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Ghana’s Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024 finally becomes law

September 21, 2024 World Justice News 0

Women’s rights advocates are demanding the immediate implementation of a nearly 30-year-old gender equity bill which Ghana’s president signed into law on Thursday. This ends a process which began in 1998, with the bill shuffling […]

South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years

September 21, 2024 World Justice News 0

South Carolina has executed its first death row inmate in 13 years, administering a lethal injection to Freddie Owens. Owens, 46, was found guilty by a jury of killing shop worker Irene Graves during an […]

Businessman extradited from UK to South Africa on fraud charges

September 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A British businessman, who was a former contractor for South Africa’s ailing power utility Eskom, has been extradited from the UK to face charges of corruption and fraud. Michael Lomas is accused of taking kickbacks […]

Judge Mullins (right) and Sheriff Stines

Kentucky sheriff held over fatal shooting of judge in court

September 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after fatally shooting a judge in his chambers, police say. District Judge Kevin Mullins died at the scene after being shot multiple times in the Letcher County Courthouse, Kentucky […]

‘I am a rapist’, admits husband in French mass rape trial

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted […]

Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ court battle begins

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

A court battle to determine the future of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire and a £14.9bn family trust begins in the US on Monday. The case will pit 93-year-old Mr Murdoch against three of his eldest […]

Huw Edwards given suspended jail term for making indecent images of children

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after he admitted charges of making indecent images of children. The court heard that among a number of […]

Donald Trump safe following apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course – Suspect arrested

September 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former President Donald Trump is safe following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course on Sunday afternoon, and a “potential suspect”, named as Ryan Routh by several media outlets, is in custody, US authorities have […]

Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic murdered and allegedly ‘pureed’ in blender by husband

September 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and “pureed” in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland are reported to have said. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was […]

Brain-damaged man who was jailed for life in 1991 over murder has conviction quashed

September 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

A brain-damaged man jailed for life for murder as a teenager has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Oliver Campbell was jailed in 1991 for murdering shopkeeper Baldev Hoondle in Hackney, east […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

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Ghana’s Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024 finally becomes law

South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years

Businessman extradited from UK to South Africa on fraud charges

Kentucky sheriff held over fatal shooting of judge in court

‘I am a rapist’, admits husband in French mass rape trial

Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ court battle begins

Huw Edwards given suspended jail term for making indecent images of children

Donald Trump safe following apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course – Suspect arrested

Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic murdered and allegedly ‘pureed’ in blender by husband

Brain-damaged man who was jailed for life in 1991 over murder has conviction quashed