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Syrian refugees in Lebanon face grave food crisis

UN urges Lebanon to lift work restrictions to ease 'extreme poverty' gripping over 70% of the million migrants.

Saudi Arabia commutes death-by-stoning sentence for Sri Lankan maid

Protesters stage a demonstration outside the UN

Sentence for maid found guilty of adultery sparks protests in Sri Lanka.

Nigeria Zaria killings: Army quickly buried 300 Shia Muslims killed in 'unjustified violence'

Shia Muslims protest Nigeria Zaria killing

Rights groups call on Nigerian government to conduct investigation into the violent attacks on Shia Muslims.

2015 in review: 100 best news photos of the year (part two)

The biggest news photos of the second half of the year, including the photo that changed the public perception of the refugee crisis.

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US firefighters sue siren maker Federal Signal Corporation over hearing impairment

Thousands of firefighters claim the blaring noise from sirens has damaged their hearing ability.

Sky Broadband changes settings to ensure all new customers have default porn filter

From early 2016 all new Sky broadband customers will have to 'opt in' to access porn sites.

Three years on from the horrific Delhi bus rape and women in India are still in danger

What kind of crime against a woman would it take to make the government see reason in India?

Michael Halliday: Gay Brit fighting extradition to UAE where homosexuality carries death sentence

Halliday is accused of theft from a safe in Dubai store where he once worked.

2012 Delhi gang rape: Youngest rapist released despite protests by victim 'Nirbhaya' Jyoti Singh's family

Youngest convicted rapist in the 2012 Delhi bus rape case has been released from a correctional centre.

Babe actor James Cromwell arrested at upstate New York power plant protest

The 75-year-old actor shackled himself to other protesters at the Competitive Power Ventures facility in Orange County.

In Focus: Addis Ababa master plan threatens Oromos self-determination

Government accused of cracking down on protesters over land grab dispute.

Burundi: Deployment of peacekeepers will be welcome but may not be enough

The African Union announced that it will send 5,000 troops to protect the strife-torn nation.

The United Arab Emirates has peaked - Emiratis must now dare to dissent

UAE rulers have been hijacked towards an autocratic, counter-revolutionary, nearly paranoid bent.

Burundi: African Union agrees to send 5,000 troops to strife-torn nation

The MAPROBU force will be sent to prevent war and protect the Burundian population.

Israeli doctors told to treat terrorists the same as victims at attack sites

Israeli Medical Association says wounded should be treated in order of severity of injuries.

International Migrants Day 2015: Vigil to be held for migrants and refugees lost at sea

International Migrants Day is marked on 18 December to raise awareness of refugee plight.

Who is Abdullah al-Zaher, the Shia teenager that faces beheading in Saudi Arabia?

Just one of three young men, including Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, facing execution.

Central African Republic: Militiamen use rape to punish women suspected of speaking to enemy

Every day there are 100 victims of sexual violence, including rape, in the African nation

Abdullah al-Zaher: Saudi Arabia to behead second teen Shia protester as parents beg for his life

Saudi Arabia could execute three juvenile offenders as part of a mass execution.

Burundi: Civilians frustrated at inaction of international community despite UN resolution

UN body expected to approve new resolution to prevent a deterioration of the human rights situation.

Inside Yarl's Wood: 'It was like being tortured for a second time'

IBTimes UK speaks to female detainees about abuse in Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre.

Burundi: UN says nation's on verge of civil war after over 400 killings

Stark warning came from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Addis Ababa master plan protests: Hailemariam Desalegn warns 'merciless action' will be used

Oromo activists allege at least 40 people killed in recent protest against planned expansion of Addis Ababa.

Egypt meme-makers in Sisi's sights as former soldier jailed for Mickey Mouse Facebook post

General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is being lampooned by Egyptian social media users.

DRC: Is the Congolese army involved in the rising cases of kidnapping?

Over 170 Congolese and three foreign nationals were kidnapped in 35 separate incidents in east DRC in 2015.

DRC: Government needs to create special police to fight alarming rise of kidnappings

In 2015, over 175 people have been kidnapped - at times abused or raped - in eastern Congo.

Iran: Thousands of cars impounded as women drivers found wearing 'bad hijab'

Hijab or the headscarf is mandatory for women in Iran.

Ibrahim Zakzaky: Zaria killings protests continue in Nigeria as Iran 'takes measures' to aid Shias

Army accused of killing hundreds of Shia Muslims in house raid of Islamic Movement In Nigeria's leader.

Addis Ababa master plan: Ethiopian government denies dozens killed in capital expansion protest

Activists claim dozens killed as authorities try to label protest as ethnically motivated.

Canada: Justin Trudeau vows reconciliation with abused aboriginal residential school victims

Truth and Reconciliation Commission report calls it 'cultural genocide'.

Putin gives domestic court power to overturn international human rights rulings

Constitutional Court can nullify ECHR rulings if they are deemed in violation of the constitution.

Shaker Aamer: Former Guantanamo Bay inmate describes torture methods

Aamer was never charged with any crime in 13 years of detention.

Global packaged shrimp sales dependent on Thailand's slaves

Immigrants are kept in slave-like conditions and made to work 16-hour days, peeling shrimp.

Thai man faces 37 years jail for 'insulting' King Bhumibol Adulyadej's dog

Bangkok man in the dock for alleged insult to king's dog.

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