A former nursing assistant at a veterans' hospital in the state of West Virginia faces seven consecutive life terms in prison after pleading guilty to killing seven elderly patients with insulin injections - the US Justice Department said on Tuesday

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced a raft of measures to toughen punishment for those attacking police officers in the wake of an increase in deadly attacks on police officers across the country

Michel Fourniret, an infamous killer known for a series of abductions and murders of young women in France and Belgium from 1987-2001, died on Monday at a prison hospital in Paris at the age of 79, media reported

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the attack on its consulate in the Iraqi city of Karbala and urged Baghdad to beef up protection of diplomatic missions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.

The Interior Minister says Saudi Arabia is also ready for the return of Pakistanis imprisoned for serious crimes.