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Michigan Attorney General Files Lawsuit To Stop Presidential Election Results Recount

December 2, 2016 World Justice News 0

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has announced that he filed a lawsuit on behalf of the people of Michigan to stop a request by Green Party candidate Jill Stein to recount the state’s presidential election […]

Inquiry Recommends Federal Court Justice Robin Camp Should Be Removed From The Bench

November 30, 2016 World Justice News 0

Justice Robin Camp, the judge who asked a woman during an Alberta rape trial why she couldn’t just keep her knees together, should be removed from the bench, according to a unanimous recommendation from the […]

National Lottery Accounts Hacked Fear

November 30, 2016 World Justice News 0

About 26,500 National Lottery accounts are feared to have been hacked, according to its operator Camelot. The firm said it did not believe its own systems had been compromised, but rather that the players’ login […]

Paedophile Football Coach Barry Bennell Charged With Child Sex Offences

November 29, 2016 World Justice News 0

Former football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight offences of sexual assault against a boy aged under 14, prosecutors have said. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had received a file of evidence […]

Exiled Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych Appears As Witness In Court Over Protester Deaths

November 29, 2016 World Justice News 0

Ukraine’s exiled president, Viktor Yanukovych, has denied ordering police to shoot protesters as he appeared in court as a witness via videolink from Russia. Protests began in November 2013 after Mr Yanukovych decided to scrap […]

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Has Died

November 26, 2016 World Justice News 0

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90 after a long battle with illness. The revolutionary leader’s death at 10.29pm on Friday was announced on state television by his brother and current […]

EU Denies Grants And To Demand Ukip Group Repay ‘Misspent Funds’

November 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

Ukip is likely to be asked to repay tens of thousands of euros by European parliament finance chiefs who have accused the party of misspending EU funds on party workers and Nigel Farage’s failed bid […]

Philippines Considering Leaving International Criminal Court

November 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he might follow Russia’s example and withdraw from the International Criminal Court, where his critics say he could be charged over the thousands killed in his war on drugs. […]

Police Discover They Killed A Serial Killer

November 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

Police may have unwittingly solved the mystery of a suspected serial killer after shooting dead a man who opened fire at officers in a chance encounter over an unpaid taxi fare. James Dale Ritchie’s weapon, […]

US Navy Defends $600m Piracy Lawsuit

November 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

In July, the U.S. military was accused of unlawfully installing ‘pirated’ copies of 3D virtual reality software onto hundreds of thousands of computers. Facing billions in potential damages, the Navy has now returned fire, accepting […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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 […]

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Michigan Attorney General Files Lawsuit To Stop Presidential Election Results Recount

Inquiry Recommends Federal Court Justice Robin Camp Should Be Removed From The Bench

National Lottery Accounts Hacked Fear

Paedophile Football Coach Barry Bennell Charged With Child Sex Offences

Exiled Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych Appears As Witness In Court Over Protester Deaths

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Has Died

EU Denies Grants And To Demand Ukip Group Repay ‘Misspent Funds’

Philippines Considering Leaving International Criminal Court

Police Discover They Killed A Serial Killer

US Navy Defends $600m Piracy Lawsuit