September 2024 – Page 2 – World Justice News

‘I am a rapist’, admits husband in French mass rape trial

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted […]

Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ court battle begins

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

A court battle to determine the future of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire and a £14.9bn family trust begins in the US on Monday. The case will pit 93-year-old Mr Murdoch against three of his eldest […]

Huw Edwards given suspended jail term for making indecent images of children

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after he admitted charges of making indecent images of children. The court heard that among a number of […]

Donald Trump safe following apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course – Suspect arrested

September 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former President Donald Trump is safe following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course on Sunday afternoon, and a “potential suspect”, named as Ryan Routh by several media outlets, is in custody, US authorities have […]

Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic murdered and allegedly ‘pureed’ in blender by husband

September 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and “pureed” in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland are reported to have said. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was […]

Brain-damaged man who was jailed for life in 1991 over murder has conviction quashed

September 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

A brain-damaged man jailed for life for murder as a teenager has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Oliver Campbell was jailed in 1991 for murdering shopkeeper Baldev Hoondle in Hackney, east […]

Pirate IPTV Arrests in Sweden Should Include Users, Rightsholders Tell Govt.

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Swedish anti-piracy group Rights Alliance has just announced the prosecution of a man allegedly behind pirate IPTV service ‘Ghost Farmer TV’. The case is one of several initiated in Sweden in recent years but, for […]

Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, Canada from the late 1980s to 2005. The 83-year-old was convicted last November by a jury after […]

US says leaders of white supremacist group plotted global attacks online

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors in California charged two people with running a white supremacist group on the messaging app Telegram to inspire acts of violence across the country. In a 37-page indictment unsealed on Monday, Dallas Erin […]

EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Europe’s top court has ruled Google must pay a €2.4bn (£2bn) fine handed down for abusing the market dominance of its shopping comparison service. The tech giant had appealed against the fine, which was originally […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: September 2024

‘I am a rapist’, admits husband in French mass rape trial

Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ court battle begins

Huw Edwards given suspended jail term for making indecent images of children

Donald Trump safe following apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course – Suspect arrested

Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic murdered and allegedly ‘pureed’ in blender by husband

Brain-damaged man who was jailed for life in 1991 over murder has conviction quashed

Pirate IPTV Arrests in Sweden Should Include Users, Rightsholders Tell Govt.

Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults

US says leaders of white supremacist group plotted global attacks online

EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine