The Mexican authorities say almost 100 people have been killed by two hurricanes that hit the country earlier in the week. The Pacific coast has been battered by Hurricane Manuel while Mexico's Gulf coast has been hit by Hurricane Ingrid.
A court in Texas has overturned the conviction of Tom DeLay, who was once one of the most powerful politicians in the United States. He was found guilty of money laundering three years ago in a case linked to the 2002 election. But the appeal judges decided there had been insufficient evidence to support his conviction. The acquittal of Mr. Delay, a conservative Republican and former majority leader in Congress, means he can't be retried.
Pope Francis has said the Catholic Church needs to find a new balance between its preaching on abortion, gay marriage and contraception and a great need to be inclusive. He said he'd been criticized for not speaking much on those issues himself, but he said that the church did not find a new balance its moral edifice could collapse like a house of cards.
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[00:03.49]The Deputy Prime Minister of Syria has told a British newspaper the country's civil war has reached a stalemate and the government is ready to call for a ceasefire.