Opening arguments set in US Batman shooting trial
Opening arguments will take place next week in the trial of James Holmes, the gunman accused of killing 12 US cinema-goers at a 2012 screening of a Batman movie.
Kenya officials suspended over university massacre
Nine Kenyan officials have been suspended and could face charges of criminal negligence over the massacre at Garissa university earlier this month.
'America's worst nightmare' deserves death, trial hears
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is "America's worst nightmare" and deserves to die for perpetrating one of the bloodiest attacks on US soil since 9/11.
Boston bomber back in court, prosecution demands death
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will return to court for the start of his sentencing trial when prosecutors will demand that the American jury condemn the 21-year-old to death.
McDonald's faces 'cockroach burger' claim in New Zealand
Fast food giant McDonald's said it was aware of a New Zealand woman's allegation she found a half-eaten cockroach in a hamburger bought at one of its South Island restaurants.
Eight Corinthians football fans shot dead in Brazil
Eight football fans were gunned down ahead of a semi-final match at the Corinthians fan club headquarters in Sao Paulo.
Kazakhstan crushes on bribery in high-profile case
Ex-deputy Governor, advisor to the Governor and several businessmen were found guilty in a corruption scandal that rocked Kazakhstan.
Parents of child killed in Boston bombings ask to drop death sentence
The parents of a boy killed in the Boston Marathon attacks have asked prosecutors to take the death penalty off the table for convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Police frees Kazakh family taken hostage in Latvia
In a special hostage rescue operation, Latvian police has freed a Kazakhstani family of four, who were kept hostage for their expensive property in Almaty, Kazakhstan.