The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.

Police charged Ahmed al Ahmed in June after an alleged incident with his father at a Sydney home.

Christopher Luxon says he has "full support" of his party, after a vote of confidence 12 weeks before a general election.

Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".

Malaysia's Forest City was pitched as "paradise" but last month police raided it over alleged scam operations.

Deceptions of varying complexity are often used to thwart potential threats, former Secret Service agents say.