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Canadian police charge youth following terrorism probe

January 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A youth has been arrested in Canada after an FBI tip-off on a charge of facilitating terrorist activity, authorities say. The Kingston, Ontario resident faces an additional count of counselling a person to plant an […]

South African on terror charges ‘dies in Mozambique’

January 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

A South African businessman facing terrorism charges in Mozambique has died in custody of suspected poisoning, his daughter has told the BBC. Andre Hanekom was arrested in August and then accused of being a leader […]

Manchester Victoria station stabbings ‘terror related’, say police

January 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

The stabbing of three people – including a police officer – at Manchester Victoria station on New Year’s Eve is being treated as a terror related incident, police have confirmed. A 25-year-old man has been […]

Strasbourg: Christmas market attacker ‘shot dead’

December 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

French police have shot dead the man believed to have attacked Strasbourg’s Christmas market, police sources have told reporters. Cherif Chekatt had been on the run since the attack on Tuesday evening. Three people have […]

Strasbourg shooting: Gunman shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as he attacked

December 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Strasbourg gunman yelled “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) as he opened fire on people enjoying an evening out at a Christmas market, the Paris public prosecutor told reporters. Rémy Heitz said two people had […]

Man jailed for plot to kill Theresa May

August 31, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who plotted to kill the prime minister in a suicide attack has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 21, from north London, was […]

France hostage crisis: Police shoot supermarket gunman

March 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

Armed police have killed a suspect who shot dead three people in a series of attacks in southern France. The gunman hijacked a car and then took hostages at a supermarket in the town of […]

Pair jailed for UK Christmas homemade bomb attack plan

February 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A couple has been jailed for plotting a terror attack in the UK using a homemade bomb over Christmas. Munir Mohammed, from Derby, was handed a life sentence, with a minimum of 14 years. Pharmacist […]

Ex-teacher and twin brother arrested in NYC bomb plot

February 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former high school teacher and his brother were accused on Thursday of stockpiling explosive materials in their apartment and paying students to dismantle fireworks for gunpowder to make bombs. Federal officials arrested Christian and […]

Canada: Five injured in Edmonton ‘terror’ incidents

October 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

Canadian police have confirmed they are investigating possible acts of terrorism after multiple incidents in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday night. They said a police officer controlling traffic at a Canadian Football League game was struck […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]