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Maltese tycoon Yorgen Fenech acquitted of orchestrating murder of renowned journalist

September 3, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Maltese businessman on trial over the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted. Yorgen Fenech, 44, was accused of complicity in her murder and criminal association to commit murder. He denied […]

Major gangland figure Steven Daniel arrested in organised crime raid

August 26, 2026 World Justice News 0

One of Scotland’s most high-profile gangland figures has been arrested during an early morning police raid. Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel, 46 was taken into custody at around 06:00 from his home in Robroyston in the north […]

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appears in Dublin court after extradition from Dubai

August 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan, one of the world’s most wanted men, has appeared before a Dublin court after being extradited from Dubai. He has been charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation […]

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai

April 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

Irish national Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai over alleged links to an “international organised crime network”. He was detained after a court in Ireland issued an arrest warrant Dubai authorities said they received a judicial file […]

Major gangland figures ‘arrested in Bahrain’ months after fleeing Dubai

March 3, 2026 World Justice News 0

Police Scotland are trying to verify reports that two major organised crime figures have been arrested in Bahrain – five months after they were released from custody in Dubai. Steven Lyons and Ross McGill are […]

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South Africa to deploy troops to tackle crime gangs

February 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to help the police fight criminal gangs and illegal mining in the country. Gang violence is a major problem in South Africa, which has […]

Gangland killing at a funeral shocks idyllic French island

January 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

The mourners had gathered in the small village of Vero, a half-hour drive from Ajaccio, the capital of the picture-postcard Mediterranean island of Corsica. In their midst was former nationalist leader Alain Orsoni, 71, who […]

Cesar Chavez Jr jailed after US deportation

August 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

Former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been jailed in his native Mexico after his arrest in the United States in July. The Mexican boxer was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Studio […]

Italian police arrest 181 in bid to stop Mafia rebuilding in Sicily

February 12, 2025 World Justice News 0

Italian police have launched a series of raids targeting Mafia clans operating in and around the Sicilian capital Palermo. More than 1,200 officers were involved in the operation, which the military Carabinieri force said was […]

Hitman offered $71,000 for Canadian reporter’s assassination

December 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

A hitman offered C$100,000 ($71,400; £56,000) for the assassination of a crime reporter at Montreal newspaper La Presse, the outlet has reported. Convicted killer Frédérick Silva confessed to La Presse that he had offered the […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]