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Colorado cinema killer sentenced to life in prison

James Holmes has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of shooting 12 people dead at a cinema in

China

Bra protest in Hong Kong

Men and women wearing and brandishing bras protested in Hong Kong after a woman was jailed for assaulting a policeman with her breasts The woman had

United Kingdom

Former London banker jailed for 14 years in Libor scandal

A court in London has sentenced a former city trader to 14 years in prison for his part in rigging interbank interest rates, known as Libor

Mexico

Video shows escape of Mexican drug baron Joaquin Guzman

Authorities have released a video of the 1.5 kilometre tunnel through which one of Mexico’s most feared drug barons Joaquin ‘El-Chapo’ Guzman made

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Mexico

Mexico offers $3m reward for escaped drug lord

Mexico is offering a 3 million dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of the worlds most notorious drug lord “El Chapo” Guzman. His

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Soviet prison transformed into dive site in Estonia

Israel

Gaza flotilla detainees await expulsion from Israel in jail

Detained protesters from the Gaza flotilla’s Marianne are being held inside Givon prison in Ramla, Israel, and most if not all are expected to be

USA

Second escaped US prisoner is shot and captured by police

The second of two escaped US prisoners, David Sweat has been shot and captured by police. He was taken 48-hours after his accomplice was killed

USA

Possible sighting of escaped US murderers

Police in New York state say they’re investigating a possible sighting of two convicted murderers who escaped from a maximum security prison. The two

World News

Killers still at large in USA despite ten days of a huge manhunt

It is now day 10 in one of the biggest manhunts in US history as law enforcement officers try to track down and recapture two convicted murderers

USA

Manhunt resumes after New York prison breakout

More than a week after launching a manhunt for two escaped murderers, police in New York state say they have no new leads. Officers continued to a

Cuba

Six Yemeni prisoners transferred from Guantanamo to Oman

President Obama’s goal to close the US naval-based prison at Guantanamo in Cuba moved another step closer as six Yemeni inmates were flown to Oman

USA

Women US prison employee arrested as hunt continues for two men who she is accused of helping to escape

A prison employee in upstate New York has denied helping two inmates escape from the maximum security jail. Joyce Mitchell, a training supervisor at

USA

US jailbreak: record-breaking manhunt crosses into Vermont

In the fifth day of a record-breaking manhunt for two convicted killers, US police extend the search eastwards into Vermont.

USA

US prisoner's release ordered after 40 years in solitary confinement

Brazil

Siege at a youth detention centre in Brazil ends peacefully

A siege at a youth detention centre in Brazil has ended peacefully. Hostage negotiators were called to the facility in the city of Franco da Rocha after teenage inmates overpowered prison workers.

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius to be released after 10 months in prison

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving 10 months for culpable homicide in the

Israel

Olmert found guilty of illegally taking overseas donations

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of illegally receiving money from an American supporter, and has been sentenced to

Russia

Moscow: Kremlin critic Navalny spared jail

A Moscow court has rejected a bid by law enforcement officials to have Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny jailed, for alleged violation of a suspended

Iraq

Iraq hit by bomb blast and prison escape

A car bomb has rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding more than a dozen others. No group immediately claimed