Cambridge University is facing proposals to ensure there are more black and minority ethnic writers on their English literature course.
An emergency call handler was told by a child that his 46-year-old father Barry Dermot 'had been sniffing white powder and drinking alcohol'. Dermot was later arrested.
An Oklahoma deputy arrested 54-year-old John Wayne Kellerman for speeding after finding him "nearly naked" with a thong covering his genitals and petroleum jelly over his body.
Ayhan Uzun filmed himself firing a gunshot into his head whilst broadcasting on Facebook Live. It was reported that his family and friends begged him not to kill himself.
Business analyst Qingqing Rao, 30, was left in persistent vegetative state after a knife attack by by Barry Peacham, 26, on Valentine's Day eve this year.
A Texas mother discovered a video of a man raping her 7-year-old daughter on his tablet's "deleted photos" folder. Jose Trinidad Gonzalez, 35, is in custody.
Brazilian international goalkeeper Jefferson was driving to training in Rio de Janeiro when he was carjacked by three armed men on Sunday (22 October).
The fashion photographer Terry Richardson responds to the ban by Condé Nast over his ban from the publishing house saying his photo shoots were "sexual" but "consensual".
The country has long struggled with high crime rates. New statistics show improvement for many provinces while little has changed in others.
Ahad Ali, 21, of Sidney Street, east London imprisoned a sex worker at his flat and raped her multiple times. He has been jailed for 12 years.
A lorry driver faces 81 years behind bars and eight cane lashes after raping and molesting his pre-teen daughter over a period of four years in Malaysia.
Richard Kray, accused of strangling his 19-year-old daughter, Olivia, appeared in court but was unable to enter a plea because he is still being assessed by psychiatrists
Sabah Khan pleaded guilty to murdering her older sister Saima at their family home in Luton on 23 May 2016.
Mother-of-one Natalia Nemets suffered a horrific death when molten caramel spilled into a huge vat that she was cleaning at a confectionery factory in Russia.
A study by the University of Glasgow found that unemployed people had a mortality rate three times bigger than health and business professionals or teachers.
Despite torrential rain in Bangkok, crowds of mourners have begun camping on the streets around the royal palace ahead of the funeral of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Rex Tillerson hailed Saudi Arabia as a "terrific partner" during his visit to Riyadh, but failed to condemn Saudi forces' demolition of Shia-majority town Awamiya.
Serious concerns have arisen about Qatar's bid for the 2022 World Cup and it's unlikely allegations of corruption will go away.
Emergency services rushed to the property on Morris Crescent in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, which is near three schools, after receiving a call at 11am on 24 October.
Jac Holmes, 24, had been fighting alongside Kurdish troops to force the Muslim extremists from their stronghold in Raqqa.
Wolverhampton mother and stepfather jailed after neglecting 12-year-old for three years until she was removed from their care.
Czech government to pay millions to tear down pig farm built on site of former Nazi concentration camp in Lety where hundreds of Roma people were killed during Second World War.
Maryland Senator Robert G Cassilly wants to bring back the death penalty and is proposing the lethal injection be filled with heroin and fentanyl.
The public prosecutor said investigations revealed that the accused is the brother of the child's stepmother.
The woman reported that the bleeding would often begin during some physical activity or even during sleep and could last anywhere between one to five minutes.
The Isis arsenal comprised the latest weapons made in Nato countries, including a UK-made 155 mm howitzer manufactured in 2011.
Reverend and Quaker in Burnley court after allegedly breaking into a BAE Systems site to sabotage Eurofighter Typhoon jet destined for Saudi Arabia.
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong had allegedly killed North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brother at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Four Australian men were seen swimming inside a live crocodile trap close to the Queensland location were an elderly woman was fatally attacked just two weeks before.
Prisoners at HMP Wayland in Norfolk are being allowed to use laptops to order meals from their cells, a report by the HM Inspectorate of Prisons has revealed.