2018 – Page 27 – World Justice News

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 […]

Inside ‘torture den’ where paedophile kept girl, 10, captive to abuse her

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Georgia Diebelius Chilling images have revealed a first look into the torture den attic where a paedophile held a young girl captive while playing out his sadomasochistic fantasies. David Challenor was jailed this week for […]

Nuns, including one aged 93, are arrested over abuse allegations at notorious orphanage where they ‘beat residents, forced them to eat vomit and ritually humiliated them for bed-wetting’

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By GRAHAM GRANT HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL More nuns have been reported to prosecutors amid a widening police investigation into claims of abuse at a notorious orphanage. The Mail revealed yesterday that police […]

John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole for 10th Time

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By MARY ESCH / AP (ALBANY, N.Y.) — John Lennon’s killer has been denied parole for a 10th time and will remain behind bars for at least two more years. Mark David Chapman appeared before New […]

Jeff Sessions: US attorney general hits back at Trump

August 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has responded to Donald Trump’s latest attack on him by insisting that the justice department he heads will not bend to political pressure. The apparent rebuke of Mr Trump came […]

Uganda’s Bobi Wine: Pop star MP charged with treason

August 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Ugandan MP and pop star Bobi Wine has been charged with treason in a civilian court shortly after a military court freed him. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was immediately re-arrested […]

U.S. pastor’s lawyer plans appeal to Turkish constitutional court

August 22, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Daren Butler; Editing by David Dolan and Janet Lawrence ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The lawyer for the American Christian pastor on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey said on Wednesday he planned to appeal to the […]

Pirate TV Box Seller Sentenced to 16 Months in Jail

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man from the UK has been handed a 16-month custodial sentence for selling set-top boxes pre-configured for piracy. Warren Gleave of Burnley, who pleaded guilty to offenses under the Fraud Act 2006 following a […]

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen admits campaign violation

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws. He said he did so at the direction of “the candidate”, acting for the “purpose […]

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort guilty of multiple fraud charges

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort has been found guilty on eight charges of tax fraud, bank fraud and failing to disclose foreign banks accounts. But the jury at his trial in Virginia failed to reach […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

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Year: 2018

WSJ: National Enquirer publisher David Pecker granted immunity

Inside ‘torture den’ where paedophile kept girl, 10, captive to abuse her

Nuns, including one aged 93, are arrested over abuse allegations at notorious orphanage where they ‘beat residents, forced them to eat vomit and ritually humiliated them for bed-wetting’

John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole for 10th Time

Jeff Sessions: US attorney general hits back at Trump

Uganda’s Bobi Wine: Pop star MP charged with treason

U.S. pastor’s lawyer plans appeal to Turkish constitutional court

Pirate TV Box Seller Sentenced to 16 Months in Jail

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen admits campaign violation

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort guilty of multiple fraud charges