Former British PM caught up in child sex abuse claim
A former prime minister was drawn into the complex web of historic child sex abuse allegations in Britain, when the police watchdog announced an investigation involving 1970s leader Edward Heath.
Retrial in 1979 NY child murder case set for 2016
A New York judge scheduled a retrial next year in the 1979 kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old boy that continues to haunt millions of American parents.
Jury says Batman gunman mental illness no bar to execution
The US jury deciding the fate of James Holmes, who gunned down 12 people at a "Batman" movie premiere, refused to take the death penalty off the table.
Afghanistan says gatherings mourning Mullah Omar 'legitimate target'
Afghanistan's spy agency banned all mourning ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
MH370 investigators meet in France ahead of wing analysis
Malaysian aviation experts met French officials to coordinate the investigation into missing flight MH370, days after the discovery of a washed-up plane part offered fresh hopes of solving the mystery.
Teen stabbed at Jerusalem Gay Pride march dies: hospital
A teenage girl stabbed along with five other people at a Jerusalem Gay Pride march by a suspect identified as an ultra-Orthodox Jew died of her wounds.
Pakistan claims killing of major Al-Qaeda commander in country
Pakistani security forces have killed a senior Al-Qaeda commander and detained his wife in an overnight raid on his hideout in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.
Bin Laden relatives killed in UK plane crash
Members of Osama Bin Laden's family were among the victims in the crash of a private jet in Britain.
Ablyazov's brother-in-law detained in Lithuania
Mukhtar Ablyazov’s brother-in-law Syrym Shalabayev has been arrested.