A former Auschwitz guard who has lived in America since 1952 is in custody facing possible extradition to Germany after being accused of helping to kill 216,000 Jewish men, women and children at the notorious Nazi death camp.

Exeter and Wales prop Craig Mitchell has been remanded in custody in Brisbane after an incident in a bar following the British & Irish Lions first Test win over Australia, Press Association Sport understands.

A Mauritian newspaper editor who published graphic photographs of the body of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has been found guilty of outraging public and religious morality.

South African Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius tearfully denied the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, telling a court he repeatedly shot at her through a locked bathroom door believing she was an intruder.

A second Muslim man has been charged in connection with an attack in Australia on a recent convert to Islam who was allegedly whipped 40 times as a religious punishment for drinking alcohol.

THE preliminary inquiry into the murder of Michaela Harte in Mauritius in January has found there is enough evidence to send forward two suspects for trial for her killing.

Wild elephants demolished two thatched-roof huts, killing five villagers in a pre-dawn attack today in India's remote northeast, an official said.

Detectives investigating the murder of a pensioner are still looking to speak with 10 potential witnesses, a court heard today.

THE mother of twin toddlers found dead in their bedroom told police they may have starved to death, an Australian court has heard.

MARLENE CHAVEZ stood before a hushed courtroom and publicly acknowledged the consequences of her second drunken-driving offence.

Three Indian lawyers have filed complaints in court against Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty for kissing in public, a news report said today.

A former Olympic champion accused of abducting her own child must remain temporarily in the custody of US marshals, a judge said today.

A man who injured a 14-month-old toddler by spinning her in a clothes drier was today jailed for eight months by an Australian court.

A former music mistress at a top private school in the North escaped jail today when she was sentenced on six charges of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

The trial of an electrician accused of the 29 Omagh bombing murders has been delayed, it emerged today.

A GIRL described as a “teenage Paris Hilton” has failed in a bid to sue her parents for child support, it emerged today.

A man who spent time in a Saudi prison was charged in the US today with conspiring to assassinate President George Bush and conspiracy to support the al-Qaida terrorist network.

Nicole Kidman and two freelance photographers accused of stalking the Oscar-winning actress should try to resolve their problems out of court like ”intelligent people”, a magistrate said today.

A bus carrying wedding guests veered out of control and crashed into a rain-swollen river in eastern India, hours after a boat capsized in the same waterway.

An Indian film director faces a ten-year prison sentence after being charged with the culpable homicide of his British assistant, who was hit by a train while filming last week.

A tour guide in Australia accused of causing the death of a German tourist killed by a crocodile has failed to appear in court for his arraignment.

Osama bin Laden declared before September 11 that there “is going to be a fight against Americans”, at an Afghan training camp attended by suspected members of a New York terror cell, prosecutors said in court papers.