Former Louisiana Mayor Misty Roberts has been released after completing a 90 day jail sentence following her conviction for carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile involving a 16 year old boy. Her sentence attracted criticism from prosecutors and residents, while a judge rejected a request to increase her jail time.
AfD co leader Alice Weidel has promised to fly Germany's black, red and gold national flag on government and school buildings if her party enters government. Her comments come after the AfD secured a historic 43.8 percent of the vote in Saxony Anhalt, more than twice the CDU's 17.2 percent, although the party fell short of an outright majority.
A Japanese restaurant has sparked an international debate after a blunt notice informing customers that it does not provide halal, vegan or vegetarian menus went viral online. The sign, reportedly displayed outside a restaurant in Tokyo’s Jiyugaoka area, clearly sets out what customers should expect before entering.
One person has been killed and seven others injured following a mass shooting at a house party in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Italian security services are reportedly maintaining heightened surveillance on around 150 informal Islamic centres amid concerns about fundamentalist activity and potential radicalisation.
A Tacoma grocery store owner accused of stealing at least $600,000 from the United States government’s food assistance programme has been arrested in India after allegedly fleeing the United States through Canada.
A former senior United States immigration officer and an associate have been arrested over an alleged corruption scheme involving payments in exchange for improperly approving and expediting immigration applications.
An Ottawa man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after deliberately setting a fire inside a high rise apartment building that killed a 3 year old girl and seriously injured members of her family.
