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Japanese news outlets and social media have been captivated by the crimes that allegedly involved ringleaders based in the Southeast Asian country. Low-level criminals arrested in Japan told police they received instructions from a person or several people who used the name "Luffy" via the Telegram messenger app. Monkey D. Luffy is the lead character of the hugely popular "One Piece" manga, a straw hat-wearing pirate hunting for a coveted treasure. Officials escorted Kiyoto Imamura and Toshiya Fujita, who were both handcuffed, into a Japan Airlines jet at Manila airport. The two suspects would be accompanied by Japanese police to Tokyo, Philippines Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla told reporters. The four men were held at an immigration detention facility in Manila, where they were caught with cell phones that may have been used to run "criminal enterprises," Remulla told reporters last week. Criminals were reportedly given orders to carry out break-ins or fraud. Japanese … [Read more...] about Japanese ‘Luffy’ criminal ringleaders deported from Philippines

Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on February 6 cabled a telegram to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over recent large earthquakes, leaving many people dead and injured. Turkey and Syrian have been shocked by massive earthquakes with casulaties amounting to thousands. (Photo: Reuters). The quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit both Turkey and Syria on February 5, killing more than 1,200 and injuring more than 5,000, according to local media outlets as of February 6 afternoon. Tturkish President Erdogan described the devastating quake as the country's largest disaster since 1939. Meanwhile, the second large earthquake jolted both Turkey and Syria again less than 12 hours after the first. Preliminary data showed the quake measured 7.7 magnitude on the Richter scale, and was 67km north-east of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, at a depth of 2km. No casualty reports have been made so far. … [Read more...] about Vietnam sends condolences over deadly Turkey, Syria earthquakes

HATAY, Turkey/DAMASCUS -- The screams of people still trapped in the rubble filled the night early on Tuesday and relatives wept for their loved ones as the death toll in Turkey and in neighbouring northwest Syria rose to more than 3,700. The magnitude 7.8 quake rippled through both countries early on Monday, toppling entire apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals, and leaving thousands more people injured or homeless. Freezing winter weather hampered search efforts for survivors through the night into Tuesday. A man stands in front of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Osmaniye, Turkey February 6, 2023. Photo: Reuters Under a pile of rubble in the southern province of Hatay, a woman's voice could be heard calling for help. Nearby, the body of a small child lay lifeless. Weeping in the rain, a local resident who gave his name as Deniz wrung his hands in despair. "They're making noises but nobody is coming," he said. "We're devastated, we're devastated. … [Read more...] about In Turkey, night fills with screams and crying as earthquake rescues go on