US ‘serial killer’ border agent arrested in Texas on suspicion of killing four women in two-week murder spree

Texas police on Saturday arrested a veteran US Border Patrol agent, who is suspected of killing four women within the past two weeks and kidnapping a fifth. Juan David Ortiz, a 35-year-old who has worked for the Border Patrol for a decade, was found hiding in a Laredo parking lot after a woman he allegedly abducted was…

Indian students to mug up on legal rights of Harry Potter’s muggles and elves

A robust legal framework in a magical world is to help train India’s lawyers, after a university in Calcutta announced plans to use the Harry Potter books to teach students about prejudice and jurisprudence. The National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) is offering a new course that encourages students to discuss legal aspects of the fictional universe…

The Surge 2 announced

The Surge 2, the sequel to 2017’s solid sci-fi Soulslike, has been announced. Publisher Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 are once again working together, with a view to releasing the action RPG in 2019 on consoles and PC. All we have to go on assets wise right now is a single piece of artwork, above,…

EU court tells Poland to reinstate judges or face fines

The European Court of Justice on Friday ordered the Polish government to suspend a controversial overhaul of the country’s supreme court in a move that puts further pressure on the already strained ties between Brussels and Warsaw. The court demanded that Poland reinstates its judges that were removed by a law introducing compulsory retirement for…

Donald Trump reveals plans to end birthright citizenship for babies born to non-citizens

Donald Trump has revealed he wants to remove the right for children of illegal immigrants born in America to automatically get US citizenship, triggering a heated debate about the legality of such a move.   The US president said he would sign an executive order ending so-called birthright citizenship, which was enshrined in an amendment…

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers in talks to settle series of civil suits alleging sexual misconduct

Lawyers for disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein are in talks to settle a series of civil suits brought against him, it was reported on Tuesday. Weinstein, 66, has enlisted a team of high-powered lawyers to fight his multiple legal battles, and the Wall Street Journal said that talks for the civil cases would begin in November. Any…

Donald Trump says Putin ‘probably’ involved in poisonings, but ‘it’s not in our country’

Donald Trump has appeared to play down the significance of Russian president Vladimir Putin ordering assassinations in overseas countries other than America.  The US president said in an interview that Mr Putin was “probably” involved in poisonings but when pushed further added that “it’s not in our country”.   The remarks come despite Britain, one of…