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Father admits murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has admitted murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day. Lee Parker, 33, of Britton Gardens in Kingswood, Bristol, inflicted “fatal and terrible” injuries on Aya Parker, Bristol Crown Court was told. The […]

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, […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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 […]

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Father admits murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day

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