At least 27 inmates have now thought to have died in the latest violence to erupt in a Brazilian prison.

Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Basque city of Bilbao to demand that jailed members of ETA serve out their sentences closer to home.

A Russian serial killer known locally as “the werewolf”, already serving a life-sentence for murdering 22 women, admitted to police he murdered 59 others, says the Russian Investigative Committee.

Manaus (Brazil) - The deadliest prison riot in Brazil in 20 years has left 56 people dead after violence spiralled out of control between two rival drugs gangs in a jail in Manaus.

Washington (USA) - The US State Department has admitted for the first time that a 400 million dollar cash payment made to Iran ordered by a tribunal was withheld until four US prisoners were released.

Fifteen inmates from Guantanamo prison have been sent to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest transfer of detainees during President Obama’s administration.