2023 – Page 43 – World Justice News

Air France Airbus A330 wreckage in the Atlantic

Air France and Airbus cleared over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash

April 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

A French court has cleared Air France and Airbus of charges of involuntary manslaughter over a deadly crash in June 2009 which killed all 228 people on board. The Airbus A330 operated by Air France […]

Kaylin Gillis: Woman shot dead in New York state after friend pulled into wrong driveway

April 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the US after he allegedly shot and killed a 20-year-old woman as the car she was in mistakenly drove up the man’s driveway. Kaylin Gillis was […]

Fox News settles Dominion defamation case for $787.5m

April 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Fox News has settled a defamation lawsuit from the voting machine company, Dominion, over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election. In a last-minute settlement before trial, the network agreed to pay $787.5m (£644m) – […]

Trigger IX: $5bn of drugs seized in Latin American operation

April 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police in Latin America have seized cocaine and other drugs worth $5bn (£4bn) in an operation lasting three weeks and spanning 15 countries. They also seized more than 8,000 illicit firearms and carried out almost […]

Scottish National Party (SNP) treasurer Colin Beattie arrested

April 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

The SNP has held emergency talks today following the arrest of its treasurer Colin Beattie. Mr Beattie, who has been the party’s treasurer for a number of years, was detained by police investigating the party’s […]

Fox News $1.6bn defamation battle over 2020 presidential election claims heads to court

April 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Fox News is expected in court today over claims it falsely accused a voting technology company of rigging the 2020 US presidential election. The controversial cable news channel’s parent company Fox Corp faces a $1.6bn (£1.28bn) […]

El Chapo sons among Sinaloa cartel members charged by US

April 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

Sons of drugs kingpin “El Chapo” are among members of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel charged in the United States with running a huge operation that supplies fentanyl to the US. The operation was allegedly fuelled by […]

Atiq Ahmed: Former Indian MP and brother shot dead live on TV

April 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother. Atiq Ahmed, who was under police escort, was talking to reporters when a gun was pulled close […]

Australia espionage: Man accused of passing information to foreign spies

April 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

An Australian man who recently returned to the country after living overseas has been charged with supplying sensitive information to foreign intelligence agents. Fifty-five-year-old IT specialist Alexander Csergo was arrested by Australian federal police shortly […]

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that limits access to abortion pill mifepristone

April 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court decision that would halt the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. A judge said current rules over access to the drug – used in the most […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2023

Air France and Airbus cleared over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash

Kaylin Gillis: Woman shot dead in New York state after friend pulled into wrong driveway

Fox News settles Dominion defamation case for $787.5m

Trigger IX: $5bn of drugs seized in Latin American operation

Scottish National Party (SNP) treasurer Colin Beattie arrested

Fox News $1.6bn defamation battle over 2020 presidential election claims heads to court

El Chapo sons among Sinaloa cartel members charged by US

Atiq Ahmed: Former Indian MP and brother shot dead live on TV

Australia espionage: Man accused of passing information to foreign spies

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that limits access to abortion pill mifepristone