City council condemns Brunei's death sentences for those in gay and adulterous relationships and urges sultan to divest ownership of Beverly Hills hotel, which reports $1.5m loss in bookings over controversy
Protesters gather outside the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on Monday after the hotel's owner, the Sultan of Brunei, introduced sharia law in his home country
30 Apr 2014:
Fines and jail terms for offences such as indecency and failure to attend Friday prayers, with future penalties to include flogging and death by stoning
23 Oct 2012:
The third presidential debate made it clear: from Israeli-Palestinian affairs to the eurozone crisis, foreign politics will have precious little part to play in this US election