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Sicily fire crew ’caused fires for cash’

August 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Italian police have detained 15 volunteer firefighters in southern Sicily accused of starting fires in order to get paid to put them out. In the alleged fraud, the volunteers rang the emergency 115 number themselves […]

‘Right to be forgotten’ laws proposed

August 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government. Citizens will be able to ask for personal data, or information posted when they were children, to be […]

British model ‘kidnapped to be auctioned’ – Polish national arrested

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A British model was drugged and kidnapped in Milan to be sold in an online auction, say Italian police. The woman, 20, had arrived in the city to take part in a photo shoot arranged […]

UK extradites ‘miracle pastor’ to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK has extradited a self-styled Kenyan pastor, who claimed he created miraculous pregnancies, to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges. Gilbert Deya’s extradition came after he failed in his decade-long legal battle to remain in […]

Martin Shkreli found guilty of three counts of securities fraud

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

Former pharmaceutical chief executive Martin Shkreli has been found guilty of three counts of securities fraud. A New York City jury cleared him on five other counts after five days of deliberations. He was on […]

Court Won’t Drop Case Against Alleged KickassTorrents Owner

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Illinois federal court has denied a motion to dismiss the criminal case against alleged KickassTorrents owner Artem Vaulin. Among other things, the defense argued that torrent files themselves are not copyrighted content. The court […]

Woman shot in vagina in sex game gone wrong

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman was shot in the vagina and left with “life changing injuries” in a sex game gone wrong, a court has heard. The 46-year-old had been engaged in sexual activity with David Andrew Jeffers, […]

TV Box Seller Emails Sky TV Bosses With ‘Pirate’ Offer, Gets Sued for $1m

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who emailed details of his Kodi-based pirate TV box offer to directors at Sky TV is now being sued by the company. Krish Reddy’s mailshot said his device offering free TV was “better […]

Oxford University murder suspect arrested in US

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Oxford University employee and a US professor suspected of killing a man in Chicago have handed themselves in. Somerville College senior treasury assistant Andrew Warren, 56, handed himself in nearly 2,000 miles away in […]

Judge sets bail for UK cyber expert

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors say a British computer expert has admitted to creating software that harvests bank details. But Marcus Hutchins’ own lawyer says he denies six charges of creating and distributing the Kronos malware. The 23-year-old […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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Sicily fire crew ’caused fires for cash’

‘Right to be forgotten’ laws proposed

British model ‘kidnapped to be auctioned’ – Polish national arrested

UK extradites ‘miracle pastor’ to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges

Martin Shkreli found guilty of three counts of securities fraud

Court Won’t Drop Case Against Alleged KickassTorrents Owner

Woman shot in vagina in sex game gone wrong

TV Box Seller Emails Sky TV Bosses With ‘Pirate’ Offer, Gets Sued for $1m

Oxford University murder suspect arrested in US

Judge sets bail for UK cyber expert