Asia Bibi blasphemy case: Husband pleads for asylum
The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after eight years on death row has pleaded for asylum from the UK, US or Canada.
Asia Bibi's husband, Ashiq Masih, said they were in great danger in Pakistan.
The Supreme Court overturned Asia Bibi's conviction on Wednesday, saying the case against her was based on flimsy evidence.
Her acquittal sparked violent protests, and the government has now agreed to try to stop her leaving the country.
On Saturday, her lawyer, Saif Mulook, fled Pakistan, saying he feared for his life.
Pussy Riot activists lend star power to campaign for Hong Kong freedoms
Two members of Russian group speak alongside activist Joshua Wong despite cancellation of art show after ‘threats’ from China
Members of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot joined Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners on Saturday to defend freedom of expression as Beijing tightens its grip on the semi-autonomous city.
Two members of the Russian group spoke alongside leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong at a panel discussion that had been due to accompany the launch of a highly anticipated art show by Chinese political cartoonist Badiucao.
That show was cancelled on Friday with Hong Kong organisers citing safety concerns due to “threats made by Chinese authorities relating to the artist”.
Trump faces a big test in the midterms and it has brought all his worst traits to the fore
Analysis: As the Republicans look to keep control of Congress the president has returned to his demonising rhetoric on immigrationChris StevensonNew York
For Donald Trump, his path to the White House in 2016 was simple: promise action on immigration, the economy and repealing his predecessor's flagship healthcare policy, Obamacare.
The playbook for the midterms – despite the White House not being at stake – is the same. Mr Trump knows what the type of promises and rhetoric that he believes will bring his supporters to the polls and he has been hitting it hard over the past few weeks.
With Mr Trump’s Republican Party currently holding both sides of Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate, his administration should be in the best position to push through his agenda. The president knows that if the Democrats take control of one of the chambers – and he has recently admitted that they could take the House in the midterms – it will make the second half of his presidency harder.
Dirty DealsDocuments Show Secret Plans for Elite League of Top Clubs
A coalition that includes FC Bayern Munich spent months working on plans to create a private league of elite teams behind the backs of associations and other teams. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
The email that could lead to the greatest revolution in the history of European football begins with a completely harmless sentence: "Hi Romano, I would have another interesting issue where we would like to mandate you." The message was sent by Michael Gerlinger on Feb. 3, 2016. Its recipient: the international law firm Cleary Gottlieb.
Gerlinger, 45, heads up the legal department at FC Bayern Munich and is more or less the team's behind-the-scenes brain. He rarely appears in public, but team CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge hasn't made an important decision without him in over a decade.
Famine stalks Yemen as warring parties block aid, UNICEF warns
The United Nations Children’s Fund has warned that both sides in Yemen’s brutal conflict are making it “impossible” to deliver and distribute much-needed humanitarian aid to the country, where some 14 million people are threatened by famine.
Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF’s regional director, said both Yemeni government and Houthi rebel authorities were being uncooperative and that impeding relief efforts could accelerate famine conditions.
"Respective authorities are not enabling us to do our work as fast as we should," Cappelaere told AP in an interview from Yemen on Saturday.
The battle over early voting, explained
Making voting more convenient is surprisingly controversial.
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While the 2018 midterm elections officially take place on November 6, plenty of voters will cast their ballots ahead of time thanks to early voting.
Early voting laws are supposed to make it easier for people to get to the polls. But like other attempts to expand voting access, they’ve often become yet another partisan battleground.
Some 37 states, including those that mail ballots to voters, and the District of Columbia now let citizens vote ahead of Election Day. (You’ll find a full list, with early voting dates, at the end of this article.) In 1980, approximately 4 million ballots were cast ahead of the election; in 2016, more than 47 million people voted early.
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