Texas court halts execution of man convicted of killing 19-year-old lover

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday halted the execution of Rodney Reed, who was convicted of killing his 19-year-old lover in 1996, as recent calls for his exoneration and a fresh look at his case got more intense.

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Dubai Air Show: Aerospace industry meets for deals and displays

About 1,300 exhibitors are expected at the biggest aerospace and defence event of the year.

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Why being kind could help you live longer

A new institute has been set up to study kindness - as an antidote to an increasingly polarised world.

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Modest fashion: 'I feel confident and comfortable'

Fashion bloggers are covering up and sales of modest clothes are up in high street stores.

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Paris tour shows how black people helped shape France

Resistance fighters and anti-colonial writers, a Paris tour celebrates an alternative French history.

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Gilets Jaunes: Anger of yellow vests still grips France a year on

France has had a year of yellow vest (gilets jaunes) protests, but some of their energy has gone.

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Velvet Revolution: Prague's ghosts of communism

Three memorable locations in the Czech capital symbolise the Communist regime and its downfall.

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Lawyer Avenatti asks U.S. judge to dismiss new fraud charge

Lawyer Michael Avenatti on Friday urged a federal judge to dismiss a criminal fraud charge accusing him of misleading a client as part of his alleged effort to extort Nike Inc.

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Trump grants pardons to Army officers in war crimes cases

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned two Army officers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and restored the rank of a third for actions in Iraq, a move critics have said would undermine military justice and send a message that battlefield atrocities will be tolerated.

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Trump ex-aide Gates faces December 17 sentencing after being star witness

President Donald Trump's former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates, who gave crucial testimony as a prosecution witness that helped convict former Trump advisers Paul Manafort and Roger Stone, will be sentenced on Dec. 17 in his own criminal case, a court filing showed on Friday.

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How the Irish sport of hurling came to the US

Ahead of a big game, what is this ancient Irish sport that's finding new popularity in America?

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U.S. lawmakers agree on bill to fight 'robocall epidemic'

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have reached an agreement on one of the few things that unites polarized Washington -- a hatred of the billions of deceptive and annoying robocalls that Americans receive each year.

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Trump's live-tweets attacking Yovanovitch interrupt hearing

The former Ukraine ambassador responds to President Trump's Twitter attacks while she testifies to Congress.

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Hong Kong condemns attack on justice secretary as protests paralyze city

The Hong Kong government condemned on Friday an attack by a "violent mob" on the city's justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests.

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Trump makes final pitch for Republican challenger in Louisiana governor's race

U.S. President Donald Trump made his final appeal to Louisiana voters on Thursday to wrest power from the Deep South's only Democratic governor in an election later this week, seeking to showcase the power of his support in local races.

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North Korea says it will remove Mt Kumgang resort facilities if South insists on talks

North Korea said on Friday it had sent South Korea an "ultimatum" about its Mt Kumgang tourist resort, saying it will unilaterally remove South Korea's facilities there if Seoul insists on talks about the issue.

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Bolivia's dueling parties strike deal to end political chaos

Bolivia's interim government and lawmakers from the party of unseated leader Evo Morales struck a deal late on Thursday to pursue new elections, potentially helping resolve the South American country's political crisis.

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Hong Kong condemns London 'attack' on justice secretary as protests rumble on

The Hong Kong government condemned on Friday an attack by a "violent mob" on the city's justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests.

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Alibaba backs Hong Kong's 'bright' future with huge listing

The $13bn listing would be the world's largest this year and comes amid growing unrest in Hong Kong.

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Anti-Islamic State coalition at odds on jihadi detainees

The United States on Thursday pressured members of a global coalition fighting Islamic State to allow foreign fighters to be repatriated but despite consensus on the gravity of the problem, disagreements on whether and how to send people back persisted.

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Lebanon's Safadi emerges as PM choice for three parties

Three major Lebanese parties agreed to nominate Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, to become prime minister, three sources familiar with the situation said, suggesting progress toward a new government at a time of acute economic crisis.

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The £7,500 dress that does not exist

Fashion collections that only exist in digital form are being sold, as the fashion industry learns from computer games.

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Israel says holding fire in Gaza as long as militants do

Israel will follow suit if Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip stop cross-border attacks, an Israeli official said on Thursday, denying that Israel had changed open-fire policy as demanded by the Islamic Jihad militant group for a truce.

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