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Court blocks Roman Polanski’s extradition to US

A Polish court has ruled that the law forbids Roman Polanski's extradition to the US where he pleaded guilty nearly four decades ago to...

China’s new baby policy sparks shift in stock market

Shares of companies making nappies, buggies and infant formula have seen a boost from China’s decision to scrap its decades-old one-child policy. Investors are betting...

June Steenkamp to attend Pistorius re-trial

June Steenkamp has said she will be in court for the appeal against Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter conviction for killing her daughter Reeva. At the hearing...

Second teenage boy arrested over TalkTalk ‘cyber attack’

A second boy has been arrested in connection with the alleged TalkTalk cyber attack, the Metropolitan Police said. The 16-year-old, from Feltham in west London,...

German man admits killing boy who was abducted from Berlin migrants

A German man arrested over the disappearance of a four-year-old Bosnian refugee has confessed to killing the boy. The 32-year-old was turned in by his...

China abolishes one-child policy

China’s ruling Communist Party has decided to abolish the country’s one-child policy and allow all couples to have two children. In recent years the country...

Rescuers begin to reach quake-hit areas

Survivors of magnitude 7.5 earthquake centred in a remote part of Afghanistan are pulling belongings from the rubble of their homes as rescuers begin...

Boss of South Korean ferry operator jailed after sinking

The head of a ferry operator was sentenced to seven years in prison in South Korea’s highest court over a ship sinking that killed...

US school officer sacked for throwing student across classroom

A South Carolina school resources officer has been fired after a video showed him flipping a student backwards out of her desk and throwing...

EU agrees on stricter emissions testing for diesel cars after Volkswagen scandal

The European Union has agreed on tougher emissions tests for diesel cars after the Volkswagen scandal showed previous methods were ineffective. The new standards give...

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