World's 'longest-serving' death row inmate granted retrial in Japan
A man believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate was Thursday granted a retrial in Japan over multiple murders in 1966, decades after doubts emerged about his guilt.
Bear eaten by cats in Karaganda
A horrendous incident occurred at the Karaganda Zoo: children witnessed a baby bear being eaten by jaguars.
Chinese woman cuts off ex-boyfriend's penis, kills him: report
A Chinese woman chopped off her former boyfriend's penis with scissors and then killed him with a hammer after he raped her.
Fugitive Kadhafi playboy son handed back to Libya
A son of late dictator Moamer Kadhafi was extradited Thursday from Niger to Libya, where he is accused of murder and repression during the 2011 uprising that ended his father's rule.
Chile indigenous leader gets 18 years for murders
A Chilean court sentenced a leader of the country's Mapuche population to 18 years in jail on Friday for a fire that killed an elderly farmer and his wife.
EU not competent to investigate Kazakhstan's Aliyev
When asked to get Eurojust and Europol investigate Aliyev, Commissioner Malmstrom says that EU lacks legal framework to investigate cross-border money laundering cases.
Police reject Breivik prison 'torture' complaint
Police in Norway said Monday they closed a preliminary investigation into a complaint by mass murderer Anders Breivik that his prison conditions amounted to "serious torture".
$6.4 mn payout for man who spent 23 years in US prison
New York City said Thursday it will pay out $6.4 million to a man who spent 23 years in prison for the murder of a rabbi that he did not commit.
Honduras murder rate the world's highest - but falling
The murder rate in Honduras -- the world's highest at more than eight times the international average -- has actually gone down.
Kazakhstani sentenced to life imprisonment in US facing retrial
Kazakhstan national Asel Abdygapparova convicted for life in prison in the US is awaiting retrial and possible reduction of jail sentence.
Man charged over murder of N.Ireland prison officer
Police in Northern Ireland on Tuesday charged a 33-year-old man over the murder of a prison officer who was shot dead near Belfast as he drove along a motorway to work in 2012.
Two Canadians killed in Kabul attack: Foreign Ministry
Two Canadians are among those killed in an attack on a popular restaurant in Kabul, the country's foreign minister said Friday.
Beauty queen's murder exposes Venezuela's crime epidemic
The murder of a soap opera star has brought to light the harsh reality that Venezuelans endure daily: rampant violence and impunity allowing most criminals to get away with murder.
Five bodies found in Russia region near Olympics host Sochi
Russia on Thursday launched a counter-terror operation after five bodies riddled with bullets were found in a southern region bordering the Winter Olympics host Sochi, less than a month before the start of the games.
Kazakhstan has highest incarceration rate in Central Asia
Kazakhstan has the highest incarceration rate in Central Asia.
Deputy Head of North Kazakhstan Oblast's Financial Police Department shot dead
Zhandos Akhmetov, First Deputy Head of the Agency for Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes (Financial Police) of North Kazakhstan Oblast, has been shot dead.
Murder? What murder? Mystery of Haqqani killing in Pakistan
A phantom body, clueless cops and busy spies: the fallout from the shooting of a senior Haqqani network leader will do little to dampen suspicions of Pakistani complicity with Islamist militants.
Kennedy cousin wins new trial over 1975 murder
A US judge on Wednesday granted a nephew of Robert Kennedy a new trial in the murder of his teenage neighbor nearly 40 years ago.
Knox, ex-lover retrial for Italy murder begins
The retrial of Amanda Knox and her former lover for the murder of a British student begins in Florence on Monday, though she has decided not to attend.
New York murders, shootings hit new low
Murders and shootings in New York have dropped to a new low, the mayor's office announced Tuesday, as the city's controversial stop-and-frisk policy comes under fire in the mayoral race.