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Burundi: MSD opposition leader Charlotte Umugwaneza was killed, says police

Local residents and opposition leaders claim activist Umugwaneza was murdered by secret services

Julian Assange: UK advised Sweden not to interview WikiLeaks founder at Ecuador embassy in London

Freedom of Information Act requests shed new light on the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Foreign Office cleaners 'disciplined' after complaining about poor wages to Philip Hammond

Protests take place following disciplinary measures allegedly being raised against 14 cleaners who wrote to the foreign secretary.

Sikh killings: Jagmeet Singh disrupts BBC Sunday Morning Live to protest 'media blackout'

75,000 people sign petition calling on the BBC to cover Sikh violence in Punjab.

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Migrant crisis: Slovenia caps refugee intake to 2,500 people per day

Slovenia will only allow 2,500 migrants through its borders daily, half of what is allowed in neighbouring Croatia.

Israeli Jewish worshipers attacked at Joseph's Tomb

Israeli worshippers clash with Palestinian locals after illegally entering holy site

30 Jewish worshipers clashed with local Palestinians after illegally entering Joseph's Tomb compound in Nablus.

David Furnish claims Vladimir Putin is 'polite and lovely'

Furnish's husband Elton John and Russian President discussed LBGT rights on the phone.

Oscar Pistorius to be released: Punishment for violence against women rarely fits the crime

Oscar Pistorius is to be released from prison and into house arrest for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi shortlisted for EU Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi is one of three finalists for the EU's Sakharov Prize.

Indian woman who strayed into Pakistan to be reunited with her family after 10 years

Geeta, 22, who was lost in Pakistan 11 years ago, has been in a Lahore shelter home.

World Food Day 2015: Female farmers hold the key to food security and ending poverty

World Food Day is marked on 16 October to raise awareness of food sustainability, hunger and poverty.

Julian Assange: Britain refuses Ecuador's 'safe passage' request for medical checks

Lawyer says UK is forcing Assange to choose between asylum and medical treatment

Botswana: 10 Eritrean footballers seek asylum after refusing to board plane

Government plans to repatriate Eritrea footballers, despite legal pleas.

Migrant crisis: Which European country offers the most help to refugees?

Compared to many other EU countries, Britain is not the refugee magnet many believe it to be.

British volunteer attacked by Israeli gang for protecting Palestine farmers in the West Bank

British man volunteering on Palestine's olive groves has allegedly been attacked for protecting farmers.

Burundi: Death of journalist 'inhumane' as 7 killed in Bujumbura shooting and grenade attacks

UPDATE: Journalist Christophe Nkezabahizi among 10 killed in worst spate of violence in Bujumbura.

Russian armoured vehicles, South Ossetia

International Criminal Court to probe alleged war crimes in Russia-Georgia conflict

Preliminary investigation by prosecutors suggests war crimes were committed by both sides during fighting.

Raif Badawi, Karl Andree and Mohammed al-Nimr: Saudi Arabia's history of cruel and unusual punishments

The cases of Raif Badawi, Karl Andree and Mohammed al-Nimr are only three examples of many

Modi UK visit: Indian community protests against Indian Prime Minister's London trip

Number of Indians in the UK planning mass demonstrations against prime minister's November visit.

Karl Andree: David Cameron urges Saudi Arabia to abandon grandfather flogging and drops prison contract

Prime minister's move comes after an investigation by IBTimes UK into the prison programme.

Nigeria: Amnesty International opens new office in Abuja to end 'serious violations'

Rights group wants to send clear message of solidarity to victims of human rights violations in Nigeria.

Benedict Cumberbatch at the Black Mass premiere

Benedict Cumberbatch wants to speak to Theresa May about the refugee crisis

Actor Cumberbatch doesn't believe the UK government is doing enough to help refugees.

'State of emergency' declared in transgender community following string of murders in US

In August, actress Laverne Cox said, '[W]e need to make sure that trans lives matter.'

North Korean defector Yeonmi Park: 'I believed my Dear Leader could read my mind' [Video]

North Korea defector and human rights activist Yeonmi Park describes her escape to South Korea.

Sir Brian Leveson: Top lawyer and former judge warns cameras must be kept out of courts

Former head of the Leveson Inquiry said filming equipment would turn trials into 'action movies'.

Love is stronger than homophobia - Russian

LGBT rights in Russia: Majority of Russians want to 'liquidise' or ostracise homosexuals

Poll finds hardening of homophobic attitudes in wake of 'gay propaganda' laws.

Sir Brian Leveson: Caroline Weatherill lecture Isle of Man [Full speech]

Leveson assesses the changing nature of the judiciary in the 21st century.

Kim Jong-un is no joke, he is killing millions of people says North Korean defector

Yeonmi Park, who fled North Korean as a 13-year-old, has said that the dictator has complete control over the country.

World Day Against Death Penalty: Executions in Iran 'not even comparable to Ahmadinejad's time'

Iran executes an average of three people per day, with the majority killed for drug-related charges.

Syrian civil war and refugee crisis to take centre stage when David Cameron meets Angela Merkel

The prime minister will hold the talks with his German counterpart at the Chequers country estate.

Somali refugee raped at Nauru centre likely to get an abortion in Australia

Victim could be flown to Australia for an abortion, immigration minister Peter Dutton has hinted.

Is China to weaponise credit scores to crush political dissent?

China developing new social credit score system for 2020 that analyses a citizen's 'sincerity in society'.

Nobel Peace Prize 2015 winner: National Dialogue Quartet honoured for shaping Tunisia democracy

Quartet beat a strong field of candidates including Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Nobel Peace Prize 2015: Watch winner announcement live online

Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo set to name 2015 laureate of prestigious award.

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