The brothers of a woman believed to have been murdered say they cannot rest until their sister is returned to them.

The man charged with the murder of five-year-old Welsh girl April Jones struggled to hold back tears as he appeared in court.

Police in Wales remain hopeful of finding a five-year-old girl kidnapped off the street, alive. April Jones has been missing for 24 hours.

The man accused of raping and killing Melbourne woman Jill Meagher will receive Victoria's highest level of protection in jail amid fears for his safety.

A police forensic team is searching a shed near the makeshift South Auckland grave of a body believed to be missing pregnant woman Rae Portman.

A 32-year-old Hamilton man has appeared in court over the kidnapping of Rae Portman who went missing from Auckland in June.

CCTV images show missing ABC employee Jill Meagher talking to a man as she was walking home, minutes before her suspicious disappearance.

Police have released a CCTV image of a missing British schoolgirl and her 30-year-old maths teacher on board a ferry to France.

Missing Melbourne woman Jill Meagher may have fallen victim to a predator stalking the streets of Brunswick, one of the city's late-night bar and restaurant centres.

Organisers of an annual memorial event for people killed in tragic or criminal circumstances are calling for a national remembrance day for victims along the lines of Anzac Day.

Police say the disappearance of pregnant Auckland woman Rae Portman is now being treated as a homicide.