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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 […]

Oklahoma to use nitrogen gas for executions

March 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Oklahoma plans to use nitrogen gas as its preferred method of execution when it resumes using the death penalty, the first US state to do so. The announcement was made by State Attorney General Mike […]

YouTube prankster jailed for shooting boyfriend dead

March 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US woman has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for shooting dead her boyfriend in a botched stunt they hoped would go viral on YouTube. Monalisa Perez, now 20, was asked by Pedro Ruiz, […]

El Salvador woman freed after 15 years in jail for abortion

March 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A 34-year-old woman in El Salvador has been freed after spending 15 years in jail for having an abortion. Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín was released after her 30-year sentence for aggravated murder was reduced. Abortion […]

Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

March 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said. The Briton was known for his […]

Teenager jailed for London moped acid attacks

March 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A 17-year-old boy has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years for attacking six moped riders with acid while trying to steal their bikes. Derryck John, from Croydon, previously admitted carrying out the attacks in the north […]

Florida shooting: NRA sues as Florida enacts gun-control law

March 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is suing Florida after it passed a gun control law in the wake of a school shooting that left 17 people dead. Governor Rick Scott, a staunch ally of the […]

Katy Perry lawsuit: Nun involved in property row ‘dies in court’

March 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

A nun embroiled in a property dispute with singer Katy Perry collapsed and died during a court hearing on Friday, US media report. Sister Catherine Rose Holzman was 89. She was one of two nuns […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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 […]

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Articles by World Justice News

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

Oklahoma to use nitrogen gas for executions

YouTube prankster jailed for shooting boyfriend dead

El Salvador woman freed after 15 years in jail for abortion

Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

Teenager jailed for London moped acid attacks

Florida shooting: NRA sues as Florida enacts gun-control law

Katy Perry lawsuit: Nun involved in property row ‘dies in court’