2017 – Page 47 – World Justice News

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. […]

Champs Elysees attack: Posthumous marriage for slain policeman

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

The French policeman who was killed by a jihadist on Paris’ Champs Elysees in April has been married in a posthumous ceremony with his gay partner. The wedding of late Xavier Jugelé and Etienne Cardiles […]

Husband splits from wife who raped him as boy

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

A husband has filed for legal separation from his wife and former teacher, who had served a jail term for having sex with him when he was 12. Vili Fualaau, now 33, submitted papers to […]

Hamerton Zoo tiger death: Police are now investigating

May 31, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Police have confirmed they are now investigating the death of a zookeeper killed by a tiger. Rosa King, 34, died at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire at about 11:15 BST on Monday. Police attended the […]

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson jailed for 15 years

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been jailed for 15 years after carrying out unnecessary operations. Paterson, 59, operated on nine women and one man after falsely telling them they had breast cancer. He was convicted […]

Portland stabbing suspect: ‘You call it terrorism, I call it patriotism!’

May 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

PORTLAND, Ore. — Unease about white supremacist activity in Portland deepened after the fatal stabbings of two men who tried to shield young women from an anti-Muslim tirade, and some people worry that the famously […]

Three bodies found in John Lennon’s former flat

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

The bodies of a woman and two children have been found at a flat in Liverpool that John Lennon lived in. Police were called to a ground floor flat on Falkner Street, near Toxteth, Liverpool […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

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

Champs Elysees attack: Posthumous marriage for slain policeman

Husband splits from wife who raped him as boy

Hamerton Zoo tiger death: Police are now investigating

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson jailed for 15 years

Portland stabbing suspect: ‘You call it terrorism, I call it patriotism!’

Three bodies found in John Lennon’s former flat