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Man appears in court accused of 1972 sex attack

September 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man accused of raping and kidnapping an 18-year-old woman more than 40 years ago has appeared in court. Peter Pickering, 79, is charged with the rape and false imprisonment of the woman in Deepcar, […]

UK threat level lowered to “severe” from “critical” as 2nd man arrested over tube attack

September 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A second man has been arrested in connection with Friday’s attack on a London Tube train, police said. The 21-year-old man was arrested in Hounslow, west London, on Saturday night on suspicion of a terror […]

Protests after St Louis officer cleared in shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith

September 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

A white former Missouri policeman has been found not guilty of murdering a black man by shooting him five times after a car chase. A judge acquitted Jason Stockley of first-degree murder over the 2011 […]

UK terror threat increased to critical

September 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK terror threat has been increased to its highest level as police continue the hunt for the person behind the Tube bombing in south-west London. The prime minister said the threat was now critical, […]

Rebel Wilson awarded A$4.5m in magazine defamation case

September 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

Actress Rebel Wilson has been awarded A$4.5m (£2.7m; $3.6m) in Australia’s largest payout for a defamation case. Ms Wilson successfully argued that a series of magazine articles had wrongly portrayed her as a serial liar. […]

Hurricane Irma: More than 100 high risk prisoners escaped

September 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

More than 100 prisoners escaped when Hurricane Irma hit the British Virgin Islands, Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan has confirmed. He told MPs there had been a “serious threat of the complete breakdown of […]

ShareBeast & AlbumJams Operator Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

September 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

The operator of several music piracy sites has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement. Artur Sargsyan ran ShareBeast, a platform claimed by the RIAA to be the largest music piracy site in the United States. […]

Dallas gunman kills seven watching Dallas Cowboys match

September 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

A gunman has killed seven people at a home in Dallas, Texas, before being shot dead by police. Two further shooting victims are in hospital after they were injured at the property on Sunday night. […]

Florida Sheriff Warns Facebook Live Group: ‘Don’t Shoot At Hurricane Irma’

September 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Hurricane Irma ripped through the Caribbean last week and had its sights set on Florida. Locals decided to try and fight the impending storm off when they signed up via Facebook to take aim and shoot […]

Court Rules YouTube Doesn’t Have to Expose IP-Addresses of Movie Pirates

September 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

YouTube doesn’t have to hand over the IP-addresses of infringing uploaders to a German filmmaker, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt has ruled. The Court argues that IP-addresses can not be used to send a […]

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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Man appears in court accused of 1972 sex attack

UK threat level lowered to “severe” from “critical” as 2nd man arrested over tube attack

Protests after St Louis officer cleared in shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith

UK terror threat increased to critical

Rebel Wilson awarded A$4.5m in magazine defamation case

Hurricane Irma: More than 100 high risk prisoners escaped

ShareBeast & AlbumJams Operator Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

Dallas gunman kills seven watching Dallas Cowboys match

Florida Sheriff Warns Facebook Live Group: ‘Don’t Shoot At Hurricane Irma’

Court Rules YouTube Doesn’t Have to Expose IP-Addresses of Movie Pirates