Oil spills resulting from Shell's operations in the Niger Delta have destroyed farms, and contaminated drinking water.

One of the soldiers reportedly videotaped himself beating one of the workers with a stick and singing.

Settlers regularly crowd the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of East al-Quds under the protection of the regime’s forces.

Of the ten convicts, nine were in custody while one was sentenced in absentia.

“Berlin's unfriendly actions will not remain without an adequate response. In the near future, a statement will be made in this regard,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

The UK Supreme Court has blocked a planned 3.2 billion pound ($4.3 billion) British class action against Google over allegations the internet giant unlawfully tracked the personal information of millions of iPhone users.

Several Lebanese political parties have accused the judge of "bias" and questioned his impartiality.