Category Archives: Justice
Sweden prosecutes Iranian man for 1980s war crimes at prison
HELSINKI (AP) — Swedish public prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged an Iranian citizen with committing grave war crimes during the final phase of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
Palestinians fire official who criticized activist’s death
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas has fired the director of the Palestinian national library after he criticized the government over the death of an activist in the custody of Palestinian security forces.
Trudeau says Ottawa withholding health-care transfers to N.B. over abortion access
MONCTON, N.B. — New Brunswick is failing to live up to its obligations under the Canada Health Act because it continues to make it difficult for women to access abortions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. As a consequence, the federal
Officials: US-sanctioned militia leader killed in east Libya
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan militia leader sanctioned by the United States for allegedly killing civilians was shot dead Tuesday in an exchange of fire with forces attempting to arrest him in an eastern city, officials said.
UK inquiry: Children in care homes faced decades of abuse
LONDON (AP) — A British public inquiry into child sexual abuse said Tuesday that hundreds of children in the care of a London authority faced “hard to comprehend” levels of abuse and neglect over several decades.
Trudeau says Canadiens’ selection of Logan Mailloux shows ‘lack of judgment’
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he's not happy with the Montreal Canadiens' draft selection of a player convicted of a sex-related offence. "As a lifelong Habs fan, I have to say I am deeply disappointed by the decision.
NY law has long let officials use campaign funds for defense
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some legislators want to change New York's campaign finance rules after Gov. Andrew Cuomo used $285,000 in political donations to pay lawyers representing him in sexual harassment and misconduct investigations.
UAW gets $1.1M for lake house built for former president
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says it got $1.1 million for a lakefront house in northern Michigan that was being built for a former president who was sentenced to prison in a federal corruption probe.
City: Black man pointed gun at Virginia officer who shot him
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia Beach say a Black man fatally shot by police had pointed a gun at the officer who shot him.
‘This is how I’m going to die’: Police recall harrowing Capitol Hill riot at hearing
WASHINGTON — Police officers who endured the Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill wiped away tears, pounded the witness table in anger and pleaded for justice Tuesday as they recalled a "meat grinder" of Trump-fuelled fury that nearly cost them
