May 2021 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Air France crash: Trial ordered for Airbus and airline over 2009 disaster

May 12, 2021 World Justice News 0

Twelve years after an Air France Airbus plane crashed into the Atlantic killing 228 people, a court has ruled that the airline and manufacturer should go on trial for involuntary manslaughter. The Paris court overturned […]

Fred West police search Gloucester cafe for Mary Bastholm

May 12, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police are continuing their search for a body at a cafe in Gloucester linked to a girl feared to have been murdered by serial killer Fred West. Mary Bastholm, 15, went missing in the city […]

NRA bankruptcy: US judge dismisses case

May 12, 2021 World Justice News 0

A US judge has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the National Rifle Association (NRA), leaving it to face a lawsuit that could see the powerful organisation dissolved. In a written statement, the judge said gun-rights […]

US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack

May 10, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial Pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a day – 45% of the […]

South Carolina moves closer to allowing death by firing squad

May 8, 2021 World Justice News 0

South Carolina lawmakers have passed a bill to allow inmates on death row to be executed by firing squad in the absence of lethal injection drugs. When signed into law, it will make South Carolina […]

Idaho school shooting: Girl in Rigby wounds three, police say

May 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A girl reported to be 11 or 12 years old shot and wounded two other students and a member of staff at a school in the US state of Idaho, police said. The unnamed pupil, […]

Brazil: At least 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shootout

May 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least 25 people including a police officer have been killed in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, according to local media. The shootout took place during a police operation in a favela in the […]

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US students found guilty of killing Italian policeman

May 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two US students have been found guilty of murdering a police officer in Italy following a year-long trial. Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, was stabbed to death as he investigated a drug deal gone wrong in […]

Joe McCann: Trial of two soldiers collapses

May 4, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA man in 1972 have been formally acquitted after their trial collapsed. Joe McCann, 24, was shot in disputed circumstances in Joy Street in the […]

Félix Verdejo: Pro boxer charged with killing pregnant lover

May 4, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Puerto Rican boxer who fought in London’s 2012 Olympics has been charged with abducting and killing his pregnant lover. Félix Verdejo is accused of attacking Keishla Rodríguez and then throwing her body off a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: May 2021

Air France crash: Trial ordered for Airbus and airline over 2009 disaster

Fred West police search Gloucester cafe for Mary Bastholm

NRA bankruptcy: US judge dismisses case

US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack

South Carolina moves closer to allowing death by firing squad

Idaho school shooting: Girl in Rigby wounds three, police say

Brazil: At least 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shootout

US students found guilty of killing Italian policeman

Joe McCann: Trial of two soldiers collapses

Félix Verdejo: Pro boxer charged with killing pregnant lover