Death row prisoner: 'I have been told I am going to be executed seven times'
After numerous postponements, Shafqat Hussain was hanged in a Karachi prison in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to campaign group Reprieve.
Syrian rebels backed by the U.S. will have air cover, source says
Syrian rebels backed by the United States will now have air cover if they come under attack after President Barack Obama signed off on the decision, a senior administration official confirms to CNN on Sunday.
China's huge factory sector is struggling
A separate survey conducted by Chinese media group Caixin and Markit showed manufacturing PMI dropped to 47.8 in July, the lowest level in two years, and the fifth consecutive month the index has fallen below 50.
MH370: Amid wait for plane part analysis, islanders search for more debris
Steve Wang still listens sometimes to the last voice mail his mother left for him before she boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Family, celebrities, drama at funeral for Bobbi Kristina Brown
Family and friends said goodbye Saturday to Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, at a private funeral just north of Atlanta.
UK plane crash kills members of bin Laden family, police say
Three members of Osama bin Laden's family were among four people killed in a small plane crash in southern England, British police said.
Italian police seize money from Snoop Dogg at airport
Snoop Dogg left Italy $205,000 lighter on Saturday after police seized money from him at an airport in Calabria.
MtGox bitcoin chief Mark Karpeles arrested in Japan
Japanese police have arrested the CEO of the failed company MtGox, which was once the world's biggest exchange of the virtual currency, bitcoin.
Enclaves swapped in landmark India-Bangladesh border deal
India and Bangladesh have swapped control of some 160 small pockets of land on each other's territory.
MH370 search: Plane debris arrives in Paris
A piece of debris that experts believe could be from missing flight MH370 has arrived in Paris from the French island where it was found on Wednesday.