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Richard Glossip: US Supreme Court halts man’s fourth execution attempt

May 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A convicted man in Oklahoma has escaped a fourth execution attempt after a rare intervention from the US Supreme Court. The court halted Richard Glossip’s 18 May execution after the state’s top lawman said he […]

The King crowned by Archbishop of Canterbury in historic coronation at Westminster Abbey

May 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

The King has been crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in his historic coronation at Westminster Abbey. The archbishop Justin Welby placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on the monarch’s head minutes before Camilla was […]

Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” jailed for organ-trafficking plot

May 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” have been jailed for an organ-trafficking plot, after bringing a man to the UK from Lagos. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted […]

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 […]

Belgrade Vladislav Ribnikar school police

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 […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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Richard Glossip: US Supreme Court halts man’s fourth execution attempt

The King crowned by Archbishop of Canterbury in historic coronation at Westminster Abbey

Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” jailed for organ-trafficking plot

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