Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court
Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, from Florida, was detained by Israeli soldiers while on holiday in the occupied West Bank.
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction
Hundreds of children remain missing following other recent abductions in Nigeria.
‘Once in 300 years’ rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia
The deadly floods have affected 2 million people, the majority of whom are still cut off from help.
Fame lowers life expectancy for musicians, study finds
Being a famous singer can lower your life as much as occasionally smoking cigarettes.
Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft
The man is alleged to have stolen coins from parking meters in the German town of Kempten, police said.
Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft
The man is alleged to have stolen coins from parking meters in the German town of Kempten, police said.
Foreign tourists to pay extra fee to visit US national parks
Non-residents will soon have to pay a higher price to enter 11 of the United States’ most popular parks.
New Zealand woman gets life sentence for ‘suitcase murders’ of her children
Hakyung Lee killed her two kids and hid their bodies in suitcases months after her husband died of cancer.
Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali – BBC speaks to eyewitnesses
Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.
Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law – punishable by a life sentence.
