HUMAN RIGHTS

Derrick Ward has tweeted his disgust over first gay NFL player Michael Sam's kiss on ESPN.

The defensive linesman is selected on final day of draft by St Louis Rams.

US to send FBI agents to join search for missing Nigerian schoolgirls, while UK's Special Air Service will provide intelligence support.

Economic change is yet to be matched by social advancement - and domestic violence is the awful outcome.

IBTimesUK speaks with Sadia Khan, a Pakistani activist who is now a refugee in Sri Lanka.

Putin makes his first visit to Sevastopol since the annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a wiener! Why Austria's bearded 'lady' should scoop first place.

Badawi was sentenced to a vicious flogging - and millions of people will share the pain.

Protests continue after the Sultan of Brunei implemented sharia law in his country.

Syrian government forces raise a flag in the besieged city of Homs as rebels withdraw.

IBTimes UK looks at modern slavery in West Africa

Critics tell IBTimes UK that if the treaty doesn't affect the biggest arms companies, it is irrelevant.

Saudi Arabia continues crackdown on activists and political dissidents

Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban in 2012 says silence over the mass kidnapping is 'not admissible'.

Hollywood stars boycott Brunei-owned Beverly Hills hotel as sultan implements Sharia law.

Vietnam marks game-changing Viet Minh victory that pushed France out of Indochina

US experts offer forensic DNA technology to reunite Nigerian girls taken by Boko Haram with families.

Jillian Lauren claims she spent years as a mistress of Prince Jefri Bolkia

The Sultan of Brunei's lavish lifestyle and his strict sharia law.

Nigeria terror group allegedly kidnaps more girls, while the government's reaction remains weak.

At least 350 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 2,000 people are thought to be missing.

Celebrities boycott Brunei hotels after sharia law sparks outrage

Timeline of Nigerian government's feeble attempts to rein in Islamist extremists

Clashes have erupted in Istanbul as May Day demonstrators tried to march to Taksim Square.

Jews can fight anti-semitism on their own, but they can't beat it without help.

Norway criticised for failing to tackle religious criticism and increasing number of rapes.

At least one in every 25 people on death row would be exonerated if they had enough time.

Russia's official media watchdog says freedom of speech 'does not mean everything is permitted'.

Big companies have power to create lasting change - but they have simply turned their backs.