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Almazbek Atambayev
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Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president arrested after raids on home

August 8, 2019 World Justice News 0
Kyrgyzstan’s security forces have arrested former President Almazbek Atambayev after a botched raid on his property overnight resulted in the death of one officer. Mr Atambayev reportedly surrendered and was taken to the country’s capital, […]
Leyton no insurance van
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Police officer stabbed in ‘frenzied’ machete attack

August 8, 2019 World Justice News 0
A police officer was stabbed in a “frenzied” machete attack as he tried to stop a van in east London. The PC – described by colleagues as “amazing” – managed to Taser his attacker while […]
Nigerian money
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Nigeria: Lagos state accounts frozen in $27m fraud probe

August 7, 2019 World Justice News 0
A Nigerian court has ordered that three bank accounts belonging to Lagos state, the country’s main commercial hub, be frozen. Justice Chuka Obiozor gave the order following an application by Nigeria’s anti-corruption body, the Economic […]
Peter Chadwick
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Peter Chadwick: Millionaire arrested over wife’s murder

August 7, 2019 World Justice News 0
A British-born millionaire suspected of murdering his wife at their California home has been arrested after spending four years on the run. Peter Chadwick, 55, was captured in Mexico on Sunday and has been extradited […]
California Gov Gavin Newsom
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Trump sues California over candidates’ tax return law

August 7, 2019 World Justice News 0
US President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are suing California over recent legislation requiring presidential candidates to file tax returns in order to stand in primaries. State Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed the […]
Dmitry Prokazov
Human Rights

Russia protests: Opposition couple face losing custody of son

August 6, 2019 World Justice News 0
Prosecutors in Russia are seeking to strip a couple of parental rights after they took their one-year-old son to an unsanctioned opposition protest. They said in a statement that the couple had put the baby’s […]
Shahid Mohammed
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Birkby house fire: Shahid Mohammed guilty of murdering eight people

August 6, 2019 World Justice News 0
A man has been found guilty of murdering eight members of the same family, whose home was set alight with petrol bombs while they slept. Shahid Mohammed, 37, carried out the attack on the house […]
Donald Neely
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Texas police apologise for horseback officers leading black man by rope

August 6, 2019 World Justice News 0
Texas police have apologised after an image of two white officers on horseback leading a handcuffed black man by a rope caused an outcry online. Galveston Police Chief Vernon Hale said on Monday the technique […]
Tate Modern incident
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Tate Modern: Teenager in court after six-year-old boy thrown from 10th floor

August 6, 2019 World Justice News 0
A teenager has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was allegedly thrown from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern. The child, who was found on a fifth-floor roof after […]
Clauvino da Silva
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Brazil drug dealer dresses up as daughter in bungled jail escape

August 6, 2019 World Justice News 0
UPDATE: Prison authorities in Brazil have found convicted drug dealer Clauvino da Silva dead in his cell, three days after an elaborate escape was foiled. Prison officials said it appeared that Silva had hanged himself. […]

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