Decrying ‘unspeakably cruel punishment’, NGO says action is judicially-sanctioned torture, therefore crime under international law

Mohammed Khalifa, 39, was behind video production of US journalists James Foley, Steven Sotloff, decapitated in 2014, says Justice Dept

41-year-old Brazilian who died had serious immune system problems, local authorities say

Deliveries could start in ‘coming days’, says president following UN, Turkey-brokered deal

Rescuers find four bodies in rubble, as aftershocks continue to rock region

It wants crisis-stricken country to carry out ‘deep structural reforms’ before approving more aid

Hundreds have also been nabbed under Beijing-imposed security law

Russia claims attack in separatist-held Donetsk aimed at dissuading Ukrainian forces from surrendering

Members, such as assassin’s mother, pressured to donate to group, say former Moonies

Community wants retraction of Catholic Church’s creed on colonisation of non-Christian native lands by Europeans

Health Dept says individual had travel history in countries with infections

Pair found using false names stolen from dead babies, buried in nearby cemeteries, says report

Foreign Ministry calls on country to reinstate moratorium on death penalty, end violence, repression