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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 […]

Trump mistrial request denied in E Jean Carroll rape lawsuit

May 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

A New York judge has denied a request from Donald Trump’s legal team for a mistrial in a civil rape and defamation trial. Writer E Jean Carroll is suing Mr Trump, alleging he raped her […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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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

Trump mistrial request denied in E Jean Carroll rape lawsuit