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Trio charged with $300,000 avocado theft

June 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Few foodstuffs arouse passions like the humble avocado. Depending who you ask, the gnarly green fruit is the vitamin-laden hero of brunch – or the reason millennials can’t buy houses. Back in May, a surge […]

Bill Cosby: Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlock

June 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A US judge has declared a mistrial in the Bill Cosby sex assault case after the jury remained deadlocked for days. The seven men and five women were unable to reach a unanimous decision after […]

India internet shutdowns ‘violate human rights’

June 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The organisation said state governments had imposed 20 temporary internet shutdowns in 2017. Authorities say they shut internet […]

Man with knife Tasered outside the Palace of Westminster

June 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man was brought down with a Taser outside the Palace of Westminster after he reached for a knife when approached by officers, Scotland Yard has said. A bearded man, wearing black trousers and a […]

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s wife shot dead

June 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

The estranged wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been shot dead two days before his inauguration. Lipolelo Thabane, 58, was travelling home with a friend when both women were shot by an […]

Germany plans to fingerprint children, spy on personal messaging

June 15, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Reporting by Thomas Escritt; Editing by Louise Ireland Germany is planning a new law giving authorities the right to look at private messages and fingerprint children as young as 6, the interior minister said on […]

Former TV weatherman jailed for historical sex offences

June 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

Former TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been jailed for four years for historical sex offences against boys he took on school trips to Scotland. Talbot, 67, was convicted at Lanark Sheriff Court of seven charges […]

‘Making a Murderer’: Steven Avery’s lawyer says victim’s ex-boyfriend killed her

June 15, 2017 zoshinuk 1

By John Ferak, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin It was one of the most daring and risky legal maneuvers in last week’s post-conviction filing by Steven Avery’s criminal defense lawyer Kathleen Zellner. Zellner declared in documents filed […]

President Trump being investigated for possible obstruction of justice

June 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, US media reports say. They say senior intelligence officials will be interviewed on whether Mr Trump tried to end […]

US Opposes Kim Dotcom’s Supreme Court Petition Over Seized Millions

June 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

The US Government has opposed Kim Dotcom’s petition to the US Supreme Court, through which he hoped to regain control over millions of dollars in seized assets. The Department of Justice states that Dotcom and […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Year: 2017

Trio charged with $300,000 avocado theft

Bill Cosby: Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlock

India internet shutdowns ‘violate human rights’

Man with knife Tasered outside the Palace of Westminster

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s wife shot dead

Germany plans to fingerprint children, spy on personal messaging

Former TV weatherman jailed for historical sex offences

‘Making a Murderer’: Steven Avery’s lawyer says victim’s ex-boyfriend killed her

President Trump being investigated for possible obstruction of justice

US Opposes Kim Dotcom’s Supreme Court Petition Over Seized Millions