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Florida cops hope Alexa can solve bizarre spear murder case

November 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Florida police investigating the bizarre death of a woman during a domestic row have obtained audio from two Amazon Echo devices. Silvia Galva, 32, was impaled by a spear-tipped bed post in a struggle with […]

Essex lorry deaths: Extradition proceedings launched

November 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

Essex Police has started extradition proceedings to bring a man from Ireland to the UK to face charges of manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people in the back of a lorry. Eamonn Harrison, 23, […]

Conor McGregor convicted of assault in Dublin

November 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty to one charge of assault after an altercation in a Dublin pub in April. Footage of the incident released in August showed McGregor punching Desmond Keogh […]

Spanish anger as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager

November 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Barcelona court’s decision to acquit five men accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl of the charge of sexual assault has provoked outrage. The court ruled out rape because the victim was in an “unconscious […]

Canadian province to introduce ‘values test’ for immigrants

October 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Canadian province will soon require economic immigrants to pass a “values test” under a newly proposed policy. Quebec Premier Francois Legault says potential immigrants to the province should be aware of values like the […]

Trump impeachment: House to vote on how inquiry should proceed

October 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US House of Representatives is set to vote on how the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump should proceed. The resolution to be voted on sets out a more public phase of the process […]

Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil resolution for next steps

October 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

Democrats in the US House of Representatives have published a resolution setting out the next steps in their impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump. The motion sets out a more public phase of the inquiry […]

US police hunt child rapist released by mistake from Georgia jail

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of Georgia are looking for a sex offender who was accidentally freed while serving a life sentence. Last Friday Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez was released from Rogers State Prison in the […]

Alabama abortion law: Judge blocks bill from taking effect

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an abortion ban in Alabama that would criminalise the procedure at any stage of a pregnancy in most cases. Abortion rights groups sued the state after Republican lawmakers approved […]

Essex lorry deaths: Brothers wanted on suspicion of manslaughter

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two brothers are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter over 39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex. Ronan Hughes, 40, and Christopher Hughes, 34, from Armagh in Northern Ireland, are also wanted by police […]

Human Rights

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: 2019

Florida cops hope Alexa can solve bizarre spear murder case

Essex lorry deaths: Extradition proceedings launched

Conor McGregor convicted of assault in Dublin

Spanish anger as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager

Canadian province to introduce ‘values test’ for immigrants

Trump impeachment: House to vote on how inquiry should proceed

Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil resolution for next steps

US police hunt child rapist released by mistake from Georgia jail

Alabama abortion law: Judge blocks bill from taking effect

Essex lorry deaths: Brothers wanted on suspicion of manslaughter