A man who stabbed his wife to death on the forecourt of a service station has been jailed for life, with a minimum non-parole period of 14-1/2 years.

Dylan Rimoni was in bed struggling to breathe and slowly dying from a brain injury while his caregiver played internet poker.

Melbourne police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the killing of Indian student Nitin Garg.

Queensland's crime watchdog has slammed the way police handled the death in custody of Palm Island man Cameron Doomadgee.

Education officials are working to clarify a "grey area" for school staff around their powers to search students suspected of carrying weapons and drugs.

Kiwi Blazej Kot has been sentenced to 25 yrs to life in prison for fatally slashing his wife's throat in the US.

Members of a UK 'Happy Slapping' gang have admitted killing a retired care worker in front of his young granddaughter.

A so-called 'honour killing' has stunned India's capital.

The final time Dot McCormick spoke to her tetraplegic son, she says he was planning a special meal for his soon-to-be killer.

Police investigating the apparent killing of Raymond Piper say people have reported sightings of two cars linked to the case.

Jurors have found Eric Neil Smail guilty of murdering his tetraplegic friend, whom he cared for part-time.

Crown solicitor Simon Moore says murder suspect Zhen Xiao could face trial in China in the absence of an extradition agreement.

Three young men have been jailed for beating unconscious a 14-year-old boy in an inner-city alleyway.

Condemned double murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner has chosen the firing squad as his method of execution this Friday.