2018 – Page 26 – World Justice News

Los Angeles ‘dine-and-dash’ dater faces possible jail time

August 29, 2018 World Justice News 0

An alleged “dine-and-dash” dater accused of repeatedly leaving restaurant bills unpaid is facing the possibility of 13 years in prison. Paul Gonzales is accused of taking “financial advantage” of at least 10 women he mostly […]

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, […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Year: 2018

Los Angeles ‘dine-and-dash’ dater faces possible jail time

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