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New York man freed after 17 years in prison
A New York man walked free Tuesday after 17 years in prison for murder, after it was determined that false testimony had been used to convict him, authorities said.
04 June 2014
Japan woman's body sent by mail marked 'doll'
Murder detectives were Monday investigating the case of a young nurse whose corpse was sent by parcel post across Japan in a box that claimed to contain a doll.
26 May 2014
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
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
Turkey court hears witnesses in police murder trial
A Turkish court heard testimony on Monday that eight men, including four police officers, pummelled a teenage protester to death with baseball bats and truncheons during anti-government demonstrations last year.
13 May 2014
Gerry Adams 'received death threat' after release
Irish republican leader Gerry Adams received a "credible" death threat following his release after four days of questioning over a notorious IRA killing in Belfast, his party said.
06 May 2014
Brutal child murders spark outrage in Turkey
Several brutal murders of children have sparked outrage across Turkey, prompting calls to bring back the death penalty and leading the government to stiffen sentences for child killers.
06 May 2014
N.Ireland republicans rally against Gerry Adams arrest
Hundreds of supporters of detained republican leader Gerry Adams rallied in Belfast on Saturday after Northern Ireland police obtained an extension to quiz him over a notorious IRA murder.
04 May 2014
UK woman held for murder after children's bodies found
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a house in London, British police said.
23 April 2014
Brazil ex-leader Kubitschek was not murdered
Former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek was not murdered by the country's military dictatorship but died in 1976 due to a car crash, a panel said.
23 April 2014
President says ferry crew's actions 'tantamount to murder'
The captain and crew of a South Korean ferry that capsized last week with hundreds of children on board acted in a way "tantamount to murder," President Park Guen-Hye said Monday, as four more crew members were arrested.
22 April 2014
Drunk Russian teen drives into Easter procession, kills two
A drunk Russian teenager drove a stolen car into an Easter procession of Orthodox worshippers in Siberia on Sunday, killing two police officers on duty, police said.
21 April 2014
Interpol wanted man extradited from Spain to Kazakhstan
Spain has extradited Keles Mambetov, a Kazakhstani accused of murder in 2004 and put on the international wanted list.
14 April 2014
Seven babies found dead in Utah home
Utah police responded to a tip that led to a grim discovery over the weekend, with seven dead infants found at their mother's home.
14 April 2014
Man charged over London hotel hammer attack on UAE women
A man was charged with attempted murder on Friday over a hammer attack on three wealthy female Emirati tourists in their luxury London hotel room, police said.
12 April 2014
Australian charged with murder of young French woman
A young Australian man appeared in a Brisbane court on Wednesday charged with the rape and murder of 21-year-old French student Sophie Collombet, reports said.
09 April 2014
Frenchwoman latest foreign student murdered in Brisbane
A Frenchwoman has become the fourth foreign student to be brutally murdered in the Australian city of Brisbane in almost as many months, police said Wednesday.
02 April 2014
Nurse charged over UK hospital poisoning deaths
A male nurse has been charged with the murder of three patients who were poisoned with contaminated medical products at a British hospital, police said.
29 March 2014
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.
27 March 2014
Bear eaten by cats in Karaganda
A horrendous incident occurred at the Karaganda Zoo: children witnessed a baby bear being eaten by jaguars.
22 March 2014