• Kansas man Charged in Islamic State Bomb Plot to Change Plea: Court

  A Kansas man accused of plotting a suicide car bombing at a U.S. Army base in support of the Islamic State militant group intends to change his not guilty plea, according to a court filing on Thursday.

  

• North Korea Sentences Canadian Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim to Hard Labor For Life

  North Korea's highest court has sentenced a South Korea-born Canadian pastor to hard labor for life for subversion, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a punishment Canada condemned as "unduly harsh."

  

• UK Review Says Muslim Brotherhood Membership an Indicator of Islamic Extremism

  A British government review into Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood published on Thursday concluded that membership of or links to the political group should be considered a possible indicator of extremism but that it should not be banned.

  

• Mistrial Declared in Trial of Baltimore Police Responsible for Killing of Freddie Gray

  A Maryland judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the trial of the first of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, whose killing sparked riots and arson in the city in April.

  

• Number of Trafficked People in UK Rises by 21 Percent; British Children Vulnerable, Reveals Crime Agency

  The number of people identified as potential victims of human trafficking in Britain rose by 21 percent last year, as police and other professionals have got better at spotting signs of the hidden crime, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday.