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Madeleine McCann suspect charged with separate sex offences

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been charged in Germany with unrelated sexual offences. Convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner is accused of five offences between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal. German […]

Madeleine McCann’s parents lose court challenge over detective’s book

September 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

The parents of Madeleine McCann have lost the latest stage of a legal battle over how judges handled claims made by a Portuguese police detective. Kate and Gerry McCann appealed to the European Court of […]

Madeleine McCann: Portuguese authorities declare formal suspect

April 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A person has been declared an official suspect by Portuguese prosecutors investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. They did not name the person of interest but said they were acting on the request of German […]

Portugal’s top art collector Joe Berardo arrested over fraud allegations

June 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

A prominent Portuguese businessman and art collector has been detained by police investigating fraud and money laundering allegations. Joe Berardo was arrested on Tuesday as police raided several homes and banks. Mr Berardo, 76, is […]

Madeleine McCann: Public ‘would reach same conclusion’ on suspect

December 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

A prosecutor who believes Madeleine McCann was killed by a German sex offender says the public would reach the same conclusion if they “knew the evidence we had”. Hans Christian Wolters told the BBC that […]

Madeleine McCann: German prisoner identified as suspect

June 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

A 43-year-old German prisoner who travelled around Portugal in a camper van is now the focus of Scotland Yard’s investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Police believe he was in the area where the […]

Brits arrested as police seize £2m of cocaine in crisp packets on cruise ship

March 28, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Milo Boyd Two Brits are among 12 people arrested after more than £2 million of cocaine was seized by police on a cruise liner. Officers raiding the MSC Opera found 18 kilogrammes of the drug […]

Police still pursuing ‘critical’ Madeleine McCann lead

April 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

Police investigating Madeleine McCann’s disappearance say a critical line of inquiry is still being pursued, 10 years after she went missing. Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said they still hoped they could provide answers […]

Former PM Guterres awarded Human Rights Prize

October 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

PORTUGAL Portugal’s parliament has awarded António Guterres its 2016 Human Rights Prize, for his performance as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the speaker of parliament announced on Wednesday. Guterres is expected shortly to be acclaimed […]

Madeleine McCann ‘Tour’ Prompts Disgust From Her Parents.

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are “distressed” after learning that tourists are being offered morbid sightseeing tours of the town she was kidnapped from. Participants are taken to the apartment where the three-year-old was […]

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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 […]