2018 – Page 6 – World Justice News

Samuel Little: US serial killer ‘admits 90 murders’

November 29, 2018 World Justice News 0

An imprisoned murderer is being investigated after confessing to 90 killings across four decades in the US. The FBI believe Samuel Little, who is 78, may be among the most prolific serial killers in US […]

Borussia Dortmund bus attack: Sergei Wenergold jailed for attempted murder

November 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who bombed the Borussia Dortmund football team bus in 2017 has been given 14 years for attempted murder. Sergei Wenergold, a German of Russian origin, had hidden bombs packed with metal pins which […]

Universal Credit: Single mums take government to court

November 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

A single mum who relies on Universal Credit is challenging the government’s benefits scheme for being “irrational”. Danielle Johnson, 25, from West Yorkshire, said: “I have never been this financially unstable before.” With three other […]

Paul Manafort: Trump ex-aide lied to FBI says Mueller

November 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors say Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chief, has breached a plea bargain agreement by repeatedly lying to the FBI. Manafort was convicted of financial fraud in August relating to his work as a […]

Syrian airport man gains asylum in Canada

November 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Syrian man who spent some seven months living in an airport in Malaysia has been granted asylum in Canada. Hassan al-Kontar’s plight garnered global attention when he began posting regular videos from Kuala Lumpur […]

Gamer arrested ‘after rape overheard on gaming stream’

November 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Florida man has been charged after he was allegedly overheard raping a teenage girl on a PlayStation stream, US media report. Reports say Daniel Enrique Fabian, 18, was playing Grand Theft Auto earlier this […]

EU court rejects Britons’ anti-Brexit case

November 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

EU judges have dismissed a case brought by a 97-year-old war veteran and 12 other emigrant Britons objecting to the UK’s Brexit negotiations. Harry Shindler and the others argued that it was wrong for the […]

Migrant caravan: Mexico to deport group which stormed US border

November 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

Mexico will deport almost 500 migrants who attempted to storm the US border, according to its interior ministry. The group were rounded up after trying to cross the border “violently” and “illegally” on Sunday, the […]

Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach

November 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

A cache of Facebook documents has been seized by MPs investigating the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Rarely-used Parliamentary powers were used to demand that the boss of a US software firm hand over the details. […]

Mauthausen Nazi death camp: Germany charges ‘former guard’

November 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

German prosecutors have charged a 95-year-old man with being an accessory to the deaths of tens of thousands of inmates at an Austrian Nazi death camp. Identified only as Hans H for legal reasons, the […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

Samuel Little: US serial killer ‘admits 90 murders’

Borussia Dortmund bus attack: Sergei Wenergold jailed for attempted murder

Universal Credit: Single mums take government to court

Paul Manafort: Trump ex-aide lied to FBI says Mueller

Syrian airport man gains asylum in Canada

Gamer arrested ‘after rape overheard on gaming stream’

EU court rejects Britons’ anti-Brexit case

Migrant caravan: Mexico to deport group which stormed US border

Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach

Mauthausen Nazi death camp: Germany charges ‘former guard’