A self-proclaimed "home-free" hitchhiker who became an Internet celebrity earlier this year for using a hatchet to stop a fight is suspected of beating a New Jersey lawyer to death, authorities said Thursday.
Two more asylum seekers die trying to reach Australia
Two more would-be asylum seekers have died on the ocean trying to get to Australia while their 46 shipmates survived a boat journey that contained equal parts tragedy and luck.
Man tried for tricking girlfriend into abortion
The 28-year-old son of a Florida fertility doctor has been charged by federal authorities with tricking his girlfriend into taking a pill used to induce labor and cause an abortion, killing the fetus she was carrying.
Show goes on for Harris despite abuse probe
Rolf Harris is going ahead with his second concert of the year, organisers say, even as he waits to discover whether he will face charges over sex assault allegations.
Pope blasts "cult of money" that tyrannises poor
Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods.
Boston bombings revenge against US: Tsarnaev
Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as retribution for US wars in Muslim countries, CBS News reported on Thursday.
Monster tornado rips Texas, kills six
Six people were dead and seven missing after a powerful tornado ripped through a neighbourhood that included housing for the poor in the north
Tax chief fired as Obama struggles for control
Washington's top tax official has been fired as President Barack Obama seeks to stem a rising tide of criticism over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny.
US tax office head quits over scandal
WASHINGTON: The acting head of the US Internal Revenue Service has quit after the tax office became embroiled in a controversy over the targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
US AG sidesteps questions on AP records seizure
Lawmakers pounded US Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday with questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records, and grew frustrated when he said he had limited answers.