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Paris attack: Two people stabbed near former Charlie Hebdo office

September 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two people have been stabbed and seriously hurt in Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Two suspects have been arrested. One of them was seized in the nearby Bastille area […]

Charlie Hebdo: Fourteen suspects to face trial over Paris massacre

September 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

Fourteen people are to go on trial in France over the deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo more than five years ago. Most of the alleged accomplices will stand trial in Paris on […]

French company liable after employee dies during sex on business trip

September 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

A French company has been found liable for the death of an employee who had a cardiac arrest while having sex with a stranger on a business trip. A Paris court ruled that his death […]

Paris waiter ‘shot dead over slow sandwich service’

August 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

A waiter in Paris has been shot dead by a customer who was reportedly angry because his sandwich wasn’t prepared quickly enough. Police say a murder investigation has been launched after the incident on Friday […]

Brazilian soccer star Neymar denies accusation he raped a woman in Paris

June 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Brazilian football star Neymar has denied an accusation that he raped a woman in Paris. According to a police report filed in São Paulo, the woman alleges that the attack took place in a hotel […]

Ange Dibenesha: Death of black man in custody sparks online storm

April 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

A major controversy has erupted over the death of a young black man after he was detained by police in Paris. Ange Dibenesha, 31, was arrested in the French capital on Wednesday evening after his […]

French ‘yellow vest’ protester loses fingers in violent unrest

February 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

A “yellow vest” protester in France had his fingers ripped off during clashes at the parliament building in Paris, as the protests went into their 13th week. The protester attempted to pick up a rubber […]

Canadian tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years

January 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two police officers have been found guilty of raping a Canadian woman at a renowned Paris police headquarters in 2014. They were both jailed for seven years by a Paris court, three years after the […]

Chris Brown: US singer arrested in Paris on suspicion of rape

January 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

US singer Chris Brown has been arrested in Paris on suspicion of rape, French police say. A 24-year-old woman alleges that the star assaulted her in a hotel suite in the city earlier this month. […]

Yellow vests: France to crack down on unsanctioned protests

January 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests after seven weeks of anti-government unrest. His government wants to draft new legislation that will ban troublemakers from protests and […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]