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Charlie Hebdo trial suspended as suspect catches Covid-19

November 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

The main suspect in the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in France has tested positive for Covid-19 and his trial has been suspended, lawyers say. Ali Reza Polat is accused of helping the militant Islamist attackers […]

Terror inquiry after teacher beheaded near Paris

October 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A teacher has been beheaded in a suburb north-west of the French capital Paris, with the attacker shot dead by police. The victim in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is said to have shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]