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Mexico's 43 missing students haunt president Almost a year since the disappearance of 43 students tainted his administration's international image, the case has come back to haunt Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

08 September 2015 14:01

Russian journalist names attackers in 2010 near-fatal beating Russian journalist Oleg Kashin released the names of three men charged with carrying out a savage beating that left him close to death in 2010.

08 September 2015 12:27

Prince Ali says FIFA leaders knew of corruption Prince Ali bin al Hussein, who led a challenge against Sepp Blatter this year, hit out at FIFA leaders links to corruption ahead of his entry into the FIFA presidential race.

08 September 2015 10:39

Australia court adjourns Johnny Depp dog case The court case against actor Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard for allegedly smuggling two dogs into Australia -- dubbed the 'war on terrier'.

07 September 2015 14:16

Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Charleston shooter South Carolina prosecutors said they intend to seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the white alleged supremacist charged with killing nine black churchgoers in June.

04 September 2015 13:58

Malaysia PM urged to come clean on scandal at anti-graft meeting A global anti-corruption conference opened in Malaysia with a demand for the country's Prime Minister Najib Razak to come clean on a raging financial scandal.

02 September 2015 16:01

Obama slams 'completely unacceptable' cop killing President Barack Obama vowed to push for police officer safety after a Texas sheriff's deputy was gunned down from behind and shot multiple times at close range.

01 September 2015 15:41

Vietnam to free 18,200 prisoners in amnesty but no activists Vietnam said it will free more than 18,200 prisoners to mark its independence day celebrations, but political activists will be excluded from the country's second biggest-ever amnesty.

28 August 2015 16:56

US shooting suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound: official The man suspected of killing two journalists as they carried out a live interview in Virginia died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

27 August 2015 13:15

White House presses Congress to act on gun control after TV shooting The White House issued a rapid call for Congress to pass gun control laws, after two journalists were shot to death during a live television broadcast.

27 August 2015 12:31

Ashley Madison hack strikes fear in outed users Two years ago, trapped in what he remembers as "a dead marriage," Michael logged on to adulterous dating site Ashley Madison for the first time.

26 August 2015 13:20

Guatemala's president may face corruption trial Guatemala's Supreme Court gave a green light for embattled President Otto Perez to be investigated for graft in the corruption scandal rocking his government.

26 August 2015 12:32

EU says Russia's jailing of Ukrainian filmmaker 'in breach of international law' The EU sharply criticised Russia on Tuesday for the jailing of Ukrainian filmmaker and Kremlin critic Oleg Sentsov, calling it a violation of international law.

26 August 2015 11:10

Russia verdict due in Ukraine filmmaker's 'terror' trial A Russian military court is set to announce its verdict against a Ukrainian filmmaker who faces a lengthy prison term on terror charges in a trial decried by the West.

25 August 2015 17:28

Armed attack on currency exchange office in Astana An unknown man assaulted a currency exchange office in Astana on August 17. Police made an arrest the same day.

24 August 2015 20:34

Steenkamps adamant Pistorius deliberately killed their daughter Reeva Steenkamp's devastated parents remain adamant Oscar Pistorius deliberately killed their daughter, telling Australian television their life has been ruined.

24 August 2015 15:29

Ashley Madison sued over membership data leak A Can$760 million (US$578 million) class action lawsuit has been launched against the owner of affair-seeking website Ashley Madison.

22 August 2015 12:30

Brazil speaker, former president charged in Petrobras corruption Brazilian prosecutors lodged corruption charges against the speaker of the lower house -- a key figure in the country's current political crisis -- and also against a former president.

21 August 2015 15:46

Thai police chief hails bomber hunt 'progress', but still no arrests Thailand's police chief insisted his officers were making "a lot of progress" in the hunt for the Bangkok shrine bomber despite the lack of arrests and mystery over the attackers' motives.

21 August 2015 15:26

Jenner could face manslaughter charge over US car crash Transgender Olympic champion Caitlyn Jenner could face misdemeanor manslaughter charges over a deadly car crash in February when Los Angeles police reveal the results of an investigation into the accident next week.

21 August 2015 14:16

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