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Judge OKs 3rd-degree murder charge for ex-cop in George Floyd's death

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin now faces an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd after a Hennepin County judge reinstated a charge of third-degree murder on Thursday

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South African court dismisses Pistorius appeal

LegalexpertssayOlympianOscarPistoriushasfinallyrunoutofoptionstoappealhis13-yearprisonsentenceforthemurderofReevaSteenkamp.SouthAfrica'shighestcourtdismissedPis

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Teen pleads not guilty to UK train bomb

AteenageraccusedofplantinganimprovisedbombonaLondoncommutertrainwhichinjured30peoplehaspleadednotguiltytochargesofattemptedmurderandcausinganexplosionatParsonsG

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Sri Lankan court sentences 7 to death for rape and murder of schoolgirl

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Sept.27(APD)--ASriLankacourtonWednesdaysentencedsevenaccusedtodeathoverthetherapeandmurderofaschoolgirl.Atrial-at-barattheHighCourtin

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Former President Musharraf says to face Bhutto murder trial in Pakistan

Pakistan'sformerPresidentPervezMusharrafsaidhewouldreturntoPakistantofacetrialinthemurdercaseofex-PrimeMinisterBenazirBhutto.APakistanicourtonThursdaypronounced

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Musharraf declared fugitive in ex-Pakistan PM Bhutto's murder trial

APakistanicourtThursdaybrandedformermilitaryrulerPervezMusharrafafugitiveinex-primeministerBenazirBhutto'smurdertrial,butacquittedfivemenaccusedofinvolvementint

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Son of former Sri Lankan President questioned in murder probe

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,August16(APD)--CriminalinvestigatorsinSriLankaonWednesdayquestionedYoshithaRajapaksa,sonofformerPresidentMahindaRajapaksa,inrelationt

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Bangladesh killing: Death sentences for five over murder of Japanese farmer

A Bangladesh court has sentenced five men to death for the murder of a Japanese man more than a year ago.

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Delhi 2005 blasts: Alleged 'mastermind' jailed for 10 years

One man has been convicted over serial blasts in India's capital Delhi that killed 60 people in 2005.

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No bail for three defendants in HK body-in-cement case

​Three defendants in the body-in-cement murder case have been remanded in custody and will reappear in court on June 23.

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Bangladesh Police rules out IS link after arresting key suspects in Italian murder

​Bangladesh Police Monday claimed to have unearthed the motive behind the murder of an Italian aid worker in capital Dhaka and ruled out IS link to the foreigner's killing last month.

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Tension rises in Italy after migrant suspected of brutal killing

​The brutal murder of two elderly people allegedly perpetrated by migrant in southern Italy sparked anger against the government for what was perceived as a mismanagement of the migration crisis, local media reported on Monday.

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Two more suspects detained in relation to Nemtsov's death

Russian security authorities confirmed Monday they had detained another two suspects in connection with the murder of former deputy Russian prime minister Boris Nemtsov.

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Russia offers reward for valuable information on Nemtsov's death

Russian Investigative Committee offered a reward of about 50,000 U.S. dollars for valuable information on the recent murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.

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Serial killer in wrongful conviction case lodges an appeal

A convicted serial killer on Thursday filed an appeal after a court in north China sentenced him to death for multiple crimes, including the murder and rape of a woman in 1996.

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College student charged with Taiwan subway murders

A 21-year-old college student was charged on Monday with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder for a knife attack on a subway train in May, according to the New Taipei prosecutors office.

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Israeli police arrest Jewish suspects for murder of Palestinian teen

Israeli authorities arrested several Jewish suspects over the gruesome murder of a Palestinian teenager last week in east Jerusalem, the police and the Israeli Shin Bet Security Agency said.