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Ex-teacher and twin brother arrested in NYC bomb plot

February 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former high school teacher and his brother were accused on Thursday of stockpiling explosive materials in their apartment and paying students to dismantle fireworks for gunpowder to make bombs. Federal officials arrested Christian and […]

Where should the IS ‘Beatles’ be tried?

February 10, 2018 World Justice News 0

They were allegedly members of an Islamic State cell notorious for killing Western hostages and putting their deaths on camera. Western media dubbed them “the Beatles” because of their British accents. Today one is dead, […]

Senior West Midlands Police officer Marcus Beale to be charged under Official Secrets Act

November 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A senior police officer is to be charged over allegations he failed to safeguard sensitive documents which were stolen from his car. The papers were in a locked box taken from Assistant Chief Constable Marcus […]

‘Cufflink terrorist’ Samata Ullah given eight years

May 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A man who used a James Bond-style USB cufflink to store extremist data has been jailed for eight years. Samata Ullah, 34, of Cardiff, admitted being a member of so-called Islamic State, as well as […]

Five teenagers arrested and charged with terror offences

February 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

Five teenagers have been charged with terror offences after their arrest in London, the Metropolitan Police said. The five males, aged between 15 and 19, were arrested on Monday after a “proactive” operation by the […]

Following North Greenwich Station Bomb Alert, Armed Counter Terror Officers Take to the London Tube

October 26, 2016 zoshinuk 0

In the wake of a station bomb alert officers with guns will travel by Tube instead of cars in what could become a regular sight for Londoners during their commute. It is hoped their presence […]

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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 […]