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Oath Keepers trial is biggest Capitol riot case yet

September 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

Members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group, will go on trial after jury selection begins Tuesday in one of the most high-profile cases stemming from the 6 January 2021 attack on the US […]

Police charge man over string of shootings targeting homeless

March 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police have arrested and charged a man following a string of five shootings – all targeting homeless people as they slept. Gerald Brevard III, 30, allegedly struck five times in nine days in both New […]

Police are hunting a masked gunman targeting homeless people while they sleep

March 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A masked gunman has struck five times in nine days – shooting homeless people as they slept on the streets of New York and Washington DC. Police say the “modus operandi” is the same in […]

Capitol riot: Oath Keepers leader charged with seditious conspiracy

January 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

The leader of far-right militia group the Oath Keepers has been charged with seditious conspiracy over last year’s attack on the US Capitol. Stewart Rhodes was among 11 people to be charged with the crime […]

Washington DC: Man arrested over bomb threat near US Capitol

August 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested after making a bomb threat near the Congress building in Washington DC. The man, identified as Floyd Ray Roseberry, 49, surrendered hours after the threat was made. US Capitol Police […]

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Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

April 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department has said its computer network has been breached in a targeted cyber-attack, US media report. A ransomware group called Babuk is reportedly threatening to release sensitive data on police informants […]

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been accused of taking part in the US Capitol riots after allegedly boasting about it on a dating app. Robert Chapman, from New York, told a user he matched with on the […]

US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams security barrier

April 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries. A car crashed into a security barrier before the driver lunged towards the […]

El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel Aispuro arrested in US over ‘drug trafficking’

February 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

The wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been arrested in the US on suspicion of drug trafficking, US authorities say. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, was detained at Dulles International Airport […]

Capitol riots: The hunt to identify and arrest Capitol rioters

January 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

After the siege on the US Capitol building, the FBI is appealing to the public for help in bringing the assailants to justice. Will this approach work? Trump supporters converged on Capitol Hill on Wednesday […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]