Victim's skull smashed with 20 kg rock for revealing he was homosexual.
Authorities in Mexico preparing shelters after Popocatepetl starts spewing ash and lava.
Beijing authorities rule death of migrant worker from Anhui as suicide amid allegations of police cover-up.
Hadfield filmed singing Space Oddity on board International Space Station before return to Earth.
French cases back theory that NCoV can spread between people in discovery of 'greatest global concern' says WHO.
Israeli airstrike on Syria targets arms shipment to opposition groups, claims rebel commander.
Police hunting at least three suspects after apparently random shooting.
'Bibi' installs costly double bed on plane for trip to Thatcher funeral. Now he has to lie in it.
Knight will need facial reconstructive surgery due to severity of abuse, says grandmother.
Pope Francis has bestowed sainthood on 800 Italians who were beheaded in the southern town of Otranto, after refusing to convert to Islam.
Israeli Prime Minister to visit Russia to stop Syria-bound missiles falling into Hezbollah's hands.
Dead peacock found in garage during police investigation into another crime.
Following the news of his terminal illness, Mark Templin from Montana sold his truck, gave up his job, held a 'last birthday party' and even paid in advance for his future funeral.
With Conservatives 'in turmoil' over EU, the UK's education minister insists that everyone is on the same side.
The Duchess of Cambridge is satisfying her pregnancy cravings by tucking in to vegetable curry in her parents' village of Upper Bucklebury, Berkshire.
Oscar-winning film Django Unchained was back in Chinese theatres on Sunday more than a month after being withdrawn for 'technical reasons'.
Turkey claims the deadly car bombs in Reyhanli were the work of Syrian forces.
Preliminary results indicate Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party will emerge as largest in landmark parliamentary elections in Pakistan.
Twilight star Robert Pattinson is in for a celestial treat as girlfriend Kristen Stewart gears up for his 27th birthday on 13 May.
Two car bomb blasts have killed at least 40 people near Turkey's border with Syria.
Sky gazers in northern Australia and the South Pacific witnessed a remarkable annular solar eclipse.
Michelle Knight, the first of the three women to be abducted, is taken into police protection.
Prince Harry will attend the opening ceremony of the Warrior Games on the third day of his US tour.
An unidentified man has been accused of attempted murder on the lives of his wife and daughters.
USS Nimitz and several vessels arrive in South Korean port city of Busan.
Taliban threatens harsh punishments for men who let their wives cast their vote.
Former leader faces charges relating to deaths of 846 protesters, along with corruption charges.
Pakistan Taliban 'proudly' claims responsibility for explosions that rock Karachi and Peshawar as voting gets under way.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif expected to get majority while Imran Khan seen putting up good show.
Ariel Castro confirmed as father of Amanda Berry's six-year-old daughter's by DNA test.