CRIME

Samoan novice admits killing newborn baby after muffling his cries in a US convent.

Colombo rebrands wartorn Bay of Bengal as a tourist attraction to show off victory over Tamil Tigers

Attempts to extradite the Mafia boss have been adjourned.

Morrison Adenkor and Angelina Adet were handed the maximum 10-year prison sentence for slicing son's fingers.

Shafik Abd El Hamed sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.

'Sadist' who admitted to stabbing three men in Peterborough will never be released from jail.

Former It's A Knockout presenter to stand trial accused of more sexual offences against two girls

Viktor Yanukovich has claimed that his luxurious mansion, which held a zoo and a converted ship restaurant, was 'really old' and 'needed renovations'.

Swiss authorities have frozen assets of 20 Ukrainians

The financial impact will lower Citi's 2013 net income from $13.9bn to $13.7bn

Nigerian man Malam Kamisu Baranda claimed his goat said it was ok to have sex with it.

Met Police Commissioner would be wrong to introduce water cannons in London, say opponents

Sao Paulo Attacker Arrested after the Brazilian woman had arm amputated but survived impact with subway train at Se Station [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

Man charged with fraud, grand theft and trespassing for crimes against dead pal

Liechtenstein puts block on account of deposed president Viktor Yanukovich's administration in money laundering probe

World Bank delays loan to Uganda after President Museveni passes anti-gay bill.

Labrador and border collie escape arrest after stealing car and crashing it in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Opposition leader ordered two-month house arrest for breaching undertaking on embezzlement case.

New prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk revealed $70bn gone missing from Ukraine's balance sheets

Best photos of the day: 28 February 2014

Pistorius says he doesn't remember the Apple ID passcode to his iPhone 5.

Barry Steenkamp had a second stroke a week before his daughter's murder trial starts.

Dutch police question suspects after two Albanians jump overboard from a North Sea Ferry

Photographs released of tunnels beneath hideouts of Mexico's most wanted man.

Richard Barlow pretended to be Justin Bieber, teenage boy and even a young girl.

Leaked documents show ousted Ukrainian president planned to deploy more than 22,000 forces to quell protest

Lewis Gill's sentence for killing Andrew Young is under review by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve.

More than 10,000 UK women are at risk of being murdered or injured by a partner according to police assessments.

Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing for a more transparent system of justice in the military.