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Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town

August 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

A manhunt is under way for a gunman who shot and killed two officers and seriously injured another at a rural property in a remote part of Australia, police have said. The wounded officer was […]

The International Criminal Court ‘deplores’ new US sanctions on judges and prosecutors

August 21, 2025 World Justice News 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it “deplores” new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors. On Wednesday, the US State Department announced new sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors in the ICC […]

Cesar Chavez Jr jailed after US deportation

August 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

Former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been jailed in his native Mexico after his arrest in the United States in July. The Mexican boxer was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Studio […]

Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit

Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape and abuse

August 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with 32 offences, including four counts of rape, a prosecutor says. The charges against Marius Borg Høiby, 28, include the abuse of a former partner […]

Man who abducted and murdered woman to be executed in Florida

August 19, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man convicted of abducting and murdering a woman in the early 1980s is set to be executed in Florida. Kayle Bates, 67, is to receive a lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Tuesday […]

Campaigners lodge legal action over gender rules for schools and prisons

August 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

Campaigners who won a legal victory on the definition of a woman are taking action against the Scottish government over policies they say are “inconsistent” with the ruling. For Women Scotland have lodged an action […]

FBI returns stolen conquistador document to Mexico

August 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

The FBI has returned a 500-year-old stolen document signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico. The manuscript page was penned in 1527 and is one of 15 pages thought to have been swiped from […]

Qantas hit with record fine for illegal layoffs during pandemic

August 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Australia’s Transport Workers’ Union said it welcomed the penalty, which is […]

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi guilty of rape after extradition to US

August 14, 2025 World Justice News 0

An American fugitive who faked his death and fled to Scotland to escape justice has been found guilty of rape in the United States. Nicholas Rossi, who appeared in court under his other name, Nicholas […]

US woman convicted over failed assassination in UK

August 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

US woman Aimee Betro has been found guilty of attempting to shoot a man dead in the UK. But the investigation into the Wisconsin native revealed her to be “fairly unexceptional” with virtually no “criminal […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

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Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town

The International Criminal Court ‘deplores’ new US sanctions on judges and prosecutors

Cesar Chavez Jr jailed after US deportation

Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape and abuse

Man who abducted and murdered woman to be executed in Florida

Campaigners lodge legal action over gender rules for schools and prisons

FBI returns stolen conquistador document to Mexico

Qantas hit with record fine for illegal layoffs during pandemic

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi guilty of rape after extradition to US

US woman convicted over failed assassination in UK