A man suspected of shooting dead a well-known doctor in Kansas who performed late-term abortions was in jail today as investigators investigated his background, including the extent of his connections to anti-abortion groups.

Anti-abortion extremist James Kopp has been sentenced to 25 years to life for shooting dead a doctor, declaring: ”I wish I could do 10 life sentences or 10 death penalties” to save the unborn.

An anti-abortion extremist is facing a new murder charge, almost a month after he admitted in a jail interview that he killed a doctor who provided terminations.

AN ANTI-ABORTION militant has admitted killing a doctor who provided abortions, but maintained he only intended to wound him.

A French court has recommended the extradition to the US of one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives.