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Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduran ex-leader extradited to USA

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has been extradited to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Mr Hernández, who governed the Central American nation until January, was […]

Post Office scandal victims still waiting for compensation

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A year since wrongful convictions of subpostmasters were first overturned, most say they are no closer to agreeing a financial compensation settlement. They were wrongly accused of theft and false accounting by the Post Office […]

Carlos Ghosn ‘surprised’ by arrest warrant reports

April 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former car executive Carlos Ghosn is “surprised” by reports France has issued an international warrant for his arrest, his spokesman has said. “This is surprising, Ghosn has always co-operated with French authorities,” he said on […]

Florida lawmakers have stripped Disney of special tax status

April 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

Florida lawmakers have voted to strip Walt Disney of its special self-governing status amid a political clash between the company and the governor. The status gave Disney powers to levy tax, build roads and control […]

Madeleine McCann: Portuguese authorities declare formal suspect

April 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A person has been declared an official suspect by Portuguese prosecutors investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. They did not name the person of interest but said they were acting on the request of German […]

Johnny Depp says Amber Heard abused and demeaned him

April 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

Johnny Depp has sought to paint ex-wife Amber Heard as a volatile spouse who abused and demeaned him. The actor, 58, has sued Ms Heard over an article she wrote saying she was a victim […]

Death classifications expanded after serial killer inquests

April 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

The national police approach to investigating unexplained deaths is to be reformed following the inquests for victims of serial killer Stephen Port. “Basic failings” were identified in the police handling of the deaths of Anthony […]

US woman pleads guilty to faking 2016 kidnapping

April 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

A California woman has pleaded guilty to faking her own high-profile kidnapping and lying to authorities in 2016. Sherri Papini, 39, vanished while running near her home, only to reappear three weeks later on Thanksgiving. […]

Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy after defamation suit

April 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Companies owned by US radio host Alex Jones, including his right-wing website InfoWars, have filed for bankruptcy. The move comes as he fights defamation suits brought by families of those killed in a 2012 school […]

Johnny Depp testifies he never hit Amber Heard

April 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Actor Johnny Depp has testified in his $50m (£38m) defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard that he never struck her. The lawsuit is over an opinion piece Ms Heard wrote for the Washington Post in […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduran ex-leader extradited to USA

Post Office scandal victims still waiting for compensation

Carlos Ghosn ‘surprised’ by arrest warrant reports

Florida lawmakers have stripped Disney of special tax status

Madeleine McCann: Portuguese authorities declare formal suspect

Johnny Depp says Amber Heard abused and demeaned him

Death classifications expanded after serial killer inquests

US woman pleads guilty to faking 2016 kidnapping

Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy after defamation suit

Johnny Depp testifies he never hit Amber Heard