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Charlie Hebdo cartoonists reject Texas attack comparison
Two Charlie Hebdo journalists have rejected any suggestion of similarities between a deadly attack on the French satirical magazine and a failed armed assault on a Mohammed cartoon event in Texas.
05 May 2015
Merkel defends cooperation with US spy agency
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted her country needed to work with American intelligence agencies, in the wake of claims Berlin helped the US spy on EU leaders and companies.
05 May 2015
Boston bomber emotional as aunt breaks down on stand
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showed emotion in court for the first time, wiping his eyes.
05 May 2015
Bieber plays down 'rumours' over Italy police quizzing
Pop star Justin Bieber laughed off media reports that he was quizzed by police in Rome over Argentina's request for him to be arrested.
30 April 2015
Baltimore braces for fresh large-scale protest
National Guard troops patrolled the tense streets of Baltimore in large numbers in anticipation of a fresh large-scale protest over the death of a young African-American man in police custody.
30 April 2015
From drunk to radical, how a Boston bomber was born
Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a flashy dresser who smoked pot and drank alcohol before his dreams of becoming a boxing champion were crushed.
29 April 2015
Baltimore police use smoke bombs, pepper pellets on protesters
Police in Baltimore fired smoke bombs and pepper pellets at hundreds of protesters who defied a night-time curfew that took effect across the city.
29 April 2015
Maddie McCann parents win 500,000 euros in Portugal libel case
A former Portuguese police officer who headed the investigation into the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann was ordered to pay 500,000 euros to her parents in a libel case.
29 April 2015
Baltimore awakes to aftermath of riots over black man's custody death
Riot police stood guard on the smouldering streets of the US city of Baltimore after protesters incensed by the death of a young black man.
28 April 2015
Australia's FM slams chaos ahead of Indonesia executions
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop criticised Indonesia's "chaotic" handling of the execution of nine prisoners.
28 April 2015
France's Jean-Marie Le Pen hid 2.2 mn euros in Swiss account: report
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the elderly founder and former chief of France's far-right Front National, hid 2.2 million euros in a secret account in Switzerland.
28 April 2015
Defense to launch bid to save Boston bomber from death
Celebrated defense lawyer Judy Clarke will launch her bid to save 21-year-old convicted killer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from the death penalty for bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013.
27 April 2015
Trainer of Golovkin's opponent Willie Monroe arrested for drug dealing
Toni Morgan, the trainer of Gennady Golovkin’s opponent Willie Monroe Jr. has been arrested for dealing drugs.
22 April 2015
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.
22 April 2015
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.
22 April 2015
'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.
22 April 2015
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.
21 April 2015
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.
20 April 2015
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.
20 April 2015
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.
12 April 2015