August 2018 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Manafort lawyers rest fraud case without calling witnesses

August 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s lawyers have rested their case without calling any witnesses in his bank and tax fraud trial. A US judge also dismissed Mr Manafort’s motion to throw out all 18 charges […]

Impeached West Virginia Supreme Court Judges

West Virginia votes to impeach state Supreme Court justices

August 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Lawmakers in West Virginia have voted to impeach all four justices on the state’s Supreme Court for failing to carry out their duties. Three justices now face an impeachment trial in the Senate while a […]

New Mexico compound judge receives death threats

August 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A New Mexico judge has received death threats after granting bail to five adults arrested at a desert compound. Judge Sarah Backus said the prosecution had not convinced her the defendants were a threat to […]

Child abuse including rape by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania was covered up

August 15, 2018 zoshinuk 0

The abuse of more than 1,000 children for decades by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania was systemically covered up by church officials, including the current archbishop of Washington, according to a grand jury report. It […]

Hatton Garden raider Daniel Jones given more jail time

August 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

One of the ringleaders behind the Hatton Garden raid has been given additional jail time for failing to pay his confiscation order. Daniel Jones, 63, has been sentenced to a further six years and 287 […]

Cricketer Ben Stokes found not guilty of affray

August 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

England cricketer Ben Stokes has been found not guilty of affray after a fight near a Bristol nightclub. The Durham all-rounder, 27, denied the charge following the fracas between a group of men last September. […]

FBI agent Peter Strzok ‘fired over anti-Trump texts’

August 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A veteran FBI agent who exchanged anti-Trump text messages with a colleague during the election has been fired from the FBI, his lawyer has said. Peter Strzok has been accused by Republicans of being biased […]

Westminster car crash: Man arrested as pedestrians injured

August 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have been injured after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. Officers were seen surrounding the vehicle before a man was arrested, shortly after 07:30 BST. Cyclists were hit […]

Monaco noble sues France for millions over royal ‘trick’

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A French-born aristocrat is suing the French state for €351m (£314m; $401m) in damages, alleging that it tricked his relatives out of succeeding to the throne of Monaco. Count Louis de Causans, 44, says that […]

Builder charged over £4m new homes digger destruction

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A builder has been accused of causing £4m of damage by ripping apart five new homes with a digger. Hertfordshire Police was called to Ermine Street in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, at about 17:40 BST on Saturday. […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Month: August 2018

Manafort lawyers rest fraud case without calling witnesses

West Virginia votes to impeach state Supreme Court justices

New Mexico compound judge receives death threats

Child abuse including rape by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania was covered up

Hatton Garden raider Daniel Jones given more jail time

Cricketer Ben Stokes found not guilty of affray

FBI agent Peter Strzok ‘fired over anti-Trump texts’

Westminster car crash: Man arrested as pedestrians injured

Monaco noble sues France for millions over royal ‘trick’

Builder charged over £4m new homes digger destruction