Severed limbs suspect believed to have fled abroad, say Montreal police, while murder video continues to do the rounds online.
Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik will have hired friends in jail after being considered too dangerous to mix with other prisoners.
US Secretary of State accuses Moscow of propping up Bashar al-Assad regime and warns that situation will lead to civil war.
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger asked to help save indigenous tribes after being drawn into bitter row over 'illegal gas grab' in Peruvian Amazon.
Protein present in cancer cells can be used as a marker to detect early signs of the disease.
Two unnamed American tourists abducted by Bedouin tribesmen in Sinai Desert released unharmed
Turkish government preparing bill that will restrict or ban abortion after prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls it 'murder'.
More than 4,000 Syrian nationals of Kurdish origin have crossed the border into northern Iraq, as violence in Syria shows no signs of abating.
Talks between education minister Michelle Courchesne and student leaders viewed as 'last chance' to resolve conflict.
Nasa's NuSTAR telescope will study the science behind the massive black holes.
French reporter captured in April due to return home after release by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Two Americans tourists kidnapped while travelling in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
Mother sets herself on fire in Sichuan in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet as security officers arrest hundreds in Lhasa.
Culture secretary defends his quasi-judicial impartiality and 'sympathy' for News Corporation's bid to take over BSkyB.
Super volcanic eruptions that have the potential to wipe out the human civilization may happen sooner than expected, revealed a new study.
Syrian government accused of muddying waters by releasing political prisoners in line with Kofi Annan plan while continuing violence.
North Korea revised its constitution proclaiming itself as a nuclear state while Seoul and Washington refuted the claim.
Suicide bomber blows himself up outside district police headquarters in southern Afghanistan killed at least five officers.
Series of car bomb attacks kill at least 18 in Baghdad and wound 29 in busy market area.
The once thriving sex industry in Greece has taken a huge blow in recent years.
Fat women face obesity stigma even after they lose their weight, revealed a new study.
Anti-regime forces give ultimatum to the regime to abide by peace deadline in 48 hours, else face the consequences.
Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses cheering crowd of Burmese migrants in Thailand at start of tour.
Coptic Christian teenager had posted drawing on Facebook page that was regarded as mocking Islam and prophet Muhammad.
Damage assessed in northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, which experienced more than 60 aftershocks overnight.
Liberian warlord jailed by Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague for role in atrocities in neighbouring country.
Turkey expels Syrian top diplomats as UN's human rights council is due to hold a special session on Houla massacre
University of Bristol and the China University of Geosciences find life was nearly wiped out at the end-Permian era.
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and Zambian counterpart Michael Sata honoured by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
An international team of scientists finds why and how the deadly swine flu was able to resist anti-flu medicines such as Relanza and Tamiflu.
