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Ex-husband and former in-laws charged with murder after model Abby Choi’s legs found in fridge

February 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

The ex-husband and former in-laws of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi have appeared in court after being charged in connection with her murder. The accused include her ex-husband Alex Kwong, Kwong’s brother Anthony and their […]

Ramon Escobar: Serial murderer suspected of killing prison inmate

February 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Convicted serial murderer Ramon Escobar is suspected of killing his new cellmate on Friday at a central California prison, officials have said. Escobar, 51, shared a jail room with Juan Villanueva at North Kern State […]

Thousands of tattooed suspected gang member inmates moved to El Salvador mega-prison

February 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

The first group of 2,000 suspected gang members in El Salvador have been moved to a huge new prison, the centrepiece of President Nayib Bukele’s self-declared war on crime. Tens of thousands of suspected gangsters […]

Crypto-mining scheme run from US school crawl space

February 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A town official was running an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation from a crawl space under a school in the US state of Massachusetts, police say. Nadeam Nahas, 39, who was an assistant facilities director in […]

Brothers leave Guantanamo Bay without charge after almost 20 years

February 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two brothers from Pakistan who were held in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay for nearly 20 years have been released without charge. Abdul and Mohammed Ahmed Rabbani were arrested in Pakistan in 2002. […]

TV journalist shot dead at scene of murder in Florida

February 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

A TV journalist has been shot dead while reporting from the scene of a murder in Florida. They were covering the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Pine Hills at the time of the […]

Florida woman argues her unborn baby should be released from jail

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Yvette Harrell was six weeks pregnant when she fatally shot another woman. Now in prison awaiting trial, she claims her unborn baby is being unlawfully detained. In an emergency petition in a Florida court, Ms […]

Malcolm X’s family plan to sue FBI, CIA, NYPD for his death

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

A daughter of murdered black civil rights activist Malcolm X says she is suing New York City Police Department and other agencies for his 1965 murder. Ilyasah Shabazz says US officials fraudulently concealed evidence that […]

Cigarette butt helps police unmask man who murdered a teacher more than 50 years ago

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

A cigarette butt found near the body of a murdered teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago has helped police identify a man they say killed her. Rita Curran was found dead after being […]

Shamima Begum bid to regain UK citizenship rejected

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Shamima Begum has lost her challenge over the decision to deprive her of British citizenship despite a credible case she was trafficked. Mr Justice Jay told the semi-secret court dealing with her case that her […]

Human Rights

France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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Ex-husband and former in-laws charged with murder after model Abby Choi’s legs found in fridge

Ramon Escobar: Serial murderer suspected of killing prison inmate

Thousands of tattooed suspected gang member inmates moved to El Salvador mega-prison

Crypto-mining scheme run from US school crawl space

Brothers leave Guantanamo Bay without charge after almost 20 years

TV journalist shot dead at scene of murder in Florida

Florida woman argues her unborn baby should be released from jail

Malcolm X’s family plan to sue FBI, CIA, NYPD for his death

Cigarette butt helps police unmask man who murdered a teacher more than 50 years ago

Shamima Begum bid to regain UK citizenship rejected