2018 – Page 41 – World Justice News

Dancing FBI agent drops gun during backflip and shoots man in leg

June 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

An off-duty FBI agent accidentally shot a bystander in the leg when his gun fell from its holster as he cavorted on the dance-floor of a bar in Denver, Colorado, police said. Video widely shared […]

Berlin Cathedral: Police officer shoots ‘rampaging’ man in leg

June 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

A German police officer has shot a knife-wielding Austrian man who went on the rampage in Berlin Cathedral on Sunday afternoon. The 53-year-old man was shot in the leg, Berlin police said. A police officer […]

Trump ‘could pardon himself over Russia but won’t’, says Giuliani

June 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump probably has the power to pardon himself in the Russia collusion affair but does not intend to do so, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani says. A special counsel is investigating Russia’s role in the […]

Landmark lawsuit claims Monsanto hid cancer danger of weedkiller for decades

May 31, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Carey Gillam journalist and author, and a public interest researcher forUS Right to Know, a not-for-profit food industry research group. At the age of 46, DeWayne Johnson is not ready to die. But with cancer […]

European court rules Lithuania and Romania complicit in CIA torture

May 31, 2018 World Justice News 0

European judges have ruled that Lithuania and Romania violated the rights of two al-Qaeda terror suspects by allowing the CIA to torture them. The US captured Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri after the September […]

Police officer filmed punching woman on New Jersey beach

May 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of New Jersey have opened an inquiry after a video emerged showing an officer punching a woman in the head during an arrest. The footage, posted on social media on […]

Head of Kenya youth agency arrested in $78m corruption scandal

May 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

Kenyan police have arrested the head of a government youth agency as part of an investigation into the alleged theft of 8bn Kenyan shillings (£59m; $78m). National Youth Service (NYS) Director General Richard Ndubai was […]

Woman, 100, has neck broken in bag snatch

May 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

A 100-year-old woman has been left with a broken neck after being knocked over by a handbag thief. She was attacked from behind and pushed to the floor near the junction of St Chad’s Road […]

Boy, 11, arrested over rape of seven-year-old

May 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

An 11-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of raping a seven-year-old boy in a village. Dorset Police said the victim was being supported by specialist officers following an attack at an “outside location” in […]

Harvey Weinstein released on $1m bail over rape and abuse charges

May 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

Former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been released on $1m (£751,000) bail after being charged in New York with rape and sexual abuse. Mr Weinstein, 66, also agreed to wear a GPS tracker and […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

Dancing FBI agent drops gun during backflip and shoots man in leg

Berlin Cathedral: Police officer shoots ‘rampaging’ man in leg

Trump ‘could pardon himself over Russia but won’t’, says Giuliani

Landmark lawsuit claims Monsanto hid cancer danger of weedkiller for decades

European court rules Lithuania and Romania complicit in CIA torture

Police officer filmed punching woman on New Jersey beach

Head of Kenya youth agency arrested in $78m corruption scandal

Woman, 100, has neck broken in bag snatch

Boy, 11, arrested over rape of seven-year-old

Harvey Weinstein released on $1m bail over rape and abuse charges