The victim had reportedly eloped with a 32-year-old man — a father of three who lived in the same village as her family.
Five of the victims were Argentinians who were part of a group in New York to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation.
A West Virginia man who forced an 11-year-old girl to get an abortion avoided jail and was instead sentenced to five years' probation.
An alleged Russian mob boss accused of 60 murders managed to avoid extradition back to Russia over a newly developed fear of flying.
Ahmed Abu Khattala was convicted of terror charges but found not guilty of murder after the incident that resulted in the death of US ambassador Chris Stevens, and 3 others.
A man dubbed as the Italian Fritzl by Italian media is accused of raping and torturing a woman he kidnapped and held in a 'sex dungeon' for 10 years.
A man in his sixties was stabbed to death at Cherry Lane adventure playground, in Crawley, West Sussex, at around 10.30am on Tuesday (28 November).
The Orange County District Attorney has petitioned California Governor to reject the parole of Gina Han, dubbed the 'evil twin' after she plotted the killing of her sister.
A driver who killed a mother-of-two during an illegal drag race in South Wales left the scene of the crash to go to a birthday party.
A 56-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested and later released under investigation after the boy was found dead in Nechells, Birmingham early on Sunday (26 November).
Belgian Rudi Sels piloted a light aircraft that dropped cocaine in plastic barrels over Kent while accomplices Jonathan Hart, Michael Mealing and Andrew Barrett waited below.
A Florida man - James Medina - who plotted to blow up a synagogue during Passover will be hospitalised for psychiatric treatment and likely serve 25 years in prison.
Child first contacted Childline over their internet chat service before then reporting the crimes to police.
Police hunt house thieves who have stolen more than £600,000 in jewellery.
Royal Marine corporals forced soldiers into demeaning roles for failing to carry out routine tasks, court martial hears.
Paedophile John Page, from Kensington, London, has been jailed after having sex with dogs, sharing child porn and fantasising about child necrophilia.
Parole board had ruled that the mother of toddler tortured to death is still a danger to the public.
Barattini Barattini allegedly intruded into her boyfriend's house in the dead of the night before committing the crime.
Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Van Hoa jailed for 7 years for reporting on chemical spill caused by Taiwanese Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation that poisoned fish on central coast.
The Grade 12 student was admitted to hospital after she drank from a bottle of insecticide mistaking it for a soft drink.
The infant's mother has been charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and concealing the death of a child.
Victoria police said they were monitoring the accused since January as he had accessed documents produced by al-Qaeda.
Kevin Robinson was jailed for five months for rugby tackling Judge Robin Tolson, QC, outside his hearing in London.
Three family members, parents and their adult daughter, were found dead in their Spotsylvania County home in what police believe to be a murder-suicide.
Mayor of Altena Andreas Hollstein was allegedly targeted by a man wielding a 15-inch knife possibly because of his 'very liberal views on refugees', said German media.
Attorney Michael Witmer has been charged trying to bring in drugs for his client hidden in a towel at Monroe County Jail.
A woman, named locally as 36-year-old Monika Lasek, was found dead at a property in Halifax, West Yorkshire. A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Alec Heaps, 53, from Stockport, was found guilty of six sexual assault charges at Manchester's Minshull Crown Court, and jailed for five years.
A Sports Direct manager was caught by a group Facebook 'paedophile hunters' after attempting to lure a '13-year-old schoolgirl' to his home for sex.
The teenager was found guilty of 5 terror offences after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, which heard that he had searched for details of security at a Justin Bieber concert.