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Arizona pushes abortion to centre stage before US election

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday pushed the abortion issue to centre stage in a state that could be pivotal in deciding who wins November’s US presidential election. It has prompted Democrats to go on […]

US arrests man over Australian religious terror attack

December 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

The FBI has arrested a man in Arizona over a religiously motivated terror attack on a remote Australian property last year that left six dead. Donald Day Jr, a 58-year-old US citizen, faces two charges […]

Derek Chauvin: George Floyd’s killer was stabbed 22 times with ‘improvised knife’ by former mafia member

December 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

Derek Chauvin – the ex-police officer jailed over the murder of George Floyd – was stabbed 22 times with an “improvised knife” in prison, it has emerged. Fellow inmate John Turscak has been charged with […]

Derek Chauvin stabbed in prison

November 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Minneapolis ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in the death of George Floyd, has been stabbed at an Arizona prison, US media reports say. A source told AP the 47-year-old was seriously injured by another inmate. […]

Alec Baldwin may be recharged with Rust gun death because of ‘additional facts’

October 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

New Mexico prosecutors plan to recharge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter over a fatal on-set shooting in October 2021. The prosecutors dismissed charges against the Emmy award-winning actor in April, just two weeks before his […]

U.S. Seeks 70-Month Prison Sentence for YouTube Content ID Scammer

June 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

By pretending to be legitimate music rightsholders, two men managed to extract over $23 million in revenue from YouTube’s content-ID system. Both were arrested, pleaded guilty, and now face multi-year prison terms. This week, the […]

Mother pleads guilty to murder after six-year-old son starves to death in Arizona

May 29, 2023 World Justice News 0

A mother has pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse over the death of her six-year-old son in Arizona. Elizabeth Archibeque, 26, reached a plea deal with prosecutors this month and could face life in […]

Canadian Supreme Court judge on leave after Arizona resort altercation

March 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

An alleged drunken altercation at an Arizona resort has landed a Canadian Supreme Court justice on paid leave. According to a police case report filed in January, a US Marine Corps veteran claimed that Justice […]

Abortions banned in Arizona after judge lifts injunction that blocked prosecutions

September 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Abortions have effectively been banned in Arizona after a judge lifted an injunction that had blocked prosecutions for nearly 50 years. Women will have to leave the state to get the procedure done and some […]

Arizona to ban people filming police officers within 8 feet

July 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A law in the US state of Arizona will ban people from filming police officers at short distances, with possible fines or jail for those who don’t comply. Critics call the law a threat to […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]