2016 – Page 29 – World Justice News

British computer expert hacked into US military records and recruited student jihadi in chilling ISIS plot to behead American soldier

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Junaid Hussain used the internet to recruit American Munir Abdulkader, a Cincinnati university student until last year, to behead a US soldier whose family home address had been hacked from military records. Hussain, 21, was […]

Couple Plead Guilty To Theft Of $10,000 Diamond At New Brunswick Jewelry Store

November 18, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

An Ontario couple suspected in a string of nationwide jewelry heists pleaded guilty to stealing a $10,000 diamond from a jewelry store in Saint John, N.B. Seventy-year-old Grigori Zaharov and 44-year-old Natalia Feldman of Vaughan, […]

5th December date for Supreme Court hearing – Brexit challenge

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Supreme Court announced today the Scottish and Welsh governments will be allowed to intervene in next month’s legal battle over how the Brexit process should be triggered. The UK Government is appealing the High […]

Victory for open justice as Iraq witch-hunt lawyer WILL face charges in public after he drops his bid for cases to be heard in secret

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Birmingham based human rights lawyer Phil Shiner, who sued the Government at taxpayers’ expense and spent more than a decade hounding British soldiers has dropped his demand that an upcoming 6 week disciplinary hearing into […]

Army sergeant denies trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A former Army sergeant has denied attempting to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute, which failed to open during a solo jump from 4,000ft. Victoria Cilliers suffered catastrophic injuries when her main and […]

Army to be cleared over the death of a young soldier

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Army is set to be cleared over the death of a young soldier, Corporal Joshua Hoole, 26, who died during on a gruelling training exercise. Hoole, of the Rifles regiment, collapsed at the end […]

Johnny Depp lends his power to campaign hoping to free imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Johnny Depp threw his star power behind another campaign as he expressed support for imprisoned Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov. Posing for a mugshot, Depp wore a board hanging around his neck showing Sentsov’s sentence. […]

Grandma Accidentally Invites Stranger to Thanksgiving, Tells Him to Come Anyway

November 18, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Jamal Hinton was in his high school classroom when he received texts from a group chat. One of the texts read “Thanksgiving dinner is at my house on November 24th at 3:00pm. Let me know if you’re […]

Up to nine million customers at risk after Three Mobile data breach

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A security breach at Three Mobile has put the personal data of many of its nine million customers at risk. Thieves infiltrated a customer upgrade system using a staff login to order and intercept hundreds […]

British woman arrested for ‘extra marital sex’ in Dubai after reporting an alleged rape by two men

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A 25 year old British woman who was arrested after she was allegedly gang-raped in Dubai last night said, “I have every respect for the United Arab Emirates and its laws and have faith that justice […]

Human Rights

France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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Year: 2016

British computer expert hacked into US military records and recruited student jihadi in chilling ISIS plot to behead American soldier

Couple Plead Guilty To Theft Of $10,000 Diamond At New Brunswick Jewelry Store

5th December date for Supreme Court hearing – Brexit challenge

Victory for open justice as Iraq witch-hunt lawyer WILL face charges in public after he drops his bid for cases to be heard in secret

Army sergeant denies trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute

Army to be cleared over the death of a young soldier

Johnny Depp lends his power to campaign hoping to free imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker

Grandma Accidentally Invites Stranger to Thanksgiving, Tells Him to Come Anyway

Up to nine million customers at risk after Three Mobile data breach

British woman arrested for ‘extra marital sex’ in Dubai after reporting an alleged rape by two men