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Dartford man convicted of the murder of his girlfriend in Peru

July 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled and buried his partner while on holiday in Peru has been found guilty of her murder. Jorge Garay, 46, of Hythe Street, Dartford, killed 37-year-old Karla Godoy between 21 September and […]

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Honduras prison violence: At least 41 killed in women’s jail riot

June 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

At least 41 people have been killed in a riot at a women’s prison in Honduras on Tuesday. It is understood that a fight broke out between rival gangs, after which one gang set a […]

Gunman kills five, including child, at Texas home

April 29, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five people – including an eight-year-old boy – have been killed in a shooting in Texas after they asked a man to stop firing rounds in his garden because they were trying to sleep. Authorities […]

Guatemala arrests two in car full of Maya artefacts

November 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police in Guatemala have arrested a man and a woman from the United States who were transporting more than 150 Maya artefacts in their car. An archaeologist said more than 90% of the items were […]

Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduran ex-leader extradited to USA

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has been extradited to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Mr Hernández, who governed the Central American nation until January, was […]

Honduran ex-leader Hernández to be extradited to US next week

April 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández is to be extradited to the United States as early as next week, Honduras’ security minister says. Mr Hernández, who governed from 2014 to January this year, was arrested at […]

Honduras ex-police chief faces US drug trafficking charges

May 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

A former chief of the Honduran National Police is facing drug trafficking charges in the US, the latest drug case against a top official of the country. Prosecutors said Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, known as […]

Honduras: Gunmen storm court building to free MS-13 leader

February 14, 2020 World Justice News 0

Heavily armed men dressed in military fatigues and police uniforms stormed a court building in north-west Honduras and freed a senior leader of the powerful MS-13 gang, officials say. Alexander Mendoza, known as “El Porky”, […]

Trump immigration plans: Supreme Court approves asylum curbs

September 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has allowed the government to severely limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum. The policy bars people arriving at the US southern border from seeking protection if they failed to […]

Honduras football rioting: Three killed ahead of Tegucigalpa derby

August 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

Three people have been killed and about 10 injured in rioting between fans of rival football clubs in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa. The violence broke out ahead of a planned game between the Motagua and […]

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Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]