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According to Amnesty International, the rise was driven mostly by Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. It's a different story in the U.S., where a majority of states have essentially halted executions.

The visit by the leaders of the Eastern and Western churches to the island of Lesbos, planned for April 16, will signal support for migrants and refugees.

The former Massey Energy CEO also must pay a $250,000 fine for his role in a 2010 mining disaster that killed 29 miners.

Civil liberties groups allege the U.S. government incarcerates some immigrants because they can't afford to pay bond. They would be eligible to be free while waiting for their court date.

After a speech about encryption and privacy, James Comey said he puts tape over his laptop's camera. Privacy activists seized on that as hypocritical, given the FBI's stance on "unhackable" devices.

The state rents the property now, and has tried for years to purchase it from the current owner. Officials say their aim is to prevent the property from falling into the hands of neo-Nazis.

The flight landed safely, but police also say they've determined that "an object, believed to be a drone, had struck the front of the aircraft."

When Britain's Natural Environment Research Council launched a poll to help name a new research ship, one suggestion caught on: Boaty McBoatface. But Science Minister Jo Johnson says it's unsuitable.

The Solar Impulse 2 is preparing to resume its flight around the world. It's aiming to be the first plane to make the journey powered only by the sun.

Runners from Kenya, who had for years been considered the best of the best in the world, were nearly shut out from the podium entirely.