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Haiti PM sacks justice minister amid murder inquiry

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sacked the justice minister after the latter backed a prosecutor who sought charges against Mr Henry over the murder of President Jovenel Moïse. The government is in disarray after […]

Judge rules Prince Andrew’s US lawyer can be served with sexual assault legal papers

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

A judge has ruled that Prince Andrew’s US lawyer can be served with legal papers in a sexual assault case filed by Virginia Giuffre in New York. It follows a dispute over whether the prince […]

Gabby Petito: Fiance Brian Laundrie goes missing too

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

The family of a US man whose fiancée disappeared during a road trip say he is now missing too. Brian Laundrie, 23, is a person of interest in the case but police say he is […]

Robert Durst convicted: US millionaire found guilty of first-degree murder

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

US real estate heir Robert Durst, subject of HBO crime documentary The Jinx, has been convicted of killing his best friend Susan Berman. Durst was found guilty of killing Ms Berman in 2000 to stop […]

UK Police Shut Pirate IPTV Network With “Hundreds of Thousands” of Customers

September 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

West Midlands Police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft say they have dismantled a major illegal streaming operation in the UK. Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of copyright infringement, fraud […]

Microsoft’s passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login

September 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Microsoft has announced users can now delete all passwords from their accounts and instead login using an authenticator app or other solution. The technology giant made passwordless accounts available for business users of its products […]

Alex Murdaugh: The hot shot US lawyer and the hit man

September 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police say that prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh ordered a hit on himself so that his son could collect $10m (£7.24m) in life insurance. The incident comes just three months after Mr Murdaugh’s wife […]

Mexico drug lord ‘The Viceroy’ sentenced to 28 years

September 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

A court in Mexico has sentenced the former leader of one of the country’s biggest drug trafficking cartels to 28 years in jail. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes took over control of the Juárez cartel after his […]

#MeToo: China court dismisses landmark sex harassment case

September 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Beijing court has thrown out a landmark sexual harassment case brought against one of the country’s most famous TV hosts. It ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support the case against Zhu Jun. […]

California recall: Democratic governor survives bid to oust him – US media

September 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to have survived a rare state-wide vote to remove him with a clear majority, US media report. Republicans launched the election over his handling of the pandemic. The Democrat, currently […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Haiti PM sacks justice minister amid murder inquiry

Judge rules Prince Andrew’s US lawyer can be served with sexual assault legal papers

Gabby Petito: Fiance Brian Laundrie goes missing too

Robert Durst convicted: US millionaire found guilty of first-degree murder

UK Police Shut Pirate IPTV Network With “Hundreds of Thousands” of Customers

Microsoft’s passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login

Alex Murdaugh: The hot shot US lawyer and the hit man

Mexico drug lord ‘The Viceroy’ sentenced to 28 years

#MeToo: China court dismisses landmark sex harassment case

California recall: Democratic governor survives bid to oust him – US media