The legal team behind Mike Jeffries, arrested earlier this year on sex trafficking charges, has requested a hearing to determine his fitness to stand trial.
Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's death and the partial collapse of a pier
Hundreds of defendants admitted to their crimes or were convicted by juries after attacking police, threatening lawmakers or conspiring against the government. Trump could wipe their slates clean, Alex Woodward reports
The conviction of dozens of civilian supporters of Imran Khan, the former Pakistani leader, in the country's military courts is of "deep concern" to the UK and the US, officials have said.
Hong Kong has imposed arrest warrants and HK$1m bounties on six pro-democracy campaigners, including a 19-year-old living in the UK after fleeing the city.
UN investigators say Syria's new authorities are "very receptive" to their request to probe possible war crimes that may have occurred during the Bashar al Assad regime.
Hundreds of people have protested in Christian areas of the Syrian capital of Damascus after a video emerged showing hooded fighters setting a Christmas tree on fire elsewhere in the country.
