Ex-Celtic coach Jim McCafferty charged with sexual activity with a child
McCaffery's arrest follows an interview with the Irish Mirror in which he admitted abusing children.
Pope Francis compares fake news consumption to eating faeces
Pope Francis said that spreading disinformation was 'the greatest damage' the media can do
Barack Obama planning digital media career after leaving White House, say reports
The outgoing US President has even met Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to discuss his plans.
Dominican Republic: Police shoot dead 2 men who attempted to kidnap Briton, say reports
Local reports say that a 49-year-old British man was subject to a bungled kidnap attempt.
Infamous stolen iron gate from Nazis' Dachau concentration camp 'found in Norway'
German police believe the gate was stolen in 2014 from the former Nazi concentration camp.
Man critically injured after crashing his car at 114-mph whilst streaming on Facebook live
Onasi Olio-Rojas was filming himself weaving in and out of traffic in Providence, Rhode Island.
Suspected cop killer used children as human shields in 11-hour stand-off, say police
The stand-off in Tacoma, Washington State, ended when a SWAT officer shot the suspect
Bogus spiritual healer tricked woman into having sex with him to save her marriage
Syed Shah promised to 'purify' her relationship with her husband after they sacrificed a goat
Minnesota senators to debate whether its members can drink water in the house for second time
Minnesota senators are currently not allowed to bring food or drink onto the senate floor.
Italy police arrest 'Ndrangheta mafia fugitive known as 'The Dancer' after 6-year manhunt
Marcello Pesce, 52, was the leader of one of the most powerful clans in the 'Ndrangheta syndicate.
British pharmaceutical industry warns patients could lose access to vital medicines post-Brexit
Parliamentary committee hears a new product license may be needed after exiting the EU.
Girl, 4, died 'after being fed diazepam to sedate her' and ingesting heroin, methadone and ketamine
Poppy Widdison died in June 2013 at the drug-filled home of her mother's boyfriend in Grimsby.
Arrested German 'Islamist spy' was once a gay porn actor, say reports
German police seized 51-year-old spy agency worker alleged to have offered official secrets online.
Texas teacher 'had sex with students at home and in back of her car then rated their performance'
Kelsey Leigh Gutierrez is alleged to have engaged in sexual activity with 2 pupils over 18 months.
UK may never leave EU, claims Polish foreign minister after trip to London
Witold Waszczykowski accompanied the Polish prime minister, Beata Szydlo, to Downing Street.
German spy agency employee arrested over Islamist comments and internet chatroom leaks
The German intelligence agency, BfV, first became aware of the man's actions 4 weeks ago.
US military admits it targeted and killed loyalist Syrian forces by 'mistake' in Deir ez-Zor
The US-led coalition said it attacked troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad in error on 17 September.
Battle for Mosul: Isis killing civilians who refuse to let snipers use their homes
UN says it has evidence Isis dishing out brutal punishments to civilians who reject their demands.
Police may have solved historic Peggy Knobloch case after finding DNA of dead neo-Nazi near her body
Peggy Knobloch was just nine in 2001 when she vanished while walking home from school.
Married teacher jailed after performing sex acts on pupil on flight home from school trip
Teaching assistant Jill Meldrum-Jones, 37, was jailed for 32 months after admitting sex charges.
Obsessive millionaire 'strangled burlesque dancer after paying her to be his £10,000-a-month escort'
Married father-of-two Peter Morgan is alleged to have choked Georgina Symonds to death in Wales.
Donald Trump threatens to terminate US-Cuba relations thaw in wake of Fidel Castro's death
Outgoing US president Barack Obama worked hard to restore diplomatic relations in 2015.
Russia decries Ukrainian missile test strikes over Crimea as tensions deepen
The Ukrainian army notified its Russian counterparts it was to carry out tests on 1 and 2 December
Bodies of 3 adults and 2-month-old baby found 'shot to death' in Alaska murder-suicide
Four bodies were found in the Hampton Inn and Suites hotel in Fairbanks, Interior Alaska
Iran arrests 3 officials over deadly train collision that left 44 dead
The train crashed in the northern province of Semnan on Friday, leaving around 100 injured
President-elect Trump's stock in Dakota Access Pipeline raises concerns
Two people tipped to be members of Trump's cabinet also stand to profit from the pipeline.
US Army to close Standing Rock Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp next month
The Army Corps of Engineers will close a parcel of land near the Missouri River that has occupied since April
Trump adds Obama terrorism critic and campaign lawyer to White House staff
The President-elect picks Kathleen 'KT' McFarland and Donald McGahn for new positions in the Oval Office.
British photographer David Hamilton dies in Paris, aged 83
Hamilton was facing multiple accusations of rape in his adopted country of France.
Australian Isis operative Neil Prakash 'may be alive' after being reported dead in airstrike
Australia's most senior Isis operative known as Abu Khaled al-Cambodi was reported dead twice in 2016.