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Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

FBI names suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

May 19, 2025 World Justice News 0

The FBI has named the suspect in the car bombing of a fertility clinic in California as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus. One person was killed and four hurt in Saturday’s blast in Palm Springs, which […]

Manchester Arena bomber attacks prison officers

April 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by Hashem Abedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns, […]

Lawyers bid to postpone Lockerbie bombing trial

February 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

The trial of a Libyan suspect in the Lockerbie bombing, which was due to start in the United States in May, could be postponed following a request from the prosecution and defence. Abu Agila Masud […]

Manchester Arena bomb survivors win conspiracy harassment case

October 23, 2024 World Justice News 0

Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing have won a High Court harassment case against a former television producer who claimed the attack was staged. Martin Hibbert and his daughter Eve sued Richard Hall for […]

Brussels bombers found guilty after long murder trial

July 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

A court in Brussels has found six men guilty of terrorist murder, more than seven years after suicide bomb attacks killed 32 people at the city’s airport and a metro station in March 2016. After […]

US Supreme Court reimposes death penalty for Boston bomber

March 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has re-imposed the death sentence for convicted Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reversing an earlier appeals court ruling to void it. Justices voted 6-3 to reject defence claims Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial […]

Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders

March 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has been found guilty of murdering 22 people. Hashem Abedi had denied helping to plan the “sudden and lethal” blast which killed or injured “nearly 1,000”. The […]

Carlos the Jackal faces trial again in France

March 12, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Carlos the Jackal, the perpetrator of headline-grabbing attacks in the 1970s and early 1980s, goes on trial in France on Monday for the deadly bombing of a Paris shop more than 40 years ago. With […]

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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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Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]