New York: Charles Cole charged for strangling his mother and living with her body in a motel
Cole's wife Ronda also faces felony charges of tampering with physical evidence follwing Betty's death.
Indonesian Inul Vizta karaoke bar fire leaves 17 dead and 71 injured
Hundreds of people were singing in private rooms at the Inul Vizta karaoke club when fire broke out.
Migrant crisis: European Commission head Jean Claude Juncker calls emergency talks
Juncker expected to introduce 16-point plan to deal with policing of borders and processing refugees.
Migrant crisis: HMS Richmond joins battle to police people trafficking across the Mediterranean
Frigate will conduct enforcement including the boarding and seizing of migrant smuggling boats.
Archaeologists unearth gruesome Californian burial site
'Trophy heads' buried alongside the bodies of members of an ancient tribe that could have belonged to relatives of the dead.
A-list stars line up for children's charity performance
Nicole Kidman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor to tread boards for The Children's Monologues at the Royal Court Theatre.
Islamic State militants claim responsibility for bombings in Bangladesh that killed one
Ashura procession held by Shiite Muslims to mourn death of grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad when explosions happened.
ComicCon London expected to receive more than 130,000 visitors
Event comes just days after release of latest The Force Awakens trailer and Back to the Future day.
David Beckham's brave fundraiser Kirsty Howard dies at 20 years old
She had brought in £7.5m for Manchester's Francis House Children's Hospice and passed away surrounded by her family.
TalkTalk hack: Institute of Directors says cyberhacking is biggest threat to UK businesses
IoD says serious breaches happen constantly but rarely make headlines as criminal investigation is launched.
Lincolnshire mum-of-two pioneers kidney donation through Facebook
Louise Drewery is believed to be the first person to donate through a social networking site.
Fallon: UK should join coalition forces and strike Syria to stop the 'barbarism' of ISIS
Defence Secretary accuses Russia of "propping up the Assad regime" and bombing groups opposed to the current regime.
Typhoon Koppu claims two lives in the Philippines as EU stands 'ready to help'
Hundreds are now missing with 20,000 homeless in one of the largest natural disasters in the history of the Southeast Asia islands.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not dodge Jeremy Corbyn's questions on human rights
Dignitaries will attend an official state vist to the UK from Tuesday and the labour leader has warned the subject of violations will be raised.
Supermodel Kate Moss linked to 28 year-old aristocrat Count Nikolai Von Bismarck
The society photographer is reported to have grown close to the 41 year-old face of Burberry follwing her split with rocker Jamie Hince.
US Federal report demands end of controversial 'conversion therapy' For LGBT Youth
The practice can "reinforce harmful gender stereotypes" according to the survey by forcing minors to "conform to specific gender expressions".
Al-Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr reportedly killed by Russian forces in Syria airstrike
Leader was killed with fellow al-Qaeda operatives Abdul Malik al-Jazrawi and Abu Yasir al-Maghrebi in the Aleppo province.
Seven out of 10 burglars are never caught say UK Home Office figures
Home Secretary Theresa May faces criticism over police cuts as almost 50% of all crimes are never solved.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to unveil £200m hospital programme to SNP party faithful
First Minister to tell the SNP conference that the plan will double the number of operations in Scotland by 2025.
Palastinian children taught 'How to Stab a Jew' says Israeli UN ambassador Danon
Danon insists Palestinian leadership are brainwashing children with 'incitement and hate'.
Police arrest Willseden Green woman over 'Isis bitches' racist bus rant
Woman filmed by bus passenger threatening to kick pregnant Middle East woman 'in the stomach'.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appointed vice-president of CND
Corbyn has said he 'would not' press the nuclear button as prime minister and opposes Trident missile system.
'Isis bitches' anti-Muslim rant video on Kilburn bus by mother with buggy goes viral
A black woman was filmed in a racist rant against a group of Muslim women on a London bus.
Hollywood actor Randy Quaid and wife arrested trying to enter the USA
The couple had fled to Canada after $5,000 worth of damage was done to their Santa Barbara property.
Family of Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey say doctors missed 'big opportunity' to spot return of disease
Glasgow's New Victoria Hospital insists that decisions made on symptoms were 'entirely appropriate'
Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan promotes 'Justice or Else' message at Million Man March 20th anniversary rally
Farrakhan thanked 'brothers and sisters' from Ferguson who protested following shooting of Michael Brown.
Former prime ministers Blair, Brown and Major to back 'Britain Stronger in Europe' EU campaign
Former PMs will be joined by The Apprentice star Karen Brady, Lord Mandelson and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.
Facebook faces tax avoidance accusations after paying £4,327 in tax for 2014 [Video]
Average salary at the social media site's UK office is £210,000, but it claimed a £28.5m loss.
President Barack Obama offers Kayne West advice on how to run for office [Video]
Obama jokingly asked his audience if they would elect a black guy from Chicago's south side as president.
Poll shows Clinton presidential nomination lead waning in run up to TV debate
Rival Bernie Sanders closes the approval gap by 10% in the race to replace Barack Obama.
