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Brett Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct in high school

September 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has denied an allegation of sexual misconduct during his high-school days. Reports say an unidentified woman claimed in a letter to Democrats that Mr Kavanaugh tried […]

Fraud ringleader jailed over ‘boiler room’ scam

September 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A “boiler room” fraud ringleader has been sentenced to a total of 13 years in jail after being found guilty of conspiring with five others to con 170 investors out of £2.8m. Michael Nascimento ran […]

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort to help Mueller inquiry in plea deal

September 14, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has agreed to co-operate with an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election as part of a plea deal. In court on Friday, he pleaded guilty to […]

Email scam: Nigerian ‘ran ring from Sydney detention centre’

September 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

Australian police have charged a man they say was running a multi-million dollar email scam from inside an immigration detention centre in Sydney. The Nigerian man, 43, headed a fraud ring which sent fake messages […]

Amnesty condemns ‘disgraceful’ use of obscure clause to cut Toronto council

September 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Canadian premier’s use of an obscure constitutional opt-out clause has prompted criticism from Amnesty International Canada. The rights group called Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s use of the clause to force through cuts to Toronto […]

Electoral Commission got Brexit law wrong over Vote Leave, court rules

September 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Electoral Commission let Vote Leave break EU referendum spending laws because the watchdog misinterpreted them, the High Court has ruled. Vote Leave paid £625,000 to clear bills allegedly run up by university student Darren […]

California shootings: Six dead in Bakersfield

September 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Six people have been killed in linked shootings in the city of Bakersfield in California, police say. A man and his wife drove to a trucking business in the city, where the man shot dead […]

Aung San Suu Kyi defends verdict against Reuters journalists

September 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists, despite international condemnation. She said Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had broken the law and their conviction had “nothing to do […]

Tougher sentences for emergency staff attacks

September 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Maximum prison terms for people found guilty of common assault against emergency workers are to double from six months to a year. Firefighters, police officers, NHS staff and anyone who is attacked while assisting an […]

Birmingham sex death killer jailed for ‘sadistic’ murder of mum

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled a mother of two during sex and then slept in his room with the body for several days has been jailed for life. Richard Bailey, 41, claimed Charlotte Teeling, 33, died […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

Brett Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct in high school

Fraud ringleader jailed over ‘boiler room’ scam

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort to help Mueller inquiry in plea deal

Email scam: Nigerian ‘ran ring from Sydney detention centre’

Amnesty condemns ‘disgraceful’ use of obscure clause to cut Toronto council

Electoral Commission got Brexit law wrong over Vote Leave, court rules

California shootings: Six dead in Bakersfield

Aung San Suu Kyi defends verdict against Reuters journalists

Tougher sentences for emergency staff attacks

Birmingham sex death killer jailed for ‘sadistic’ murder of mum