12 Dec: Former police officer Mikhail Popkov confesses to dozens of homicides in the 1990s and 2000s, targeting women he viewed as being morally unfit, offering to give them rides in his car, often while wearing his uniform.... more
12 Dec: Chinese authorities reportedly detain more than 100 members and the high-profile pastor of an unregistered Christian church, as the Communist Party's crackdown on organised religion continues.... more
