Mexico: La Familia Michoacana drug cartel founder Carlos Rosales Mendoza found tortured to death
The 52-year-old's body was found dumped on a motorway in western Mexico.
Auschwitz: Cambridge teens face trial after alleged theft of death camp artefacts on school trip
Guards at the infamous death camp say they spotted two pupils pocket rusted hair clipper and glass fragments.
Mother of Baby P faces two more years behind bars after online porn allegations
The mother of Baby P has been recalled to prison accused of selling pornographic pictures of herself
India: 'Elephant Man' beggar with rare facial disfigurement hopes for a miracle cure
Kanai Das from West Bengal is revered as Hindu god Lord Ganesha by some.
UK: Son of last man executed in Britain calls for return of death penalty
Mark Price was just three when his father was sent to the gallows in 1964.
War on Isis: Daesh warlord Abu Omar al-Shishani reportedly captured in Kirkuk
Infamous Georgian-born army chief has been arrested in northern Iraq, according to Russian media
Commons Speaker John Bercow gets another pay rise to earn more than David Cameron
Buckingham MP accepted an additional 0.62% increase to his salary after a 10% increase in July.
Guantanamo inmate, al-Qaeda operative and life coach: Bin Laden's 'father of death' dies
Guantanamo inmate, al-Qaeda operative and life coach: Bin Laden's 'father of death' dies
Freight train carrying 200,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid derails in Australia's outback
Train came off the tracks in northwest Queensland spilling the highly corrosive substance
Sri Lanka: Organisers of Enrique Iglesias gig should be 'whipped with toxic stingray tails'
Maithripala Sirisena was left reeling after Sri Lankan women ran on stage to kiss the singer and threw underwear at him.
US tornadoes: 11 dead in Texas brings death toll to 29 as storms ravage southern states
Powerful storms have battered the southern US.
UK weather: More rain on the way as snow set to fall on New Year's Eve in northern England
Some areas of northern England will see temperatures dip from unseasonable highs to -3C.
China passes first tough counter terrorism law amid US concerns about snooping
Chinese law requires tech firms to hand over sensitive information.
UK: New law targeting psychological bullies could land controlling partners with 5-year jail term
A new "coercive or controlling behaviour offence" comes into force on 29 December.
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and wife Isla Fisher donate £670,000 to help displaced Syrians
Donations made to Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee.
Syria: Besieged Isis, al-Qaeda and al-Nusra fighters in limbo after rebel leader Zahran Alloush killed
Evacuation of fighters and civilians cannot be guaranteed after Jaysh al-Islam leader's death.
Jerusalem: Two Israelis killed in knife attack and accidental police shooting incident
One of the Israelis was stabbed to death while the other was shot dead by police.
US: Thousands sign petition calling for reinstatement of dinner lady sacked for giving free meal to 12-year-old
Dalene Bowden, from Idaho, was fired due to 'theft' and 'inaccurate transactions' after she gave a free meal away at the school where she worked.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: 'I'm considering asking UK for asylum' after murder summons
The former oil tycoon and scourge of Vladimir Putin is considering escaping Russia's grasp with UK asylum application.
UK: Death crash drink driver travelling at 95mph in 30mph zone jailed for 12 years
Matthew Scrimshaw, 37, killed another motorist in a head-on collision and then fled the scene of the incident.
Colombia: Medical marijuana legalised by President Juan Manuel Santos
The president announced it would be fully legal to grow, process, import and export cannabis and its derivatives for medical and scientific use
Nasa suspends its next mission to Mars by up to two years because of leaky equipment
The US space agency has said that a seismometer has ended the chance of a launch in March 2016
Kuwaiti MP Nabil al-Fadhl dies on his seat during parliament session
The Kuwaiti flag is now draped over the 66-year-olds seat at the Kuwait National Assembly Building
UK: Thieves seen stealing presents from underneath Christmas tree
Police have released CCTV footage of two men apparently stealing gifts from under a Christmas tree.
Controversial KaloBios boss Martin Shkreli fired as CEO days after FBI arrest
The position of the CEO dubbed 'the most hated man on the internet' was terminated.
US: Blood donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men lifted after 30-year ban
Although a lifetime ban for gay men will no longer stand a new policy will come into force barring donations from men who have had sex with a man in the previous year.
Shahena Uddin murder: Six family members jailed after "harrowing" abuse of 19-year-old
The teenager had suffered years of abuse and died after a particularly severe beating.
Police officer and PCSO guilty of misconduct after vigilante murder of Bijan Ebrahimi
Officers did not help disabled man beaten to death after he was wrongly accused of being a paedophile.
Discoboy prankster throws Christmas rave at Waterloo station wearing purple boxer shorts
The 30-year-old joker threw a suprise party for late-night travellers in London
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan gets a new set of teeth for Christmas
The Fairytale of New York singer has had six operations in six months to mend his teeth.
