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Trump ‘secretly recorded discussing payment to Playboy model’

July 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen made recordings of his client discussing payments to a former Playboy model, US media report. The tapes were reportedly discovered during an FBI raid on Mr Cohen’s […]

Man guilty of murdering father-of-seven in ‘brutal’ axe attack

July 19, 2018 zoshinuk 0

A store worker has been convicted of murdering a father-of-seven with an axe before taking his body in a shopping trolley to a cemetery. Imran Muhammad, 31, had searched terms such as “how to kill […]

Decision in Dellen Millard murder trial in Toronto delayed until fall

July 19, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Adam Carter A decision in Dellen Millard’s first-degree murder trial in the death of his father, Wayne Millard, in Toronto has been delayed until this fall. Ontario Superior Court Justice Maureen Forestell said Thursday morning she […]

Peru political turmoil: Supreme court president resigns over tapes scandal

July 19, 2018 zoshinuk 0

The president of Peru’s Supreme Court has resigned amid a widening corruption scandal that has rocked the country’s judicial system. Duberli Rodriguez’s resignation follows the release last week of audiotapes suggesting sentences could be bought […]

Salisbury poisoning: Police ‘identify Novichok suspects’

July 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury in March, according to reports. Several Russians were involved in the attempted murder of Sergei […]

Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU

July 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

Google has been fined a record €4.34bn ($5bn; £3.9bn) over Android. The European Commission said the firm had used the mobile operating systemto illegally “cement its dominant position in general internet search”. The firm’s parent Alphabet […]

Cliff Richard: Singer wins BBC privacy case at High Court

July 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

Sir Cliff Richard has won his privacy case against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid on his home. High Court judge Mr Justice Mann awarded an initial £210,000 in damages. The singer […]

Brexit: Vote Leave broke electoral law, says Electoral Commission

July 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

Brexit campaign group Vote Leave has been fined £61,000 and referred to the police after an Electoral Commission probe said it broke electoral law. The watchdog said it exceeded its £7m spending limit by funnelling […]

Man Jailed For Five Years+ For Selling Streaming Piracy Devices

July 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A UK man who sold 8,000 set-top boxes that provided illegal access to Hollywood movies and live sports has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty founded Evolution Trading, a company that […]

Chicago shooting: Police release bodycam footage after protests

July 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

Chicago police have released bodycam footage, which appears to show a man who was fatally shot by officers reaching for his gun beforehand. Harith Augustus was shot multiple times as he tried to run away […]

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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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Year: 2018

Trump ‘secretly recorded discussing payment to Playboy model’

Man guilty of murdering father-of-seven in ‘brutal’ axe attack

Decision in Dellen Millard murder trial in Toronto delayed until fall

Peru political turmoil: Supreme court president resigns over tapes scandal

Salisbury poisoning: Police ‘identify Novichok suspects’

Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU

Cliff Richard: Singer wins BBC privacy case at High Court

Brexit: Vote Leave broke electoral law, says Electoral Commission

Man Jailed For Five Years+ For Selling Streaming Piracy Devices

Chicago shooting: Police release bodycam footage after protests