SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state must compensate victims of stray bullets during military and law enforcement operations. The ruling means that the state is now civilly liable for deaths or injuries resulting from
MADRID (AP) — The Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday it has unanimously agreed to pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergy. The country’s Bishops Conference said after a four-day general assembly meeting at the Fatima shrine that
Japanese technology firm Fujitsu has said it plans to compensate sub-postmasters wronged in the Post Office Horizon scandal. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news visit:
general view of sign outside a Fujitsu office (Image: Getty) Fujitsu finally apologised for the Horizon post office scandal and admitted it has a “moral obligation” to contribute to the compensation scheme for victims. Paul Patterson, the IT giant’s Europe director, said
The Government was facing a Tory rebellion by Tory MPs on Monday over calls for a new body to help infected blood victims. Conservative backbenchers were set to join forces with Labour backing moves to extend interim payouts to more victims of
JERUSALEM — There are growing fears among Israelis and some Palestinians that, according to a controversial law aimed at rewarding Palestinians who murder Israelis in “nationalistic attacks,” the Palestinian Authority may be compelled to shell out nearly $3 million a month in compensation to
An Australian court is ordering a man who staged his own kidnapping to compensate police for the hassle of investigating the fake crime. Paul Iera, 35, messaged his girlfriend on New Year’s Eve 2022 from his own phone, pretending to be a
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair forked out hundreds in compensation to several passengers after an intoxicated flight attendant caused their trip to be delayed. Passengers on a flight leaving Eindhoven Airport, in southeast Netherlands, directed to Spain’s Alicante on November 20 arrived three-and-a-half-hours
One of the main reasons PGA Tour loyalists are fuming about the merger with the Saudi Public Investment Fund and DP World Tour is because they spurned LIV Golf and its millions to remain with the PGA. But it appears this new
A British court has ordered a London-based company that delivered the ammonium nitrate that exploded in 2020 at Beirut’s port to pay compensation to some families of the hundreds of victims, Beirut’s Bar Association said Tuesday. The verdict in the High Court