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Pregnant woman disputes ticket for using carpool lane saying foetus ‘counts as passenger’ after US abortion ruling

July 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

A pregnant woman has disputed a ticket she received for driving alone in a US carpool lane, saying her foetus now counts as a person. She pointed to the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a […]

Police dog uncovers 5,000lbs of meth – one of the biggest busts in San Diego history

July 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

More than 5,000lbs (2,200kg) of meth has been discovered hidden in a truck at the US-Mexico border in a “record-breaking” seizure, authorities have said. Believed to be one of the largest methamphetamine busts in San […]

UK mobile network EE to block pirate music mobile sites and apps

July 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

EE is to become the first UK mobile network to block access to pirate music websites. Music-industry body the British Phonographic Institute successfully petitioned the courts to block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay in 2012. […]

Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life

July 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed a schoolgirl to death after a row over a Snapchat video has been sentenced for her murder. Ava White, 12, was killed in Liverpool city centre after a Christmas lights […]

Arizona to ban people filming police officers within 8 feet

July 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A law in the US state of Arizona will ban people from filming police officers at short distances, with possible fines or jail for those who don’t comply. Critics call the law a threat to […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war

July 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Moscow councillor has been jailed for seven years for speaking out against Russia’s war in Ukraine – in what is said to be the first full jail term under new laws targeting dissent. Alexei […]

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini found not guilty following fraud trial

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini have both been found not guilty following their fraud trial in Switzerland. The pair stood trial over a payment of 2m Swiss francs (£1.6m) made by […]

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating George Floyd’s rights

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, 46, pleaded guilty to the separate federal civil rights charges in December. […]

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event, say local media. Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in […]

Jermaine Baker: Unarmed suspect shot dead by police was lawfully killed, public inquiry concludes

July 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

An unarmed suspect shot dead by police as he waited to help two prisoners escape was lawfully killed, a public inquiry has concluded. Jermaine Baker, 28, was part of a group waiting to spring two […]

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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Pregnant woman disputes ticket for using carpool lane saying foetus ‘counts as passenger’ after US abortion ruling

Police dog uncovers 5,000lbs of meth – one of the biggest busts in San Diego history

UK mobile network EE to block pirate music mobile sites and apps

Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life

Arizona to ban people filming police officers within 8 feet

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini found not guilty following fraud trial

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating George Floyd’s rights

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

Jermaine Baker: Unarmed suspect shot dead by police was lawfully killed, public inquiry concludes