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Florida inmate Mark Asay executed by experimental injection

August 24, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A white supremacist convicted of racially motivated murders three decades ago in Florida has been executed by lethal injection. Mark Asay is the first white man in state history to be executed for killing a […]

Once again, a jury rules in favor of Bundy supporters in their 2014 standoff with federal agents

August 23, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

For the second time this year, the federal government tried and failed to convict four men who joined the high-profile Bundy family in its 2014 standoff with federal agents in a dispute over grazing fees […]

Hamilton Judge faces public hearing over Trump campaign hat

August 23, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A two-day disciplinary hearing begins Wednesday for a Hamilton judge who wore a “Make America Great Again” hat into his courtroom the day after Donald Trump was elected president. Ontario Court Justice Bernd Zabel will […]

‘Let me show you how it’s done’; Dad allegedly told daughter he shot her suicidal mom dead in 1987

August 12, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sharon McGee never believed her father when he said her mother accidentally shot herself to death while threatening suicide 30 years ago. So late last year, she confronted her father, James […]

Jeremy Corbyn refuses to condemn Nicolas Maduro over UN allegations of human rights abuse in Venezuela

August 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

JEREMY Corbyn has said he takes “very seriously” UN allegations of human rights violations by security forces and pro-government armed groups in Venezuela, but again declined to directly condemn president Nicolas Maduro. The Labour leader […]

Reputed gang member-turned-cop guilty of murder

August 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

LOS ANGELES — A reputed gang member who beat a murder charge decades ago and went on to land a job as a police officer was convicted Thursday of the 30-year-old killing after DNA evidence […]

Jim Carrey can release dead ex-girlfriend’s medical records: Judge

August 9, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jim Carrey’s lawyers have won a bid to go public with his tragic ex-girlfriend’s medical records as part of a wrongful death suit filed against the funnyman. A judge granted the actor’s legal team the […]

‘Beyond hope’: Sadistic rapist branded dangerous offender

August 8, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Abdirahman Ahmed’s trail of terror has ended after an Ottawa judge branded the sadistic rapist a dangerous offender, sending him to prison for an indeterminate sentence. The designation is for life and comes after Ahmed […]

Doc showed 8 female patients pics of his privates, hearing told

August 1, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

TORONTO — A respected Georgetown doctor showed eight female patients selfies of his genitalia while sharing a stories of a golf trip, a college of physicians prosecutor alleged Monday. Dr. Nigel Mark Phipps, 57, revealed […]

Supreme Court rulings reshape penalties for young offenders

July 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Among the U.S. Supreme Court’s many rulings on juveniles and crime, several big cases over the last dozen years have narrowed the instances in which those who commit offenses under age 18 can be subject […]

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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