The police are carrying out an investigation into the death of a diver who was found unconscious in the water with nearly 50kg of cocaine floating around him in the New South Wales Port of Newcastle.
A woman accused of killing her three children with the help of her 16-year-old son has admitted to committing the crime, according to Los Angeles police investigators.
British YouTube travel vlogger Benjamin Rich, famous for exploring some of the dangerous parts of the world, was arrested at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to Russian authorities.
A man accused of a double murder claimed that he committed the crime because the victims had a button for an atomic bomb.
The Alabama prison officer and the inmate who disappeared last week were in a "romantic relationship," and the officer willingly participated in the murder suspect's escape, according to the prison authorities.
A man who shot his two-year-old son with an air gun before stabbing and smothering him with a pillow has been jailed for life.
A 13-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by four men, was raped again when she went to file a complaint with the police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
A barrel containing human remains was discovered in Nevada's Lake Mead on Sunday amid a historical drought being witnessed by the region.
A 51-year-old Australian man has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for the 1988 homophobic murder of an American. The victim was 27 years old at the time of the incident.
A woman from South Wales drowned her two-year-old son in the bath because she thought that her family had been possessed by demons and that she had to protect her son from them.
A 23-year-old Wisconsin man, Chandler Halderson, had dismembered his parents' bodies before scattering some of the parts in a river and putting the remaining ones in the family fireplace.
Indian authorities seized nearly 90 kg of heroin worth $58m (£46m) from Pipavav port in the western state of Gujarat last week. It had been kept in bags containing heroin-soaked yarn bales.
As many as nine people have been arrested following the collapse of a building in the Chinese city of Changsha where several people are still trapped.
A woman suffering from locked-in syndrome was found dead at her parents' house sitting in an upright position, covered with insects and fused to the living room couch.
A female suicide bomber has been accused of carrying out the attack in Pakistan that killed four people, including three Chinese nationals, on Tuesday.
Four people, including two children, died after a man opened fire at a kindergarten in Russia's central Ulyanovsk region on Tuesday.
Four people, including three women and a man, were found stabbed to death at a house in South Bermondsey, London.
A 49-year-old man accused of killing at least 18 elderly women in the Dallas area will have to face a trial all over again since the jury failed to reach a majority verdict in the case.
The mother and stepfather of a five-year-old boy whose body was found dumped in a river in Sarn, Bridgend County, have been found guilty of his murder. A 14-year-old whose identity has not been revealed due to legal reasons has also been found guilty of the murder.
An Indian high court has now said that live-in relationships are responsible for a rise in sexual offences and for promoting "lascivious behaviour."
A man who forced his friend to kill himself after he found out that he had allegedly sexually abused his six-year-old daughter has been jailed for 18 months.
A man who bit off a former politician's ear and gashed another person during Hong Kong protests in 2019 has been sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison.
A Pakistan anti-terror court has sentenced six men to death for their role in the mob killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of committing blasphemy.
A woman's dismembered body was found stuffed in a duffel bag after a dog walker's hounds spotted blood and followed the trail during their morning walk in Queens, New York City.
An Indian man who was seen in a viral video publicly threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women has been arrested by the police in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a park in southeast London on Wednesday. The boy was found with stab wounds by police officers who had rushed to the crime scene on receiving reports of a fight in progress.
A Russian artist faces up to 10 years in jail for protesting against the country's invasion of Ukraine. A local court has put her behind bars for spreading "fake news."
A wedding in the Indian state of Maharashtra ended in a bloody brawl after four drunk guests allegedly stabbed the groom's friend and the bride's brother last week.
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in front of his parents at Sydney's Royal Easter Show on Monday. The incident happened after a brawl broke out at the crowded carnival ride area. A 16-year-old boy has also sustained injuries in the attack.
An Australian woman found guilty of killing her three-month-old daughter has been spared a jail sentence after a court found out that she was suffering from postpartum depression when the incident occurred.