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Thailand judge shoots himself in court

October 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Thai judge shot himself in a courtroom after delivering a rare speech railing against the country’s justice system. Kanakorn Pianchana acquitted five Muslim men of murder on Friday before calling for a fairer judiciary. […]

Italian George Clooney fraudsters arrested in Thailand

June 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two Italians accused of posing as US actor George Clooney to promote a fashion business have been arrested in Thailand after years on the run. Francesco Galdelli, 58, and Vanja Goffi, 45 have been wanted […]

Australia’s biggest meth bust: Drugs found hidden inside speakers

June 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

Australian authorities say they have seized the nation’s largest-ever haul of methamphetamine, an illicit drug known locally as ice. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$1.2bn (£660m; $840m), were found hidden inside stereo […]

Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi woman blocks Bangkok deportation move

January 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

A young Saudi woman who says she has fled her family in fear for her life has barricaded herself in her hotel room at Bangkok airport. Thai immigration officials have tried to return Rahaf Mohammed […]

Disgraced ‘jet set monk’ sentenced to 114 years in jail in Thailand after US extradition

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Nicola Smith AThai court has sentenced a disgraced former monk to 114 years in prison for charges including fraud, money laundering and computer crime. Wiraphon Sukphon became known as the “jet set monk” after he […]

Thai beach murders: National Crime Agency unlawfully shared data

August 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has admitted unlawfully handing information to Thai police investigating the murders of two British backpackers. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were found guilty of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller […]

Rights group asks Germany to arrest CIA deputy director Gina Haspel

June 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

The nonprofit European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights submitted a legal brief to German federal prosecutors Tuesday, alleging that Gina Haspel allowed the waterboarding of prisoners at a secret U.S. detention center in Thailand. […]

Police hunt suspect in murder of TAO woman

March 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

THAILAND: PATHUM THANI – Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a man they suspect murdered a woman, who appeared to have been married the previous day, in her car on Tuesday. Pol Col Amnuayphan […]

German husband who killed his Filipino wife has been jailed for life

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BAVARIA – German Horst Koenig, 53, bludgeoned his Filipino wife Grace, 37, with a hammer when she was fast asleep in bed. He then sliced her body with a reciprocating saw and hid her body parts […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]