French court acquits Roman Polanski of defamation
Actor Charlotte Lewis says he defamed her by calling her a liar when she accused him of rape....
Court rules Josef Fritzl can move to normal prison
A court in Austria rules the notorious criminal no longer poses a danger given his ill health....
Australian who exposed war crimes allegations jailed
David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing military secrets, but said he felt a moral duty to speak up....
Jailed Thai activist, 28, dies after hunger strike
Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom, 28, had been accused of insulting Thailand’s monarchy....
Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar
Two people onboard the vessel, Alboran Cognac, were rescued by a passing oil tanker after the incident....
Nobel laureate’s death to be re-examined in S Africa
The former apartheid regime said Chief Luthuli died in an accident after a train hit him in 1967....
Police injured in protest over Mexico missing students
Protesters angry at the lack of progress in the case of the 43 missing students threw firecrackers....
Israeli protesters block aid trucks destined for Gaza
Unverified video shows protesters throwing food packages onto the ground before stomping on them....
Putin makes ex-security council chief Kremlin aide
Nikolai Patrushev, 72, is replaced as head of Russia’s Security Council by Sergei Shoigu....
Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy
Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research....