2019 – Page 47 – World Justice News

Sri Lanka attacks: Face coverings banned after Easter bloodshed

April 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithripala Sirisena said he was using an emergency […]

San Diego synagogue shooting: One person dead in Poway, California

April 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday, killing one woman and wounding three other people, police said. A 19-year-old man named as John Earnest was arrested after the attack, in Poway, […]

US judge charged with aiding undocumented immigrant in escape

April 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Massachusetts judge and court officer have been charged for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant dodge immigration officials and escape court. The two allegedly allowed the man to exit through a courthouse back door while […]

Anna Delvey: Fake heiress found guilty over NY scam

April 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Just how far can you get in the New York City socialite scene without a real fortune of your own? Incredibly far, in the case of Anna Delvey – real name Anna Sorokin – who […]

James Byrd Jr: Killer executed for notorious hate crime

April 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

One of three men convicted in the 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr, one of modern America’s worst hate crimes, has been executed in Texas. Byrd, a black man, was beaten, chained to a truck […]

French ex-PM Fillon and British wife face ‘fake jobs’ trial

April 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two years after French presidential favourite François Fillon became caught up in a public funding scandal, investigating judges have recommended that he and his wife Penelope Fillon should go on trial. His campaign collapsed when […]

Two teen girls arrested for ‘plotting nine murders’ in Florida

April 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two teenage girls have been arrested in the state of Florida for allegedly planning to murder nine people, US media report. The pair from Avon Park Middle School, both aged 14, were arrested on Wednesday […]

Carlos Ghosn: Former Nissan boss hit with fresh charge

April 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been indicted by prosecutors in Japan on a fresh charge of aggravated breach of trust. It is the fourth charge brought against Mr Ghosn and relates to the alleged […]

Hacking ‘hero’ Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US malware charges

April 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British man hailed as a hero for stopping a global cyber-attack that was threatening the NHS has pleaded guilty to US malware charges. Marcus Hutchins, 24, has pleaded guilty to two charges related to […]

Nxivm: Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman pleads guilty in ‘sex cult’ case

April 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

US heiress Clare Bronfman has pleaded guilty to her role in an alleged sex trafficking operation. Bronfman, the 40-year-old heir to the Seagram alcohol fortune, was accused of using more than $100m (£77m) to fund […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

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Year: 2019