A magistrate court in Tanzania on Tuesday ordered that an opposition leader who was charged with treason last month be brought to court in person next month after he went on hunger strike to protest against virtual hearings. Opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arrested on April 9 after calling for electoral reforms before a general election in...
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Man Who Kills A Police Officer Days After Police Shot His 18-Year-Old Son Walks Past 30 Officers Defiantly In Courtroom
Ryan Hinton, 18, was fatally shot by Cincinnati police on May 1, 2025, during a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle. Police reported that the suspect was among four in a stolen Kia SUV and fled, pointing a gun at an officer, dropped a gun, picked it up, and pointed it at an officer again, thus...
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Upstate New York Prison Guard Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In An Inmate’s 2024 Beating Death
A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the December death of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating at the Marcy Correctional Facility was recorded by officers’ body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of six guards charged with second-degree murder in the beating. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter during a...
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Four Kenyan Police Officers Charged Over Baby’s Killing As Others Freed
Four Kenyan police officers have been charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby nearly eight years ago. Eight other officers who had originally also been accused alongside the four have had the charges against them dropped by the public prosecutor, sparking criticism. The case relates to baby Samatha Pendo, who was fatally hit in...
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Family Of Kenyan Police Officer Who Disappeared In Haiti After Gang Violence, Demands Answer
Benedict Kabiru, a Kenyan police officer on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti, has been missing for over a month with no official updates on his whereabouts. His families demands for answers 37 days after his mysterious disappearance. Kabiru’s brother said the silence from both Kenyan and Haitian authorities has left them emotionally distressed, with his...
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South African Woman Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping And Selling Her 6-Year-Old Daughter
A South African woman was convicted Friday of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter in a case that horrified the country. The girl went missing more than a year ago and hasn’t been found. Kelly Smith and two men — her boyfriend and their friend — were convicted of kidnapping and human trafficking over the disappearance of...
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U.K. Court Sentences Uganda UN Judge To More Than Six Years In Prison Over Forced Labour Offence
A Ugandan and United Nations judge was jailed in Britain for more than six years on Friday for forcing a young woman to work without pay while the judge studied at the University of Oxford. Lydia Mugambe, a judge of Uganda’s High Court since 2013, was appointed in 2023 to be a judge for the...
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Three Bodies Found In Missouri River Believed To Be Those Of Girls Who Disappeared While Fishing In Omaha
Authorities believe they have recovered the bodies of three girls who disappeared after they went on a fishing trip last month on the Missouri River in Omaha, Nebraska. Lah Tray Moo, 18, Laiana Green, 18, and Eh Cress Moo, 11, were out on the water and reported missing on April 15, NBC affiliate WOWT reported. It...