Aaron Hernandez was serving life for killing a man but was acquitted of another double murder last week.

The authorities acted after some parties blanked out female faces on posters in a nod to conservatism.

The incumbent governor, a Christian on trial for blasphemy, faces his conservative Muslim rival.

A policeman is killed as gunmen attack a checkpoint near St Catherine's monastery in south Sinai.

The African American suspect was motivated by a hatred for white people, say police in California.

There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says.

A fatal attack on a teenage surfer prompts discussion about ways "to put human life first".

No pay, no electricity, you don't even get left alone, but 50 people battled for the Alpine job.