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Florida shooting: Two dead, more than 20 wounded in Hialeah

May 30, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least two people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting outside a concert hall in Florida. The shooting took place between 24:00-01:00 local time (04:00-05:00 GMT) in Hialeah, a city […]

San Jose shooting: Eight killed in California rail yard shooting

May 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

A gunman has killed eight people at a commuter train yard in California. The shooting took place at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail yard in San Jose. Officials say the victims include […]

Idaho school shooting: Girl in Rigby wounds three, police say

May 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A girl reported to be 11 or 12 years old shot and wounded two other students and a member of staff at a school in the US state of Idaho, police said. The unnamed pupil, […]

Indianapolis mass shooting: Eight dead at FedEx facility

April 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Eight people have been killed and many injured in a shooting in the US city of Indianapolis, police say. Witnesses heard several gunshots at a FedEx facility and one said he saw a man firing […]

Daunte Wright shooting: Dozens arrested in fresh unrest in Minnesota

April 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

About 40 people were arrested just north of Minneapolis in a second night of unrest over the police shooting of a black man. Protesters in the city of Brooklyn Center defied a curfew and threw […]

‘Child among four dead’ in shooting at office building in Orange, California

April 1, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least four people, including a child, have been killed in a shooting at an office building in southern California, US media report. Police said they were called to the two-storey building on Lincoln Avenue […]

Boulder Colorado shooting: Gunman kills 10 at King Soopers grocery store

March 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

A gunman has killed 10 people, including a police officer, following an hours-long stand-off at a grocery market in the US state of Colorado. The attack in Boulder ended with police detaining an injured, shirtless […]

Three killed in New Orleans gun shop shooting

February 21, 2021 World Justice News 0

Three people have been killed and two injured in a shooting at a gun outlet in the US state of Louisiana. The local sheriff said an “initial shooter” opened fire, striking two people, which prompted […]

Los Angeles police officers shot in ‘ambush’

September 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two Los Angeles police officers are recovering in hospital after being shot in what police are calling an ambush. Video of the incident shows a figure approach the officers’ vehicle, before opening fire and running […]

Fifth murder trial finds man guilty

September 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man who faced an unprecedented five trials over four years for the shooting of a mother-of-nine and her nephew has been found guilty of murder. Annie Ekofo, 53, and Bervil Ekofo, 21, were killed […]

Human Rights

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 […]