World Justice News

Michigan State University shooting: Three killed and 5 others in life-threatening condition – shooter dead

February 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

At least three people have been killed after a shooting at a US university – with the gunman apparently dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A manhunt was launched for the attacker who was described […]

‘Six arrested, seven to go’: National Crime Agency’s new warning about the UK’s most wanted

February 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

Seven of the UK’s most wanted fugitives are still on the run, the public have been warned. The National Crime Agency (NCA) – dubbed the “UK’s FBI” – says it is still hunting for seven […]

DR Congo soldiers get death sentence for cowardice against rebels

February 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

A court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced seven soldiers to death for cowardice in the face of the enemy and murder. They were found to have fled advancing M23 […]

One-legged British crime boss Richard Wakeling on NCA “most wanted” list arrested in Thailand

February 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

A one-legged British organised crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after five years on the run. Richard Wakeling, 55, from Brentwood, Essex, tried to import £8m of liquid amphetamine into the UK in April […]

Woman guilty of lookalike cheesecake poisoning plot

February 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Russian woman living in New York city has been found guilty of attempting to murder her doppelgänger in a bizarre identity-theft plot. Viktoria Nasyrova tried to kill her beautician Olga Tsvyk in 2016 by […]

Michigan State Police Grand Rapids crime lab

Teenage girl who was missing for more than a year found alive in wardrobe

February 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing in 2021 has been found pregnant in the closet of a Michigan home. A US Marshals fugitive team found the teen – who was in a distraught state […]

Alec Baldwin facing new lawsuit from relatives of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins who was killed

February 9, 2023 World Justice News 0

Alec Baldwin is facing a new civil lawsuit from relatives of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Ms Hutchins died in October 2021 after a prop gun, held by Baldwin, went off on set while the film Rust was […]

New Zealand drug bust: Batman-labelled cocaine haul seized at sea

February 9, 2023 World Justice News 0

New Zealand’s navy has intercepted a floating haul of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean in what the country says is its largest drug bust ever. The stash – weighing total 3.2 tonnes (3,200kg) and worth […]

Japan arrests alleged ringleaders of ‘Luffy’ crime spree

February 9, 2023 World Justice News 0

Japanese police have arrested four men for allegedly orchestrating scams and robberies while jailed overseas, in a case that has gripped the country. Authorities say they targeted the elderly, and stole or cheated their victims […]

Bus driver charged with murder after ramming Quebec nursery

February 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A driver who rammed a bus into a busy nursery in Quebec, killing two children, has been charged with first-degree murder. Six children were injured in the incident – including some who became trapped under […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Articles by World Justice News

Michigan State University shooting: Three killed and 5 others in life-threatening condition – shooter dead

‘Six arrested, seven to go’: National Crime Agency’s new warning about the UK’s most wanted

DR Congo soldiers get death sentence for cowardice against rebels

One-legged British crime boss Richard Wakeling on NCA “most wanted” list arrested in Thailand

Woman guilty of lookalike cheesecake poisoning plot

Teenage girl who was missing for more than a year found alive in wardrobe

Alec Baldwin facing new lawsuit from relatives of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins who was killed

New Zealand drug bust: Batman-labelled cocaine haul seized at sea

Japan arrests alleged ringleaders of ‘Luffy’ crime spree

Bus driver charged with murder after ramming Quebec nursery