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Attempted murder arrest after children shot in Wolverhampton

May 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two children were injured in a shooting. The suspect was arrested by armed officers after a car thought to have been involved in the […]

Davis California stabbing: Suspect arrested with a ‘hunting-style knife’

May 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man, who was a University of California, Davis student until last week, has been arrested for a series of stabbings that put the town on edge, police said. The 21-year-old suspect was arrested on […]

Four Proud Boys guilty in major US Capitol riot case

May 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five members of the far-right Proud Boys, including former leader Enrique Tarrio, face decades in prison after being found guilty for their role in the January 6 US Capitol riot. Four were convicted of seditious […]

Suspect arrested after second mass shooting in Serbia

May 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested after eight died and 14 were injured in Serbia’s second mass shooting in a week. The attack occurred shortly after midnight near a village some 60km (37 miles) south of […]

More than 150 arrested across Europe after investigation into Italy’s most powerful mafia group

May 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

More than 150 people have been arrested across Germany, Spain and Italy after a three-year investigation into a powerful Italian mafia group. Italian and Belgian investigators believe the suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta organised crime […]

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Teenager kills eight children and a security guard in Belgrade school shooting

May 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

Eight children and a security guard have been killed after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on his teacher and other students in a school shooting in Serbia, the country’s interior ministry has said. The seventh-grade […]

Texas shooting: Man suspected of killing five neighbours arrested after being found hiding under laundry pile

May 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man suspected of killing five neighbours in Texas has been arrested following a four-day manhunt. The search for 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza began on Friday after he fled from the scene of the shooting in […]

Seven bodies found in house during search for two missing girls and and sex offender in Oklahoma

May 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

A woman has said her daughter and three grandchildren were among seven people found dead at a house in Oklahoma during a search for two missing teenagers and a sex offender. Janette Mayo said the […]

Family says murdered Marelle Sturrock was expecting baby boy

May 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

The family of murdered teacher Marelle Sturrock has revealed she was carrying a baby boy when she died. Ms Sturrock was 29 weeks pregnant when she was found dead at her home in Jura Street […]

Soldier shoots dead politician he was guarding

May 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Ugandan national army soldier has shot and killed a government minister he was guarding. Retired Colonel Charles Okello Engola, who was the deputy minister for gender and labour, was shot at his home on […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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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Attempted murder arrest after children shot in Wolverhampton

Davis California stabbing: Suspect arrested with a ‘hunting-style knife’

Four Proud Boys guilty in major US Capitol riot case

Suspect arrested after second mass shooting in Serbia

More than 150 arrested across Europe after investigation into Italy’s most powerful mafia group

Teenager kills eight children and a security guard in Belgrade school shooting

Texas shooting: Man suspected of killing five neighbours arrested after being found hiding under laundry pile

Seven bodies found in house during search for two missing girls and and sex offender in Oklahoma

Family says murdered Marelle Sturrock was expecting baby boy

Soldier shoots dead politician he was guarding