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Kenyan police accused of helping suspected serial killer escape

August 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

Five police officers in Kenya have been charged after a suspected serial killer escaped from custody, police have said. In July police said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha had confessed to the murders of 42 women, including […]

Milwaukee woman jailed for 11 years for killing her abuser

August 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Milwaukee woman has been jailed for 11 years for killing the man that prosecutors said had sex trafficked her as a teenager. The sentence, issued on Monday, ends a six-year legal battle for Chrystul […]

Woman charged over alleged scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley’s former home Graceland

August 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

A woman has been accused of trying to auction off Elvis Presley’s former home Graceland and defraud the singer’s family out of millions of dollars. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, was arrested and charged with mail […]

ACE Shuts US-Based Pirate IPTV Services, Poor Security Costs $2m

August 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

Larissa Knapp, the MPA’s new Chief Content Protection Officer, and the team at ACE have announced the shutdown of several US-based pirate IPTV services. The FBI veteran revealed the closure of AnytimeTV plus other pirate […]

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to be extradited to US after losing 12-year legal fight

August 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

After years of legal proceedings, New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has approved Kim Dotcom’s extradition to the United States. The Megaaupload founder faces criminal copyright infringement, racketeering, and money laundering charges, which in theory […]

Foetuses can be called ‘unborn humans’ for Arizona abortion vote

August 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Judges in Arizona have allowed officials to call a foetus an “unborn human being” in public information leaflets ahead of a statewide vote on abortion in November. Pro-choice activists criticised the ruling, saying the phrase […]

US police officer charged with fatally shooting pregnant woman

August 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

A police officer accused of shooting a pregnant woman in Ohio has been charged with her murder. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was around 25 weeks pregnant at the time of her death last August. Her unborn […]

Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution

August 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Thai court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who was once jailed. The Constitutional Court ruled that Mr Srettha had violated the “rules on ethics” with […]

Man who snatched 24 phones before police car ‘rammed’ his bike is jailed for two years

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who used an electric motorbike to snatch 24 phones in one morning in London has been jailed for two years. Sonny Stringer rode at nearly 50mph before a police car made “tactical contact” […]

School worker jailed for stealing chicken wings worth $1.5m

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

A school worker has been jailed for nine years after stealing $1.5m (£1.18m) worth of chicken wings. Vera Liddell’s year-long heist of the flightless birds soared to 11,000 cases of the wings, which were meant […]

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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Kenyan police accused of helping suspected serial killer escape

Milwaukee woman jailed for 11 years for killing her abuser

Woman charged over alleged scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley’s former home Graceland

ACE Shuts US-Based Pirate IPTV Services, Poor Security Costs $2m

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to be extradited to US after losing 12-year legal fight

Foetuses can be called ‘unborn humans’ for Arizona abortion vote

US police officer charged with fatally shooting pregnant woman

Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution

Man who snatched 24 phones before police car ‘rammed’ his bike is jailed for two years

School worker jailed for stealing chicken wings worth $1.5m