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French police nab first-class wig gang suspects

September 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

A suspected gang of thieves who allegedly stole items worth €300,000 (£260,000) from first-class passengers on French trains has been captured. It is thought they stole luggage from passengers after sitting beside them on high-speed […]

Queue to see Queen’s coffin reaches Tower Bridge

September 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Queen’s coffin is lying in state at Westminster Hall, ahead of her state funeral on Monday 19 September. The hall is open 24-hours-a-day until Monday morning for members of the public to file past […]

Iowa teen who killed alleged rapist sentenced and fined

September 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US teenager who stabbed her alleged rapist to death has been sentenced by an Iowa court to five years’ probation. Pieper Lewis, 17, was also ordered to pay $150,000 (£130,000) to Zachary Brooks’ family […]

Woman arrested in South Korea after bodies of children found in New Zealand

September 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A woman has been arrested in South Korea over the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases bought by a family in a storage-wars style auction. Police had previously said the bodies […]

Adnan Syed: Prosecutors seek new trial in Serial podcast case

September 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in Baltimore say they are re-examining the murder conviction of a Baltimore teenager in a case that spawned a hit true-crime podcast. Adnan Syed was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison […]

R. Kelly: Disgraced R&B star guilty of child abuse

September 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Disgraced 55-year-old R&B star R. Kelly has been found guilty of child sexual abuse in his second federal trial. The jury convicted the 55-year-old on six out of 13 counts after a four-week case in […]

Alabama preparing to use untried execution method nitrogen hypoxia on death row prisoner

September 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

A prisoner on death row in Alabama could be executed next week using a new, untried method that deprives the body of oxygen. James Houts, a deputy state attorney general, told a federal judge that […]

Queen’s lying-in-state and funeral plans outlined

September 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Details of the timetable of official events are beginning to be revealed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest ever reigning monarch. Here’s what we expect to happen in the days ahead, including […]

King Charles III pays tribute to his ‘darling mama’ in first address

September 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

King Charles III gave the following address to the nation and Commonwealth: “I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty the Queen – my beloved Mother – was […]

Fernández de Kirchner: Man and girlfriend ‘planned’ Argentina VP attack

September 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A judge in Argentina has charged a man and his girlfriend with attempting to kill Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last week. Fernando Sabag Montiel, 35, and his girlfriend Brenda Uliarte, 23, deny involvement in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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French police nab first-class wig gang suspects

Queue to see Queen’s coffin reaches Tower Bridge

Iowa teen who killed alleged rapist sentenced and fined

Woman arrested in South Korea after bodies of children found in New Zealand

Adnan Syed: Prosecutors seek new trial in Serial podcast case

R. Kelly: Disgraced R&B star guilty of child abuse

Alabama preparing to use untried execution method nitrogen hypoxia on death row prisoner

Queen’s lying-in-state and funeral plans outlined

King Charles III pays tribute to his ‘darling mama’ in first address

Fernández de Kirchner: Man and girlfriend ‘planned’ Argentina VP attack