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Police foil bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga’s biggest-ever show on Copacabana beach

May 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Brazilian police say they foiled a bomb attack planned for a Lady Gaga concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach that attracted an estimated 2.1 million people. The plot was orchestrated by a group promoting […]

Brazil jails: Hundreds of inmates use Christmas release to escape

January 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police in Rio de Janeiro are searching for more than 250 prisoners who failed to return to jail after being allowed to spend Christmas with their families. The inmates had been released on Christmas Eve, […]

Flordelis de Souza: The lawmaker who had her husband killed

November 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A gospel singer turned politician has been sentenced for ordering her children to kill her pastor husband in a case which has shocked Brazil. A court sentenced ex-Congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos de Souza to 50 […]

Wife of murdered Greek ambassador jailed over his death in Brazil

August 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Brazilian woman has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for planning the murder of her husband, the former Greek ambassador to Brazil. In 2016, Kyriakos Amiridis’ charred remains were found in the boot […]

Air France crash: Trial ordered for Airbus and airline over 2009 disaster

May 12, 2021 World Justice News 0

Twelve years after an Air France Airbus plane crashed into the Atlantic killing 228 people, a court has ruled that the airline and manufacturer should go on trial for involuntary manslaughter. The Paris court overturned […]

Brazil: At least 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shootout

May 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least 25 people including a police officer have been killed in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, according to local media. The shootout took place during a police operation in a favela in the […]

Brazil drug dealer dresses up as daughter in bungled jail escape

August 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

UPDATE: Prison authorities in Brazil have found convicted drug dealer Clauvino da Silva dead in his cell, three days after an elaborate escape was foiled. Prison officials said it appeared that Silva had hanged himself. […]

Michel Temer: Brazil ex-president arrested

March 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has been arrested as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation, local media say. Local media say police had been trying to trace Mr Temer, who left office on 1 January, […]

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European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

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France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]