August 2018 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Air Canada app data breach involves passport numbers

August 29, 2018 World Justice News 0

Air Canada’s app has suffered a data breach resulting in the suspected loss of thousands of its customers’ personal details. The airline has warned that users who had entered their passport details into the product […]

Printed 3D-gun blueprints back online

August 29, 2018 World Justice News 0

A firm that distributed 3D-printer blueprints for guns has circumvented a ban on sharing them online by selling flash drives containing the files. The designs had been available for free download but a temporary ban […]

Yemen conflict: UN experts detail possible war crimes by all parties

August 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

UN human rights experts believe war crimes may have been committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen. In their first such report, they allege Yemeni government forces, the Saudi-led coalition backing them, and […]

Solihull murders: Mother and daughter stabbed to death

August 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

A 49-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death in a street in Solihull. West Midlands Police said they were treating the deaths of the pair, who were found in Northdown Road […]

Florida shooting: Video gamers killed by rival at tournament

August 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two professional video gamers have been named by US media as the victims of a rival player in a shooting at an eSports tournament in Florida. Eli Clayton, 21, and Taylor Robertson, 27, were both […]

Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges, says UN

August 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

A UN report has said top military figures in Myanmar must be investigated for genocide in Rakhine state and crimes against humanity in other areas. The report, based on hundreds of interviews, is the strongest […]

Australian rent-a-grave law to be reviewed

August 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

A controversial law in Australia’s New South Wales that allows graves to be “rented out” is going to a public inquiry, reports say. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the NSW government is going to review […]

Alex Salmond denies sexual misconduct allegations

August 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have made sexual harassment complaints against Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond, his successor Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. Ms Sturgeon said the complaints were made in January and were investigated through a process […]

1MDB investigators file charges against wanted Malaysian Jho Low

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police on Friday (Aug 24) filed criminal charges against fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, who is wanted in connection with a multi-billion-dollar money laundering scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Low, […]

WSJ: National Enquirer publisher David Pecker granted immunity

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Erica Orden and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN)David Pecker, the head of the company that publishes the National Enquirer, was granted immunity in the federal investigation into President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen […]

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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Month: August 2018

Air Canada app data breach involves passport numbers

Printed 3D-gun blueprints back online

Yemen conflict: UN experts detail possible war crimes by all parties

Solihull murders: Mother and daughter stabbed to death

Florida shooting: Video gamers killed by rival at tournament

Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges, says UN

Australian rent-a-grave law to be reviewed

Alex Salmond denies sexual misconduct allegations

1MDB investigators file charges against wanted Malaysian Jho Low

WSJ: National Enquirer publisher David Pecker granted immunity