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Murder Detectives Extract Data From Amazon Echo Speaker Device

December 28, 2016 World Justice News 0

US police investigating a murder have tussled with Amazon over access to data gathered by one of its Amazon Echo speakers. The voice-controlled device was found near to a hot tub where the victim was […]

Singer George Michael has died aged 53

December 25, 2016 World Justice News 1

Singer George Michael has died aged 53, his publicist has said. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have […]

Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri shot dead in Milan

December 23, 2016 World Justice News 0

The Berlin market attack suspect, Anis Amri, has been shot dead by police in Milan, Italy’s interior minister says. The man opened fire on police who asked him for ID during a routine patrol in […]

UK Government Loses Data Retention Ruling

December 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

The UK government has lost a crucial ruling against its surveillance legislation. The UK government says it is “disappointed” after the European Court of Justice said the “indiscriminate” collection of data was against EU law. […]

Millionaire Guilty Of Murdering Escort

December 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

A millionaire has been found guilty of murdering his £10,000-a-month personal escort after hearing she planned to leave him. Peter Morgan, 54, of Llanellen, Monmouthshire, strangled Georgina Symonds, 25, in January. He admitted killing her […]

Police Rescue ‘Frozen’ Woman Mannequin

December 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of New York broke into a vehicle to rescue an apparently frozen woman, only to find it was a mannequin, local media report. A caller described as “upset” called police […]

Lead Story

Copyright Settlement Trolls Arrested And Charged With Fraud And Extortion

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

Two copyright settlement trolls have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering, and perjury. For years Prenda Law extracted millions of dollars in cash settlements from alleged BitTorrent pirates, leaving misery […]

Pay Up Or Lose Your Driving Licence Or Passport

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

Pay up or lose your driving licence or passport sanctions have been proposed. Law reformers have called for fresh sanctions against divorcees who try to wriggle out of paying their ex-spouses. Ex-husbands and wives who […]

Court Triples Fine Over ‘Misleading’ Nurofen

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

The UK manufacturer of Nurofen has been hit with an increased fine of A$6m (£3.6m; $4.4m) for misleading customers in Australia. Australia’s Federal Court ruled last year that products marketed as targeting specific pains, such […]

Ex Soldiers To Be Prosecuted For Murder Of IRA Man

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

Two former soldiers are to be prosecuted for murder in relation to the fatal shooting of an Official IRA man in Belfast in 1972. The defendants, known as Soldier A and Soldier C, are the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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Murder Detectives Extract Data From Amazon Echo Speaker Device

Singer George Michael has died aged 53

Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri shot dead in Milan

UK Government Loses Data Retention Ruling

Millionaire Guilty Of Murdering Escort

Police Rescue ‘Frozen’ Woman Mannequin

Copyright Settlement Trolls Arrested And Charged With Fraud And Extortion

Pay Up Or Lose Your Driving Licence Or Passport

Court Triples Fine Over ‘Misleading’ Nurofen

Ex Soldiers To Be Prosecuted For Murder Of IRA Man