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A top criminal lawyer whose clients included gang leaders has been shot dead outside his children’s school in Cape Town as he was dropping them off for the day. Police say they are searching for an as-yet unidentified suspect who shot

An ex-nurse in Germany has admitted at the start of his trial that he murdered 100 patients, making him one of the world’s most prolific serial killers. Detectives say Niels Högel, 41, administered fatal doses of medication to the people in

 The fiancee of murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi has demanded that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reveal the whereabouts of his body. In an emotional plea, Hatice Cengiz told an audience in London: “I believe that the Saudi regime knows where his

Phones and body parts have been found in the water where a Lion Air passenger plane crashed and sank in Indonesia. Officials say 189 people were on board, up from an earlier report of 188. At least one child, two babies and

A group of Jewish leaders told President Trump that he is no longer welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism following the shooting at a synagogue there over the weekend. Eleven members of the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for

The United Nations humanitarian chief warns thatYemen is on the verge of widespread famine, with about half of the population completely relying on humanitarian aid for survival. Addressing the Security Council on Tuesday, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock said, “there is a clear

The son-in-law of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe, has been released on bail after a magistrate explained to him that he was to face kidnapping charges. Local media tweeted photos of Simba Chikore (in the pink shirt) arriving at the court

US President Donald Trump has called Saudi Arabia’s response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi “the worst cover-up ever”. He added that whoever organised the plot “should be in big trouble”. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, shortly afterwards, that