Advisory: A 7.4-Magnitude Quake Hits SE Philippines

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines, according to the US Geological Survey, with local authorities warning dangerous tsunami waves could be generated.

The quake struck off the eastern side of Mindanao island, some 123 kilometers (79 miles) from the island’s capital Davao, at a depth of 58.1 kilometers (36 miles), according to USGS. There were no immediate reports of damage.

Greece Adopts The Strictest Deportation Law In EU

Greece has received support from several secotrs and stakeholders after they passed what it considers to be the European Union’s strictest refugee deportation policy earlier this month.

The law was put to use on 12 September, when three Turkish citizens were convicted of illegal residence and handed stiff jail sentences. Two men were given two years of imprisonment and fines of 5,000 euros (US$ 5,870), while the third, aged 19, the youngest of the group, was handed a 10-month prison sentence.

U.S. National Police Union Condemns Chicago's Order Against ICE

The United States' largest police union condemned reports that Chicago officers were told not to help ICE agents surrounded by protesters, calling it "shocking" and a violation of law enforcement’s duty to protect fellow officers in danger.

Presidents of the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and Illinois State FOP expressed shock at reports that Chicago's chief of patrol directed officers not to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as they were surrounded by protesters recently.

Chinese Court Sentences 11 Crime Family Members To Death

The Chinese court is serious about dealing with heinous and serious crimes. It was evident when they sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media.

Dozens of members of the Ming family were found guilty of conducting criminal activities, with many receiving lengthy jail sentences. The Ming family worked for one of the four clans that ran Myanmar's sleepy backwater town of Laukkaing, close to the border with China, and turned it into a hub for gambling, drugs and scam centres.

Motion Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Denied By The Judge

An immigration judge last 1 October denied a motion filed by Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys to reopen his immigration case, according to a copy of the decision obtained by ABC News.

In the emergency motion filed in August to reopen the case, attorneys for the wrongly deported Abrego Garcia argued that because he was deported to El Salvador and then brought back to the United States, he is now eligible to apply for asylum within one year of his last entry into the U.S.