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Comey: Trump administration’s comments were “lies plain and simple”

June 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

Ex-FBI chief James Comey told Congress that the Trump administration’s comments about him and the FBI were “lies plain and simple”. Mr Comey told a Senate committee they were wrong to denigrate the agency and […]

Charlie Gard: Parents’ appeal for US treatment bid fails

June 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the parents of sick baby Charlie Gard, over plans to take him to the US for treatment. Chris Gard and Connie Yates want the 10-month old, […]

Rights group asks Germany to arrest CIA deputy director Gina Haspel

June 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

The nonprofit European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights submitted a legal brief to German federal prosecutors Tuesday, alleging that Gina Haspel allowed the waterboarding of prisoners at a secret U.S. detention center in Thailand. […]

Japanese fugitive on the run for 45 years is arrested

June 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

For one suspected murderer in Japan, it has been a case of being able to run but not being able to hide. Left-wing revolutionary Masaaki Osaka has been arrested and charged for murdering a police […]

Outrage after rapist jailed with victim

June 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Canadian officials have expressed outrage over the case of a homeless woman who was jailed after being raped and kept in prison with her attacker. The indigenous woman, who is not being named, was brutally […]

Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law jailed

June 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law has been jailed for six months for conspiring to hack a computer system relating to the celebrity chef’s business interests. Christopher Hutcheson, 68, and his sons Adam, 46, and Christopher, 37, admitted […]

President Trump lashes out at Justice Department for court strategy on travel ban

June 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump lashed out at his own Justice Department Monday for seeking the Supreme Court’s backing for a “watered down, politically correct version” of the travel ban he signed in March instead of a […]

Terror attack at London Bridge and Borough Market – 7 people and 3 attackers dead

June 3, 2017 World Justice News 1

Latest updated at 12:05pm BST (7:05amET). Seven people have been killed in a terrorist incident in central London. The three suspected attackers were shot dead by police, Scotland Yard has said. Shortly after 10:00pm BST […]

US travel ban goes to Supreme Court

June 2, 2017 World Justice News 0

The White House has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a travel ban on people from majority Muslim countries. The ban has been blocked by lower courts which have said that it is discriminatory. […]

Champs Elysees attack: Posthumous marriage for slain policeman

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

The French policeman who was killed by a jihadist on Paris’ Champs Elysees in April has been married in a posthumous ceremony with his gay partner. The wedding of late Xavier Jugelé and Etienne Cardiles […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

Human Rights

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

Human Rights

France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

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Comey: Trump administration’s comments were “lies plain and simple”

Charlie Gard: Parents’ appeal for US treatment bid fails

Rights group asks Germany to arrest CIA deputy director Gina Haspel

Japanese fugitive on the run for 45 years is arrested

Outrage after rapist jailed with victim

Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law jailed

President Trump lashes out at Justice Department for court strategy on travel ban

Terror attack at London Bridge and Borough Market – 7 people and 3 attackers dead

US travel ban goes to Supreme Court

Champs Elysees attack: Posthumous marriage for slain policeman