Mexico

Mexico holds suspects behind El Chapo jail break

Mexican authorities say they have arrested six people suspected of planning and carrying out the spectacular jail break by drug lord Joaquin Guzman, also known as "El Chapo".

22 October 2015

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius is released from jail under house arrest

The South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison and put under house arrest to serve out his five year

20 October 2015

United Kingdom

Alleged gay serial killer goes on trial in London

The trial has begun in London of a 40-year-old man accused of poisoning and killing four young men in their 20s before dumping their bodies in and

19 October 2015

India

Delhi child rape cases ignite anger and disgust in India's capital

Indians are up in arms after the atrocious gang rape of two small children. In one incident two men abducted a two-year-old from a religious festival

17 October 2015

Spain

Spain arrests 89 suspected people-smugglers

Some 89 Chinese and Pakistani nationals have been arrested as part of a Spanish operation to break up a human trafficking ring. Those detained are

10 October 2015

Syria

Palmyra's sites could disappear within 3-4 months, says antiquities director

Syria's antiquities director says Arch of Triumph has been blown up by ISIL militants, and warns that the Roman-era city faces total destruction.

5 October 2015

Mexico

Mexico extradites 13 drug cartel suspects to US

Mexico has handed over two high ranking cartel suspects to the US in the wake of last July’s embarrassing prison escape by one of the county’s most

1 October 2015

Switzerland

Platini's role into Fifa investigation 'between witness and accused person'

29 September 2015

Spain

Catalan president Artur Mas charged with organising illegal independence referendum

29 September 2015

Mexico

March to mark Mexico's missing

Tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Mexico City to mark the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students. Marchers demanded

28 September 2015

Belarus

Minsk police drag blind man down stairs

22 September 2015

Cinema

David Oyelowo stars in redemption thriller

‘Captive’ is a thriller based on the real story of Brian Nichols, who was on trial for rape in 2005 when he escaped from custody and murdered the

21 September 2015

World News

Migrants: EU approves initial plan to tackle traffickers at sea

The EU’s crackdown on people smugglers operating out of Libya is preparing to step up a gear. Member states have approved initial plans to begin

14 September 2015

West Bank

Mother of killed West Bank toddler dies of wounds

7 September 2015

Argentina

Argentina: man suspected of keeping wife and son locked in cage for 6 years

Argentinian police have arrested 66-year-old Edgardo Oviedo on suspicion of keeping his wife and son locked up for six years. They were allegedly

7 September 2015

India

Indian sisters threatened with punishment rape

Thousands sign Amnesty petition over the threat of 'punishment rape' handed out to two Indian sisters because their brother eloped with a married woman from a higher caste.

31 August 2015

Poland

Poland 'has located' buried Nazi treasure train

Could Ksiaz Castle and its surroundings in Poland soon reveal the mysterious secret of a long-lost train full of Nazi treasure? The Polish government

28 August 2015

Poland

Polish court to rule in Roman Polanski child sex extradition case

A court in Poland is due to rule on filmmaker Roman Polanski’s extradition to the US over a child sex crime conviction. In May, the court said it

27 August 2015

India

India's 'sister-daughter' murder case darkens as socialite held

Mother-daughter killing suspicion over brother-sister 'relationship'

27 August 2015

World News

Thousands of Peru coca growers hit by anti-cocaine drive

A family of coca growers in Peru try to salvage their damaged crops after their plot was destroyed by a government eradication campaign. Thousands

18 August 2015