2018 – Page 9 – World Justice News

National Action trial: Three guilty of neo-Nazi group membership

November 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A couple who named their baby after Adolf Hitler have been found guilty of being members of a banned terrorist group. Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, from Banbury, along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, […]

Armistice Day: Remembrance events around world mark end of WW1

November 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

Commemorations are under way around the globe to mark the centenary of the Armistice that ended World War One. In Australia, a ceremony was held at the National War Memorial in Canberra, while in Adelaide […]

Melbourne attack: Man shot dead after fire and fatal stabbing

November 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who set a car on fire and stabbed three people – one fatally – in the Australian city of Melbourne has died in hospital after being shot by police. Authorities now say they […]

At least 12 killed at California bar shooting

November 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

At least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. The shooting began at 23:20 local time on Wednesday about 40 miles (65km) north-west of Los Angeles, […]

Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions

November 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump had criticised his top law official for months, mainly over his refusal to oversee the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in […]

Girl Scouts USA sue Boy Scouts USA over planned name change

November 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Girl Scouts of the United States of America have filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping the word “boy” from their name. Set to be called Scouts BSA from 2019, the […]

HSBC bank confirms US data breach

November 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

HSBC has said some of its US customers’ bank accounts were hacked in October. The lender said that the perpetrators may have accessed information including account numbers and balances, statement and transaction histories and payee […]

Woman who spent £16m in Harrods arrested

November 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who spent £16m at Harrods and became the subject of the UK’s first Unexplained Wealth Order has been arrested and faces extradition Zamira Hajiyeva, 55, is the wife of an ex-state banker who […]

Holocaust trial: Germany tries former SS guard at Stutthof camp

November 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former SS guard has gone on trial in Germany accused of complicity in mass murder at a Nazi death camp during World War Two. Named only as Johann R by authorities, the 94-year-old served […]

Malta’s Pilatus Bank shut down over fraud charges

November 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

The European Central Bank has revoked the licence of Malta’s Pilatus Bank after its chairman was arrested in the US on money-laundering charges. Malta’s Financial Services Authority announced the move, saying it had called on […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

National Action trial: Three guilty of neo-Nazi group membership

Armistice Day: Remembrance events around world mark end of WW1

Melbourne attack: Man shot dead after fire and fatal stabbing

At least 12 killed at California bar shooting

Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Girl Scouts USA sue Boy Scouts USA over planned name change

HSBC bank confirms US data breach

Woman who spent £16m in Harrods arrested

Holocaust trial: Germany tries former SS guard at Stutthof camp

Malta’s Pilatus Bank shut down over fraud charges