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Third woman accuses Roman Polanski of sex attack

August 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

Another woman has come forward to say she was sexually molested in the 1970s by the film director Roman Polanski. The woman, named only as Robin, told a news conference that the alleged attack happened […]

Indian police arrest four for Game of Thrones leak

August 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

Indian police have arrested four people suspected of leaking an episode of the hugely popular TV show Game of Thrones before it was aired. Three of the accused are current employees of Prime Focus Technology, […]

Taylor Swift wins assault case against DJ

August 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

Pop star Taylor Swift has won a sexual assault case against ex-radio DJ David Mueller, who she said had groped her at a 2013 concert. He assaulted her by grabbing her bottom beneath her skirt […]

GoDaddy expels neo-Nazi site over article on Charlottesville victim

August 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

Web hosting company GoDaddy has given a US neo-Nazi site 24 hours to find another provider after it disparaged a woman who died in protests in Virginia. The Daily Stormer published a piece denigrating Heather […]

Charlottesville: Violence erupts over far-right rally

August 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

Violent clashes have erupted between white nationalists attending a far-right march and counter-protesters in the US state of Virginia. Several people were injured after a car rammed into a crowd of people who were against […]

Arrested Putney Bridge jogger push suspect eliminated from inquiry

August 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man arrested on suspicion of pushing a woman into the path of a bus while jogging has been eliminated from the investigation. Eric Bellquist, 41, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of causing grievous […]

Oxford University employee in court over US murder

August 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Oxford University employee has appeared in a US court accused of murdering a 26-year-old man in Chicago. Somerville College’s Andrew Warren and US professor Wyndham Lathem, 42, are accused of fatally stabbing Trenton Cornell-Duranleau […]

Eleven convicted after slavery trials

August 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

Eleven members of a traveller family have been convicted following a series of trials for modern slavery offences. The 10 men and one woman ran a driveway resurfacing company which used workers housed in caravans […]

Life sentence for fire murder brother

August 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who murdered his brother by setting fire to him has been ordered to spend at least 20 years in jail. Cameron Logan, 23, died in the blaze in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, and his […]

Police hunting Putney Bridge jogger who appeared to push woman into path of bus have arrested a man

August 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Police hunting a jogger who appeared to push a woman into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge have arrested a man. The Met Police said a 41-year-old was detained at an address in […]

Human Rights

Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Third woman accuses Roman Polanski of sex attack

Indian police arrest four for Game of Thrones leak

Taylor Swift wins assault case against DJ

GoDaddy expels neo-Nazi site over article on Charlottesville victim

Charlottesville: Violence erupts over far-right rally

Arrested Putney Bridge jogger push suspect eliminated from inquiry

Oxford University employee in court over US murder

Eleven convicted after slavery trials

Life sentence for fire murder brother

Police hunting Putney Bridge jogger who appeared to push woman into path of bus have arrested a man