Self-confessed cocaine addict and nightclub bouncer Carl Whant has been found guilty of the rape and murder of heavily-pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender. more
A 47-year-old man has been charged with the murders of a vicar in Gloucestershire and an elderly woman in Worcestershire. more
The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have paid tribute to two Western journalists, including Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times, who have been killed in an attack in the ... more
The UN's humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, is to travel to Syria to negotiate access for aid workers in the conflict-torn country. more
Eight more bodies have been found in the wreckage of the semi-submerged cruise liner Costa Concordia, according to Italian officials. more
More than 40 people have been killed and some 550 injured after a train packed with commuters slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires. more
Brazil's Sao Paulo carnival parade contest ended in riots after a man stole and destroyed the judges' results. more
A second body has been found by detectives investigating the murder of an elderly woman who was apparently killed during a burglary. more
