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Eleven jailed for life over India ‘beef’ murder

March 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A court in the northern Indian state of Jharkhand has sentenced 11 men to life in prison for lynching a Muslim meat trader last year. Alimuddin Ansari, 55, was beaten to death by the men […]

Tennessee grants $1 million to wrongly convicted man

March 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man jailed for 31 years for a crime he did not commit has won $1 million compensation. The Tennessee Board of Claims unanimously voted to compensate Lawrence McKinney, 61, on Wednesday. Imprisoned in 1978 […]

Austin bombings: Suspect dead after detonating device

March 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

A suspect linked with a series of deadly parcel bombs targeting Austin, Texas, is dead after a major police operation, officials say. The suspect was killed after detonating a device when officers approached his car […]

French police hold ex-president Sarkozy over ‘Gaddafi funding’

March 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken into police custody for questioning over allegations that he received campaign funding from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. Police are investigating alleged irregularities over the […]

Trump urges death penalty for drug dealers

March 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump has called for drug traffickers to face the death penalty as part of his plan to combat the US painkiller-addiction epidemic. He outlined the proposal during a speech in New Hampshire, […]

Cambridge Analytica: Warrant sought to inspect company

March 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

The UK’s Information Commissioner says she will seek a warrant to look at the databases and servers used by British firm Cambridge Analytica. The company is accused of using the personal data of 50 million […]

‘Flawed’ Army abuse trial hated

March 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

One of the biggest investigations into the alleged abuse of teenage Army recruits in Britain has collapsed. Sixteen instructors at the Army Foundation College, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, were accused of slapping and punching 28 recruits. […]

Serial killer Stephen Port: Report into Met’s handling of case ‘will be damning’

March 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Families of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims have been told a report into the Met Police’s initial response to the four murders “will be damning”, according to solicitors. Lawyers representing the families met the Independent […]

US boy, 9, ‘kills sister, 13, over controller’

March 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

A 13-year-old girl in Mississippi has died after allegedly being shot by her nine-year-old brother over a video game, police say. They said the boy grabbed a gun on Saturday afternoon after his sister would […]

Man jailed for 30 years over Aldi murder

March 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man has been jailed for at least 30 years for stabbing to death a woman at an Aldi supermarket. Neville Hord, 44, pleaded guilty to murdering Jodie Willsher at the store where she worked […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Eleven jailed for life over India ‘beef’ murder

Tennessee grants $1 million to wrongly convicted man

Austin bombings: Suspect dead after detonating device

French police hold ex-president Sarkozy over ‘Gaddafi funding’

Trump urges death penalty for drug dealers

Cambridge Analytica: Warrant sought to inspect company

‘Flawed’ Army abuse trial hated

Serial killer Stephen Port: Report into Met’s handling of case ‘will be damning’

US boy, 9, ‘kills sister, 13, over controller’

Man jailed for 30 years over Aldi murder