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Ex-CIA officer accused of stealing 300 gold bars worth $40m

June 1, 2026 World Justice News 0

A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance has been accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m (£29.6m) and stashing them in his home. Officials also seized around $2m (£1.5m) […]

Brazilian au pair jailed over double murder which saw one victim lured through fetish website

February 14, 2026 World Justice News 0

A former au pair who conspired with her married employer-turned-lover to murder his wife and a stranger has been jailed for 10 years in the US. Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 25, shot Joseph Ryan dead while […]

Missing high school football coach faces child pornography charges

November 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

Authorities looking for a high school football coach who vanished last week and was considered missing have now announced that he is a wanted man. Travis Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, faces charges of possessing […]

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Smuggler jailed for 40 years after shipping ballistic missile parts from Iran

October 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

A weapons smuggler who used a fishing boat to ship ballistic missile parts from Iran to Houthi rebels in Yemen has been sentenced to 40 years in a US prison. Pakistani national Muhammad Pahlawan was […]

Jury finds NRA and ex-leader Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption

February 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

The National Rifle Association and two top executives have been found liable in a civil corruption trial and ordered to repay $6.35m (£5m). A New York jury agreed that former leader Wayne LaPierre cost the […]

Virginia mother of child who shot teacher sentenced to 21 months in prison

November 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in the US state of Virginia has been sentenced to 21 months in prison on a drug charge linked to the gun used in the […]

Robert Hanssen: Convicted US spy found dead in Colorado prison

June 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

An FBI agent-turned-Russian mole who is notorious as one of the most damaging spies in US history has been found dead in prison. Robert Hanssen was discovered at a maximum-security facility in Florence, Colorado, on […]

Mother of pupil, 6, who shot Virginia teacher in classroom charged

April 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot and wounded a Virginia schoolteacher has been charged in connection with the incident. Deja Taylor was indicted by a Virginia grand jury on charges of felony child […]

Virginia school had three warnings about 6-year-old with gun, says lawyer

January 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A lawyer for the Virginia teacher shot by her six-year-old student has said school officials had multiple warnings the boy had a gun but failed to take action. Abigail Zwerner, 25, was released from hospital […]

Boy aged six detained after shooting teacher in US

January 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

A six-year-old boy has been detained by police after shooting a teacher in the US state of Virginia, officers say. The shooting happened shortly after 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT) at Richneck Elementary School in […]

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 […]