A former militia leader from the Central African Republic has appeared at the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges. Alfred Yekatom, also known as Rambo, said he was tortured before being sent to The Hague.

The trial of accused Charleston church killer Dylann Roof and a gunman who fell for a fake news story top the week's crimes

Federal Judge Vicente Antonio Bermudez Zacarias was shot in the head at point-blank range near Mexico City, but the motive is still unknown.