Moscow’s argument that its invasion of Ukraine was carried out to prevent genocide. The Russian request was made at the start of …

KUALA LUMPUR: City police have issued nearly 6,000 traffic summonses on the third day of the latest stint of the Respect Traffic Laws campaign. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Asst Comm Sarifudin Mohd Salleh said they issued 5,953 summonses on Sunday (Sept 17) with the bulk of …

DERNA, Libya (Reuters) – “I lost my daughter. Her mother is convinced that she is still alive. I am convinced that she is dead,” says Ahmed Ashour, 62. “The girl left me with a 3-month-old baby.” A week after the flood that swept the centre of the city of Derna …

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Dutch-listed technology investor Prosus NV and its South African parent Naspers said on Monday Bob van Dijk had stepped down as chief executive officer from both companies. The companies named investment chief Ervin Tu, a previous VisionBank manager and Goldman Sachs technology banker, as interim CEO. The news …

NICE, France (Reuters) – Japan were left frustrated by the fine margins between victory and defeat as they conceded two late tries in their 34-12 Rugby World Cup loss to England in Nice on Sunday which leaves them with must win encounters against Samoa and Argentina in Pool D. Japan …

MELAKA: There are no bilateral agreements between airlines and the state government and this is why some carriers have discontinued commercial flight services at the Melaka International Airport (LTAM) in Batu Berendam, says Datuk Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer. The Melaka Works, Infrastructure, Public Amenities and Transport Committee chairman said he …

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States and Iran are to free five detainees each under an exchange agreement that also involves the transfer of $6 billion of unfrozen Iranian assets from South Korea to accounts in Qatar. The deal removes one major irritant between Iran and the U.S., whose animosity …