An Afghan man accused of shooting two members of the National Guard near the White House, killing one, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder charges, US media said.

A 20-year-old youth was brutally murdered in Gorakhpur, allegedly by his friends, who beheaded him and dumped his head and torso in the neighbouring Maharajganj district, police said on Tuesday.

The Imperial Winter Egg with 4,500 diamonds was commissioned by Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II in 1913. 

​The Imperial Winter Egg with 4,500 diamonds was commissioned by Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II in 1913.