2021 – Page 15 – World Justice News

Gabby Petito: Body matching missing woman found in Wyoming

September 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

A body matching the description of missing woman Gabby Petito has been found by crews searching a national park in the US state of Wyoming. “As every parent can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult […]

Post, courier, e-mail – the saga to serve papers on Prince Andrew

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

For weeks, lawyers acting for a woman who alleges she was sexually abused by Prince Andrew have been trying to alert him to their plans. It has been a drawn-out process involving email auto-replies and […]

Haiti PM sacks justice minister amid murder inquiry

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sacked the justice minister after the latter backed a prosecutor who sought charges against Mr Henry over the murder of President Jovenel Moïse. The government is in disarray after […]

Judge rules Prince Andrew’s US lawyer can be served with sexual assault legal papers

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

A judge has ruled that Prince Andrew’s US lawyer can be served with legal papers in a sexual assault case filed by Virginia Giuffre in New York. It follows a dispute over whether the prince […]

Gabby Petito: Fiance Brian Laundrie goes missing too

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

The family of a US man whose fiancée disappeared during a road trip say he is now missing too. Brian Laundrie, 23, is a person of interest in the case but police say he is […]

Robert Durst convicted: US millionaire found guilty of first-degree murder

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

US real estate heir Robert Durst, subject of HBO crime documentary The Jinx, has been convicted of killing his best friend Susan Berman. Durst was found guilty of killing Ms Berman in 2000 to stop […]

UK Police Shut Pirate IPTV Network With “Hundreds of Thousands” of Customers

September 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

West Midlands Police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft say they have dismantled a major illegal streaming operation in the UK. Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of copyright infringement, fraud […]

Microsoft’s passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login

September 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Microsoft has announced users can now delete all passwords from their accounts and instead login using an authenticator app or other solution. The technology giant made passwordless accounts available for business users of its products […]

Alex Murdaugh: The hot shot US lawyer and the hit man

September 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police say that prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh ordered a hit on himself so that his son could collect $10m (£7.24m) in life insurance. The incident comes just three months after Mr Murdaugh’s wife […]

Mexico drug lord ‘The Viceroy’ sentenced to 28 years

September 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

A court in Mexico has sentenced the former leader of one of the country’s biggest drug trafficking cartels to 28 years in jail. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes took over control of the Juárez cartel after his […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Year: 2021

Gabby Petito: Body matching missing woman found in Wyoming

Post, courier, e-mail – the saga to serve papers on Prince Andrew

Haiti PM sacks justice minister amid murder inquiry

Judge rules Prince Andrew’s US lawyer can be served with sexual assault legal papers

Gabby Petito: Fiance Brian Laundrie goes missing too

Robert Durst convicted: US millionaire found guilty of first-degree murder

UK Police Shut Pirate IPTV Network With “Hundreds of Thousands” of Customers

Microsoft’s passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login

Alex Murdaugh: The hot shot US lawyer and the hit man

Mexico drug lord ‘The Viceroy’ sentenced to 28 years