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Nephews of Venezuela first lady convicted of cocaine plot

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Following a sting operation by the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have been found guilty of conspiring to import 800kg (1,750lb) of cocaine into the US. Prosecutors said the […]

Suge Knight claims Dr Dre hired hitmen to kill him!

October 26, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

“Suge” Knight alleges in a lawsuit that the hip-hop star turned Apple executive tried to have him killed twice. Suge Knight, the former executive of Death Row Records, is suing Dr Dre for $300 million […]

Cyber Attacks Disrupt U.S.A.

October 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

On Friday morning, large swaths of the U.S. experienced a major Internet outage—and it was the kind of large-scale takedown of which security expert Bruce Schneier recently foretold. The outage, which appears to have mainly […]

Civil Rights Advocates Concerned About Election Day

October 15, 2016 zoshinuk 0

ATLANTA – There are nationwide challenges that could disrupt electoral voting. New ID requirements, placement of polling places, missing names on the voter roll, hackers and political intervention to name some. With no national standards […]

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned from all planes in the USA

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 0

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones have been banned from all planes in the US following reports of the devices catching fire. The order from the country’s Transportation Department bars owners from carrying on the phones […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]