Parlaympian star Oscar Pistorius files papers at South Africa's Constitutional Court to appeal increased murder sentence, which Supreme Court doubled from six to 13 years.
A Chinese student has entered a coma after they were forced to stand outside in the cold as part of a punishment.
Murat Bayaral's intervention, made on a religious TV channel on 16 December, has highlighted the increasing Islamisation of Turkey under President Recep Erdogan.
Anger among University of Hartford students and civil rights activists as Brianna Brochu avoids hate crime charge for 'poisoning' black roommate Jazzy Rowe.
Just 13% of Israeli Jews are willing to have Arabs as neighbours, a new study by The Center for a Share Society has found.
A woman had her throat slit by her new husband after he became obsessed with her previous partners and refused to believe she was a virgin.
A 19-year-old California man faces life in jail after he allegedly tortured and murdered two children.
Explaining that there are many reasons responsible for cheating, Australian sexologist Nikki Goldstein concludes: "One reason is often when there is trouble at home."
The training was given to make sure that some units of the US Army are ready in case troops need to be deployed on the ground and invade North Korea.
The retail brand is required to put £9m into its pension fund for the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to agree to its restructuring plan.
Footage posted online shows a middle-aged white Australian hurling racist abuse at a group of black boys, who were friends of the deceased, 15-year-old Eliase Nimbona.
The Philippines president says he supports gay marriages and he is even ready to rewrite laws to legalise same-sex unions.
Neurofibromatosis sufferer Reggie Bibbs said driver rode away after seeing his disfigurement after requesting ride to hospital.
The baby boy is recovering in the neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro.
Far from dismissing the call as a prank, police showed up at the Mississippi boy's house to tell him that his Christmas won't be stolen.
Sakorn Sachiwa was announced dead in May by police, saying he died of a digestive disease at a rented room in Phra Nakhon district.
Marijuana enthusiasts in Massachusetts have rolled a 100ft-long joint during an exhibition for weed vendors and supporters.
Hong Kong police discovered the body parts while they were visiting the Mong Kok district apartment complex over an unrelated issue.
A routine tour of a Detroit police station in the US state of Michigan led to the discovery of more than 11,000 untested "rape kits" - and 817 serial rapists.
Andrea Barber of Logos Christian Academy in Springfield allegedly began the relationship with the teenager in 2016 when he was just 15.
Former Navy pilot David Fravor saw a 40-foot long flying object hovering 80,000 feet over the sky before plunging to 20,00 feet.
Three men from Sheffield and one from Chesterfield were arrested on suspicion of terror offences during pre-planned operation.
This is for the first time when a law enforcement officer in the US has been convicted of a terror-related crime.
Investigators from the NTSB found that the train had been travelling along the bend at 80mph, despite it being a 30mph zone.
Siblings reported missing after being left along at north London home when mother was admitted to hospital.
According to the MPs the "eye-catching outfits" do not reflect the status of Islam, which is the official religion of Malaysia.
Officials in Saudi Arabia have begun exploring for uranium and thorium local reports have revealed.
Dellen Millard and Mark Smich were sentenced to life in prison and already serving jail time for the murder of Ontario native Tim Bosma, whose body was also incinerated.
This softening of climate change as a concept is part of a government-wide strategy to dismantle the pro-environmental efforts of federal agencies, say reports.
The animatronic figure of current US President Donald Trump shares the stage with those of his predecessors.
