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Construction boss jailed after death of woman crushed by windows

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A construction boss has been jailed for a year for gross negligence over the death of a lawyer crushed by half-tonne windows. Amanda Telfer, 43, was killed when the stack of large unglazed frames collapsed […]

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $110m in US talc cancer case

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered by a US court to pay more than $110m (£85m) to a woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after using its talcum powder. Lois Slemp, […]

Battle between Eminem and National Party rages on in High Court

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Melissa Nightingale The battle over whether a rip-off of Eminem’s Lose Yourself was used for a National Party campaign ad restarted at the High Court at Wellington this morning with a medley of music […]

Malaysia seizes more than $2 million in pangolin scales in largest haul

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The docile pangolin is the most illegally traded animal in the world. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Richard Pullin) Malaysia has seized more than $2 million worth of scales from pangolins, the world’s most […]

Nigeria Chibok girls: Eighty-two freed by Boko Haram

May 7, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, the president’s office says. They were handed over in exchange for […]

Aborigines seek compensation from Australian police for racism in landmark £23 million case

May 4, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney Several hundred Aborigines on a remote island in Australia are seeking compensation for the racist actions of the police in a landmark £23 million class action that has been likened to […]

Thai rights lawyer faces up to 150 years in prison for royal insult

May 4, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Reuters A prominent Thai human rights lawyer faces a prison term of up to 150 years if convicted on 10 counts of royal defamation under Thailand’s harsh royal insult law, the legal watchdog Thai […]

Denver civil rights attorney to defend man accused of killing prison officer in death penalty case

May 3, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Kirk Mitchell | kmitchell@denverpost.com | The Denver Post A Denver civil rights attorney who has handled several death penalty cases across the country has been appointed to defend a man who faces the death […]

Alexei Navalny: Five-year sentence upheld by Russian court

May 3, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Russian court has upheld the five-year suspended sentence handed out to opposition activist Alexei Navalny. A retrial was held after an earlier conviction was overturned following a European Court of Human Rights ruling. Mr […]

Ex-Detroit Public Schools official Barbara Byrd-Bennett gets prison

May 3, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A former Detroit Public Schools official was sentenced to prison after earlier pleading guilty to receiving $2.3 million in kickbacks while steering $23 million in no-bid city of Chicago contracts to education firms. A federal […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

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Construction boss jailed after death of woman crushed by windows

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $110m in US talc cancer case

Battle between Eminem and National Party rages on in High Court

Malaysia seizes more than $2 million in pangolin scales in largest haul

Nigeria Chibok girls: Eighty-two freed by Boko Haram

Aborigines seek compensation from Australian police for racism in landmark £23 million case

Thai rights lawyer faces up to 150 years in prison for royal insult

Denver civil rights attorney to defend man accused of killing prison officer in death penalty case

Alexei Navalny: Five-year sentence upheld by Russian court

Ex-Detroit Public Schools official Barbara Byrd-Bennett gets prison