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Israeli ‘underworld’ figures shot dead in Mexico City ‘hit’

July 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in a blonde wig is suspected of carrying out a hit on two alleged Israeli underworld figures in a busy restaurant in Mexico City. Alon Azulay, 41, and Benjamin Yeshurun Sutchi, 44, were […]

Ex-Oxford University employee guilty of US murder

July 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

An ex-Oxford University employee has pleaded guilty to stabbing and killing a man in Chicago in 2017 – with newly-released court documents revealing details of the crime. According to a plea agreement released by the […]

US government orders first federal executions since 2003

July 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US federal government is to resume executing death-row inmates after a 16-year hiatus, the justice department has announced. Attorney General William Barr said in a statement he had directed the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) […]

ASAP Rocky charged with assault in Sweden

July 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

ASAP Rocky has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm in Sweden and will remain in custody until a trial takes place, prosecutors say. The rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, was arrested in Stockholm […]

Jeffrey Epstein ‘found semi-conscious’ in prison cell

July 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein has been taken to hospital after he was found semi-conscious in his prison cell, US media report. The 66-year-old, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, was reportedly found sprawled […]

Bangladesh lynchings: Eight killed by mobs over false child abduction rumours

July 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Eight people have been killed in mob attacks in Bangladesh after false rumours about child abductions spread online, police have said. The victims were targeted over rumours that human sacrifices were needed to build the […]

Farhad Salah jailed over driverless car bomb plot

July 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

A would-be terrorist who tried to make a bomb to be used in a driverless car attack has been jailed for 15 years. Farhad Salah, 24, planned the attack to spare his own life while […]

Rapper Tay-K’s video used in murder sentencing

July 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

Rapper Tay-K has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2016 murder of 21-year-old Ethan Walker. He was also fined $10,000 fine for the killing. Additionally, he was sentenced to 30 years in […]

Police Dismantle Pirate IPTV Provider, Seize Cash, Crypto, Gold Bars

July 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

Cybercrime police in Italy say they have dismantled a high-level provider of ‘pirate’ IPTV channels. The raid, which netted 57 Sky decoders, 186,900 euros in cash, cryptocurrency, and gold bars, was actioned in the far […]

Mystery deepens over murder of tourist couple in Canada

July 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police investigating the murder of two young travellers in Canada say the case could be linked to the disappearance of two teenagers and the discovery of a third body 470km (290 miles) away. American Chynna […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]

Human Rights

Nine held in religious group modern slavery raid

April 29, 2026 0

Nine people have been arrested over allegations of serious sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery among members of a religious group in Cheshire. More than 500 officers were involved in raids at three addresses, […]

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Israeli ‘underworld’ figures shot dead in Mexico City ‘hit’

Ex-Oxford University employee guilty of US murder

US government orders first federal executions since 2003

ASAP Rocky charged with assault in Sweden

Jeffrey Epstein ‘found semi-conscious’ in prison cell

Bangladesh lynchings: Eight killed by mobs over false child abduction rumours

Farhad Salah jailed over driverless car bomb plot

Rapper Tay-K’s video used in murder sentencing

Police Dismantle Pirate IPTV Provider, Seize Cash, Crypto, Gold Bars

Mystery deepens over murder of tourist couple in Canada