Three family members brutally killed a woman with a sickle for marrying a man from a different caste in the eastern town of Sahiwal in Pakistan, a police source told Efe Thursday.
A Sudanese woman was sentenced to death Thursday after she was convicted of apostasy - the renunciation of one's faith - for marrying a Christian, a media report quoted officials as saying.
The death toll in Turkey's horrific coal mine accident rose to 238 Wednesday with hundreds of miners still trapped underground.
At least 41 Boko Haram fighters were killed after village vigilante groups ambushed two trucks in Nigeria, media reported Wednesday.
An Indian-origin member has quit a political party in Britain, branding it "racist" and "terrifying".
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Moscow may retaliate against Western sanctions if those countries continue confrontation, indicating possible blow to such payment systems as Visa and MasterCard.