The Wisconsin teen was convicted of helping stab a classmate to please the horror character in 2014.

What information did two journalists have about the Rakhine crisis that caused Myanmar to arrest them?

The teenagers were found to have engaged in an "indecent and immoral public display of affection".

How did Beethoven's Ninth Symphony become an annual tradition in Japan?

After 1,000 days of civil war in Yemen, 8 million people are at risk of starvation.

John Mwafute harnessed the power of a nearby waterfall to bring electricity to more than 250 homes.

In China, karaoke has become so popular that people can now sing inside booths in shopping centres.

Canberra will recall six fighter jets after a "brutal" campaign against so-called Islamic State.

President Trump is clear which season's greeting he thinks should be used - but do Americans care?

FBI statistics suggest that December is the busiest month for gun sales - so who buys firearms at Christmas?

Meet the scientific women fighting cultural conservatism and discovering new drugs from home.

A run-down of the highest-rated albums of the year, from Kendrick Lamar, Lorde and Sampha.

How well do you remember these places of the past 12 months?

Fake celebrity Instagram accounts are promising big money for users' personal details.

The Sicilian suspect injected air into patients' veins to earn cash from a funeral parlour, police say.

Australia's prime minister says the attack was "shocking" but there were no known extremist links.

Boris Johnson and Sergei Lavrov clash over cyber-attacks but also trade jokes after talks in Moscow.

The ousted separatist leader uses election results to call for a political solution to the crisis.

The regional election fails to quell calls for independence from Spain, Kevin Connolly reports.

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski denies receiving illegal payments from Brazilian building giant Odebrecht.

Eight men are arrested over the largest seizure of the drug in national history.