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Berlin Christmas market attack: What we know so far

December 20, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A lorry ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others, some seriously, in what Germany’s interior minister said looked like an ‘attack’ rather than […]

Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated during art gallery press conference. Warning: Graphic content

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The Russian ambassador to Ankara was shot in an attack at an art gallery in the Turkish capital on Monday and the Russian RIA news agency said he had died of his wounds. The Anadolu […]

Woman found guilty of murdering half-sister after disguising herself as a man

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A woman who disguised herself with a goatee beard, a wig, heavy framed glasses and a hi-vis jacket before killing her half-sister with a chicken-shaped ceramic pot was today found guilty of murder. Yvonne Caylor, […]

Pension plan discriminatory, female Mounties tell court

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Three retired female Mounties head to Federal Court today to argue that elements of the RCMP’s pension plan are outdated and sexist. If they’re successful, it could mean big changes for other public service pensions, […]

Dylann Roof will not use mental health experts during his sentencing because he believes ‘psychology is a Jewish invention’

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Dylann Roof chose not to use mental health experts at his murder trial over the death of nine black Charleston church worshipers because he believes psychology is a Jewish invention. The 22-year-old filed a handwritten […]

New York Man to Be Sentenced in Plot to Target Muslims With X-Ray Gun

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

An Upstate industrial mechanic convicted of attempting to produce a mobile X-ray device intended to kill Muslims is scheduled to be sentenced. Fifty-two-year-old Glendon Scott Crawford, of Galway, was also convicted of conspiring to use […]

‘Prince of pot’ Marc Emery arrested during marijuana dispensary raids in Montreal

December 18, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Montreal police arrested Canada’s self-proclaimed “Prince of Pot” Friday night and seized 18 kilograms of cannabis a day after the splashy opening of six illegal marijuana dispensaries across the city. Dozens of officers raided the […]

Accused ‘fake news’ gunman faces federal hearing in Washington

December 16, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A 28-year-old North Carolina man charged in a shooting in a Washington pizzeria that fake news reports claimed was a front for a child sex ring is due to appear in federal court on Friday. […]

‘Kleptomaniac’ mum made £80k from shoplifted items sold on eBay, court is told

December 16, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A Co Antrim mother accused of shoplifting on a near daily basis received up to $100,000 (£80,500) selling the goods on eBay, the High Court has heard. Prosecutors yesterday claimed Deirdre McKeown travelled throughout Northern […]

Man targeted by Creep Catchers sentenced to prison, a first in Canada

December 16, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A British Columbia man targeted by the vigilante group Creep Catchers has been sentenced to prison. Sixty-seven-year-old Don Putt was sentenced to six months, but with credit for time served he will […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Berlin Christmas market attack: What we know so far

Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated during art gallery press conference. Warning: Graphic content

Woman found guilty of murdering half-sister after disguising herself as a man

Pension plan discriminatory, female Mounties tell court

Dylann Roof will not use mental health experts during his sentencing because he believes ‘psychology is a Jewish invention’

New York Man to Be Sentenced in Plot to Target Muslims With X-Ray Gun

‘Prince of pot’ Marc Emery arrested during marijuana dispensary raids in Montreal

Accused ‘fake news’ gunman faces federal hearing in Washington

‘Kleptomaniac’ mum made £80k from shoplifted items sold on eBay, court is told

Man targeted by Creep Catchers sentenced to prison, a first in Canada