A Canadian man accused of killing and

dismembering

a Chinese student has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including murder. Luka Rocco Magnotta became the subject of an international

manhunt

before being extradited from Germany on Monday. Lee Carter reports.

Luka Rocco Magnotta appeared before a judge in a Quebec courtroom by video link from the detention center where he is being held. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. They include first-degree murder and threatening the Canadian prime minister following the killing and dismemberment of Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese national studying in Montreal. The victim's hands and feet were sent in the post to Canadian political parties and to schools. Defense lawyers say they may request a psychiatric evaluation for Mr Magnotta, who will appear again before a judge later this week.

East Asia has again come out as a major

hotspot

for animal extinctions in the latest Red List of Threatened Species published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Prominent on the list are the world's biggest venomous snake, the king cobra, and the Burmese python.

At the Euro 2012 Football Championships, both the cohosts, Ukraine and Poland, have failed to reach the quarter finals. Ukraine lost 1-0 to England; Poland had already been

knocked out

. France also qualified for the latest stages of the tournament despite a 2-0 defeat by Sweden in Kiev.