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Sandy Hook: Alex Jones loses case over ‘hoax’ remarks

October 2, 2021 World Justice News 0

US radio host and prominent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has lost another legal case after falsely calling a mass school shooting a “hoax”. Twenty children and six adults were shot dead at Sandy Hook elementary […]

Alex Murdaugh: The hot shot US lawyer and the hit man

September 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police say that prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh ordered a hit on himself so that his son could collect $10m (£7.24m) in life insurance. The incident comes just three months after Mr Murdaugh’s wife […]

Dylann Roof: US court upholds death sentence on church attacker

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

An appeals court in the US has upheld the death sentence given to a white supremacist who killed nine black people at a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof targeted a Bible study group in 2015, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Six people shot at California house party during Coronavirus lockdown

April 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Californian police say six people have been shot and injured at a “large” party despite the “stay at home” order in place in the US state. The shooting took place on Friday night at an […]

Pearl Harbor shooting: US sailor kills workers at Hawaii navy base

December 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US sailor shot dead two workers before taking his own life at the Pearl Harbor military base near Honolulu in Hawaii on Wednesday. Officials say the gunman also injured a third worker before he […]

California school shooting: Santa Clarita attack leaves two dead

November 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two students have been killed and three others injured by a gunman who opened fire at a secondary school in California, officials say. The shooting took place at the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, […]

Kansas City: Gunman on run after four shot dead in bar

October 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Four people have been killed in a shooting at a bar in Kansas City in the midwestern US state of Kansas. Local police said in a tweet that five other people were wounded during the incident […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]