Man afraid of being made homeless kept dead grandmother in plastic bags for five months
Christopher Fuhrer, 30, of Queens, is said to have masked the smell with air fresheners and a fan.
US: West Virginia police charge man with rape and murder of baby girl
Benjamin Taylor, 32, is in custody over the death of 10-month-old Emmaleigh Barringer.
Pakistan's government passes long-awaited legislation against 'honour killings'
MPs have also increased the punishment for those convicted.
Dutch tourist jailed for three months for unplugging speakers that silenced sermon in Myanmar
Klaas Haytema, 30, was convicted of violating visa regulations requiring him to respect the culture.
Police investigate mystery of German man who had not left home in three decades
The 43-year-old had been with his parents in the Bavarian village of Freienfels.
Teenage girl accused of attempted murder had cut her face 'to copy The Joker's scars'
Winchester Crown Court heard that the 14-year-old was obsessed with serial killers and school shootings.
Russia denies claims US diplomats fell victim to date rape drugs in 'harassment campaign'
The US accused Moscow of 'harassment and surveillance' when responding to the incident.
Nato jets from UK scrambled to intercept Russian bombers flying south
Two Russian TU-160 Blackjack bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, travelled as far south as Bilbao
Police Community Support Officer jailed after raping two girls, one whilst in uniform
Peter Bunyan of Penzance was found guilty of three charges of rape and one of sexual assault.
Freed Washington Post journalist jailed in Iran for espionage sues country over 'torture'
Jason Rezaian says he suffered 'irreparable harm' due to 'torture and other cruel treatment'.
Isis claims responsibility for deadly wedding attack that killed 31 including groom
The bombing near Hasaka in Syria also killed 5 children and 11 women.
Afghan security forces reportedly 'back in control of Kunduz' after Taliban assault on city
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that 'a massive operation' started on Kunduz.
Syrian senior militant leader Abu al-Faraj al-Masri 'killed in airstrike'
The Jabhat Fateh al-Sham jihadist group says a senior figure died in Idlib province.
London man jailed 16 years after sex attack on girl who later committed suicide
Frank Dent, 73, admitted indecently assaulting Kayley Howson in 2000 in Egypt.
Russia suspends weapons-grade plutonium disposal deal with US amid sanctions
Vladimir Putin cited Washington's 'unfriendly actions' before halting the deal.
Depraved kidnapper tortured and forced male victim to commit sex acts in 'barbaric' attack
Daniel Misiolek, who has 'Thug Life' tattooed on his chin attacked a man in Bootle, Liverpool, in 2015.
Chinese police arrest man suspected of killing 19 people, including 3 children, in rural village
The man, named as Yang Qingpei, was arrested in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, police report.
US protecting Syrian jihadist group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, says Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov
Sergei Lavrov has said that the US has broken its promise to separate the group from other rebels.
New statistics show white on black and black on white homicides on increase in the US
Inter-racial killings in the US have risen to their highest levels since the election of Barack Obama.
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao admits prior drug use as he backs president's 'pusher' war
Elected as a senator in May, he supports Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
Southampton's Eric Black latest football figure implicated in undercover sting
The assistant manager is the first Premier League figure caught in the Telegraph probe.
Birmingham pair denies handing £3,000 to Isis Brussels terror suspect Mohamed Abrini
Abrini is suspected of assisting both the Paris and Brussels Isis terror attacks.
Iraqi grandmother 'beheaded and cooked' Isis soldiers heads to avenge her family's murder
Wahida Mohamed said Isis killed her two husbands, three brothers and her father.
Isis hate preacher Anjem Choudary to appeal against terror conviction
The Judicial Office got an application from Choudary who was jailed for five and a half years.
National manhunt underway after murderer goes missing from Manchester bail hostel
Mark Anthony Ryder, 46, went missing from a bail hostel in Greater Manchester sparking a manhunt
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Massimo Cellino and Tommy Wright exposed in Championship football sting
Undercover reporters from the Telegraph turned its sights to 'bungs' in the Championship.
Care home company fined £1.6m after dementia sufferer, 91, 'froze to death'
Annie Barritt, a resident at Oaklands Country Rest Home in York, died of severe hypothermia.
Tennessee woman claims she returned home to find burglars having sex on her couch
Jamie Barnes said the two thieves ransacked her house stealing jewellery, clothes and appliances.
Saudi Arabia unveils first public sector pay cuts amid low oil prices and record deficit
The Kingdom announced radical new measures following a reported $98bn budget deficit in 2015.
Elon Musk reveals SpaceX plans to build city on Mars using recycled rockets
The billionaire and founder of SpaceX wants to cut the price of future travel to the Red Planet.
