June 2017 – Page 9 – World Justice News

Japanese fugitive on the run for 45 years is arrested

June 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

For one suspected murderer in Japan, it has been a case of being able to run but not being able to hide. Left-wing revolutionary Masaaki Osaka has been arrested and charged for murdering a police […]

Outrage after rapist jailed with victim

June 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Canadian officials have expressed outrage over the case of a homeless woman who was jailed after being raped and kept in prison with her attacker. The indigenous woman, who is not being named, was brutally […]

Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law jailed

June 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law has been jailed for six months for conspiring to hack a computer system relating to the celebrity chef’s business interests. Christopher Hutcheson, 68, and his sons Adam, 46, and Christopher, 37, admitted […]

Bill Cosby’s accusers are already under attack at his trial

June 6, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

You know it’s a high-stakes, high-profile sexual assault case when spotlight-seeking L.A.-based lawyer Gloria Allred shows up first thing, a documentary film crew in tow. And there she was on cue on Monday, day one […]

President Trump lashes out at Justice Department for court strategy on travel ban

June 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump lashed out at his own Justice Department Monday for seeking the Supreme Court’s backing for a “watered down, politically correct version” of the travel ban he signed in March instead of a […]

UK PM faces tough election after terror attacks and campaign blunders

June 5, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking re-election as a tough leader to take Britain through Brexit, but her “strong and stable” image is under close scrutiny after a string of terror attacks and campaign missteps […]

Trial set to begin for woman charged in texting suicide case

June 5, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a Massachusetts woman accused of sending her boyfriend dozens of text messages encouraging him to kill himself. Michelle Carter is charged with manslaughter in the […]

Terror attack at London Bridge and Borough Market – 7 people and 3 attackers dead

June 3, 2017 World Justice News 1

Latest updated at 12:05pm BST (7:05amET). Seven people have been killed in a terrorist incident in central London. The three suspected attackers were shot dead by police, Scotland Yard has said. Shortly after 10:00pm BST […]

US travel ban goes to Supreme Court

June 2, 2017 World Justice News 0

The White House has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a travel ban on people from majority Muslim countries. The ban has been blocked by lower courts which have said that it is discriminatory. […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

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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 […]

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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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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: June 2017

Japanese fugitive on the run for 45 years is arrested

Outrage after rapist jailed with victim

Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law jailed

Bill Cosby’s accusers are already under attack at his trial

President Trump lashes out at Justice Department for court strategy on travel ban

UK PM faces tough election after terror attacks and campaign blunders

Trial set to begin for woman charged in texting suicide case

Terror attack at London Bridge and Borough Market – 7 people and 3 attackers dead

US travel ban goes to Supreme Court