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79 guns seized from car heading to UK

July 3, 2017 World Justice News 0

A haul of firearms has been seized in France from a car heading to the UK. Seventy-nine “viable” weapons were recovered from the car’s trailer when it was stopped by UK Border Force officers at […]

Mexico police kill 19 gunmen in big Sinaloa shootout

July 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

Mexican police say they have killed 19 gunmen in a shootout in the northern state of Sinaloa. Five police officers were injured in the confrontation. It started on Friday night in the town of Villa […]

Facing jail: Spanish ‘stolen baby’ who searched for her mother

July 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

“Even if I go to jail, I will remain freer than those who are prisoners of their own lies,” says Ascensión López, who faces five months in prison for slandering a nun. “They cannot take […]

Arkansas nightclub shooting leaves many wounded

July 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

At least 25 people have been shot at a nightclub in the US state of Arkansas, police say. One person was in a critical condition, later upgraded to stable, but other injuries were not life-threatening. […]

France’s Marine Le Pen charged over funding scandal

June 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been placed under formal investigation over an alleged European parliament funding scandal. The allegations were passed to French investigators who have opened a case. The parliament suspects some […]

Venus Williams “at fault” in fatal Florida car crash

June 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

US tennis star Venus Williams has been involved in a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old man. A spokesman for Palm Beach Gardens police in Florida confirmed to the BBC they […]

California’s gun control efforts suffer 2 legal setbacks

June 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

California’s efforts to strengthen what already are some of the nation’s strictest gun laws took two blows this week, the latest coming when a federal judge blocked a law set to take effect Saturday that […]

Sex attacker who posed as man found guilty

June 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman has been convicted of impersonating a man for more than two years in an “astonishing deception” to trick her female friend into sex. Gayle Newland, 27, of Willaston, Cheshire, created a “disturbingly complex” […]

Canada’s Supreme Court Orders Google to Remove Search Results Worldwide

June 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has ordered Google to remove a company’s websites from search results. The case had nothing to do with copyright but according to music industry group IFPI, […]

Cambodian court upholds prison term for opposition senator Hong Sok Hour

June 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

After a detention and trial period of 450 days, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced opposition Senator Hong Sok Hour to seven years in prison for displaying a “fake” border treaty between Cambodia and Vietnam […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

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79 guns seized from car heading to UK

Mexico police kill 19 gunmen in big Sinaloa shootout

Facing jail: Spanish ‘stolen baby’ who searched for her mother

Arkansas nightclub shooting leaves many wounded

France’s Marine Le Pen charged over funding scandal

Venus Williams “at fault” in fatal Florida car crash

California’s gun control efforts suffer 2 legal setbacks

Sex attacker who posed as man found guilty

Canada’s Supreme Court Orders Google to Remove Search Results Worldwide

Cambodian court upholds prison term for opposition senator Hong Sok Hour