China sentences mining tycoon to death
A Chinese court on Friday convicted a mining billionaire said to have links with former security tsar Zhou Yongkang of murder and sentenced him to death.
23 May 2014 11:48
Boston marathon bombs made with Christmas-light fuses
The twin bombs that went off at the Boston Marathon last year were made using improvised fuses from Christmas lights and detonators constructed from model car parts, US prosecutors said.
Teenager test case in Maldives death penalty revival
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder over a fatal stabbing in the Maldives, becoming the first minor to be accused of a capital offence since the death penalty was reintroduced, officials said.
22 May 2014 12:55
US kidnap, sex abuse victim found alive after 10 years
California police have arrested a 41-year-old man accused of kidnapping a teenager and sexually abusing her for a decade, after the alleged victim got in touch via Facebook.
22 May 2014 11:40
New York arrests 70 for child porn
Two police officers, a rabbi and a Boy Scout leader are among 70 men and one woman arrested on child pornography charges in the largest such bust in New York, officials said Wednesday.
22 May 2014 10:17
US man jailed for 25 years for Obama ricin plot
A Mississippi man who concocted and then sent potentially lethal ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other senior US officials was jailed Monday for 25 years.
Two US men arrested for burying woman alive
Two American men have been accused of burying a woman alive, according to court documents released Friday after the pair was arrested and charged with murder.
17 May 2014 11:37
Five MSF aid workers freed in Syria
Five aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) who were kidnapped in Syria in January have been freed, the medical charity said.
UN condemns killing of French journalist in CAR
The UN Security Council has condemned the killing of a French journalist in the Central African Republic, and stated those responsible "shall be held accountable".
Mother, daughter held after Spain politician shot dead
Spanish police arrested a mother and daughter suspected of shooting dead a ruling party politician in broad daylight Monday in apparent revenge after the younger woman lost her job.