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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 […]

15-year-old boy sentenced for stabbing to death teenager outside his school gates

September 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced for stabbing to death another teenager outside his school gates in an act described as “pure evil”. Quamari Serunkuma-Barnes, also 15, was chased and stabbed three times outside Capital […]

Hillsborough disaster accused appear in crown court

September 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

Five men charged over the Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath have appeared in crown court. The men, including ex-South Yorkshire Police (SYP) Ch Insp Sir Norman Bettison, sat in a glass-walled dock at Preston Crown […]

Couple shot their children with a BB gun

September 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A couple shot their children with a BB gun as a “bizarre and frankly barbaric chastisement” for not doing chores properly, a court has heard. The Blackpool pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, […]

Duchess wins almost $120,000 damages over topless photos

September 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been awarded 100,000 euros (£92K) in damages after a French magazine printed topless pictures of the Duchess. The French court ruled the images, taken as the royal couple […]

Chinese Man Jailed For Nine Months For Selling VPN Software

September 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who sold VPN software via a website has been sentenced to nine months in prison by China’s Supreme People’s Court. The decision, handed down earlier this year but only just made public, notes […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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