Texas carried out the first execution this year. Richard Masterson, 43 years old, convicted for strangling a female impersonator and then stealing the victim's car was executed on Wednesday.
Dante Terrel Smith, also known with the names, Yasiin Bey and Mos Def, to appear in court trial on March 8. It was after the American rapper violated the South African Immigration Law by presenting a "world passport" to leave the country.
Demonstrators gather to conduct protest against the occupation of Oregon refuge by armed activists. These protesters called for the arrest and prosecution of the activist group for taking over the refuge.
The new Tory MPs are debating on the report stage and third reading of the psychoactive substances bill. This will follow amendments, but the most intriguing is from a group of MPs supplying drugs outside children's homes.
