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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned in New York

April 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in New York has been overturned, on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. The New York Court of Appeals said prosecutors in the […]

Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members who orchestrated large-scale dating scams

April 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams. The Black Axe gang was involved in “multiple areas of criminal activity” globally, Bavarian police said […]

Arizona indicts Trump allies over 2020 fake elector scheme

April 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

Arizona has indicted a number of former President Donald Trump’s advisers over an alleged scheme to flip his defeat in the state and overturn the 2020 election result. Ex-Trump advisers Rudi Giuliani and Mark Meadows […]

Teenage girl arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbings at school in Wales

April 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a school in West Wales. Police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that three people were injured at […]

Trump ‘hush money’ Trial: Publisher says he suppressed negative news

April 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

The underbelly of New York City’s tabloid media industry was laid bare in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday. A famous publisher outlined a secret plan he had with Donald Trump and his personal lawyer Michael […]

Boy, 10, admits to shooting and killing man at trailer park

April 21, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 10-year-old boy confessed to shooting and killing a man in his sleep two years ago, Texas officials say. Brandon Rasberry was killed while sleeping at a recreational vehicle (RV) park in Nixon, Texas, in January 2022, […]

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Operator of ‘Bitcoin Invested’ Pirate Site Movie2K Charged After More Than a Decade

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

More than a decade ago, Movie2K was one of the largest pirate sites on the Internet. Serving a German audience, the streaming portal shut down in 2013, but that wasn’t the end of the story. […]

Deaths of 48 people in 1981 fire at Dublin’s Stardust nightclub were unlawful killing, jury rules

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

The deaths of 48 people in the worst fire in the history of Ireland have been ruled by a jury as unlawful killing. A jury at Dublin District Coroner’s Court delivered majority verdicts on the victims of […]

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial dies

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan court where former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is being held has died. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, doused himself in a liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets […]

Mass shooting at a Maryland elementary school averted after teen arrested

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A US teenager accused of planning a mass shooting at his former elementary school was arrested after sharing a story he wrote describing the attack, police say. Alex Ye, 18, was arrested in Maryland after […]

Human Rights

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned in New York

Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members who orchestrated large-scale dating scams

Arizona indicts Trump allies over 2020 fake elector scheme

Teenage girl arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbings at school in Wales

Trump ‘hush money’ Trial: Publisher says he suppressed negative news

Boy, 10, admits to shooting and killing man at trailer park

Operator of ‘Bitcoin Invested’ Pirate Site Movie2K Charged After More Than a Decade

Deaths of 48 people in 1981 fire at Dublin’s Stardust nightclub were unlawful killing, jury rules

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial dies

Mass shooting at a Maryland elementary school averted after teen arrested