Let me come home, says teenager held in Dubai after holiday romance

Marcus Fakana was sentenced to one year in prison over a sexual relationship with a British girl.

Stronger rules needed for home-schooling after Sara murder, minister says

Sara Sharif was kept at home after her father and stepmother became aware her teachers had spoken to social services.
BBC News - 44m
Syrian government services come to a 'complete halt' as state workers stay home after rebel takeover

Syria’s prime minister says most cabinet ministers are still at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad
ABC News - 2d
C.J. Gardner-Johnson embodied Philadelphia when he didn't come off field after injury: 'You gotta kill me'

Gardner-Johnson was in obvious pain in fourth quarter, but kept playing
CBS Sports - 2d
South Korea's democracy held after a 6-hour power play. What does it say for democracies elsewhere?

A short-lived martial law decree by South Korea's leader last week raised worries about budding authoritarianism around the world
ABC News - 3d
Hamilton after Mercedes finale: 'Hard to let go'

Lewis Hamilton admitted it was "hard to let go" to his Mercedes after Formula 1's most successful driver-team partnership came to a fitting end.
ESPN - 3d
Akron Police Face Questions After Officer Fatally Shoots Teenager

The Ohio city’s mayor and the family of the 15-year-old, Jazmir Tucker, raised concerns about how officers handled the incident.
The New York Times - 4d
Parols, Filipino Holiday Stars, Are Perhaps Best Bought

This year, I found a new way to celebrate my heritage through parols, colorful star-shaped lanterns.
The New York Times - 5d

Stronger rules needed for home-schooling after Sara murder, minister says