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 […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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