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Army takes over in Zimbabwe – President Robert Mugabe ‘detained’

November 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

The military has seized control in Zimbabwe but has said President Robert Mugabe, in power since 1980, is safe. After seizing state TV, an army spokesman announced it was targeting people close to Mr Mugabe […]

Erdogan assassination plot: Turkish court sentences 40 to life in prison

October 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Turkish court has sentenced 40 people to life in prison for attempting to kill President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Forty-six people were on trial for the alleged assassination plot during last year’s failed military coup. […]

Paraguay congress set on fire by protesters

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country’s Congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let the president seek re-election. Protesters stormed the legislature, breaking windows and fences. The country’s 1992 constitution, […]

Rodrigo Duterte Threw Corrupt Suspect From Helicopter

December 29, 2016 World Justice News 0

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to throw corrupt officials from helicopters mid-air, saying he has done it before. “If you are corrupt, I will fetch you using a helicopter to Manila and I will […]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Admits He Personally Killed Criminal Suspects

December 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted he personally killed criminal suspects as mayor of Davao. It is the first such admission he has made since becoming president in June, but echoes comments he made in […]

Philippines Considering Leaving International Criminal Court

November 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he might follow Russia’s example and withdraw from the International Criminal Court, where his critics say he could be charged over the thousands killed in his war on drugs. […]

Trump Victorious And Will Now Reshape the Supreme Court

November 9, 2016 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States in a stunning victory following a campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy. Additionally, Republicans have clinched […]

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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 […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]