CRIME

German prohibition of incest consistent with European human rights laws, court rules in case of Patrick Stuebing convicted of committing incest with sister, Susan Karolewski.

The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five publishing houses Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster - in New York district court, alleging they conspired to fix the pricing of e book.

The suspect, Eric Justin Toth has replaced Osama bin Laden in FBI's most wanted list, 11 months after the world's most wanted terrorist was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

George Zimmerman the 28-year old neighbourhood watch volunteer who admitted he shot the unarmed black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin in a gated community, was charged with second degree murder and transferred to a county jail in Sanford Florida.

George Zimmerman claims he shot dead teenager Trayvon Martin in self-defence.

Family claim man died in handcuffs with face pushed against floor and demand to know why police were so forceful with someone who 'could barely stand up'.

Gordon Thompson sentenced to 11 years for starting fire that destroyed 150-year-old family business.

The killer of a British woman in Japan has lost a final appeal against his life sentence.

Robbery suspect falls to death from tower block window in attempt to escape arresting officers.

Local residents say due to the way they are designed, it is impossible to accidentally fall out of a window of the flats in the tower block where the 18-year-old woman died during a police raid.

New report says Anders Behring Breivik was sane when he killed 77 people in Norway last year.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Britain had the right to extradite five suspected terrorists to the United States but only after all court procedures had been exhausted.

They were sentenced for violation of morality, and disturbing public order.

Although Damascus has made an assurance that it will pull back by 12 April, few tanks have been withdrawn.

The announcement of the accord came hours after the rebels declared their independence.

The boy who lives in one of China's poorest provinces is now suffering from renal failure and his health is deteriorating.

The ban is aimed at reducing the temptation for children and young people to smoke..

The unnamed student was studying for an MSc in data networks and security at Birmingham City University.

Police reveal crimes of victim in effort to find his killers

One Goh a former nursing student who shot seven people dead and wounded three others, at a religious U.S. Oakland city college. Has pleaded guilty to the murders, and will be officially charged later today when he attends court.

Virgin train came off 'degraded' rails and flew down embankment, killing one and injuring 88 in 2007 smash.

An unusual alliance including the MPAA, RIAA and hacktivist group Anonymous has come together to oppose House Bill 2549 which was labelled as "a bill to censor electronic speech."

Anonymous UK faction invites supporters to draw digital arms in protest against extradition of three UK citizens to the US.

A child was sexually attacked every 20 minutes in 2011 according to recent figures.

Brand party for journalists and celebrities only deteriorates into violence as scuffle breaks out on dance floor.

US experts drop opposition to publishing controversial research into H5N1 strain over fears it could be used by terrorists.

Online gambler made nearly £80,000 from scam using nearly 6,000 passport copies in first prosecution of its kind.

Schoolgirl rushed to hospital in desperate bid to save her.

History teacher arrested over claims he told underage girl students to perform sex acts and send him lewd images in exchange for higher grades.