Slovenia will only allow 2,500 migrants through its borders daily, half of what is allowed in neighbouring Croatia.
30 Jewish worshipers clashed with local Palestinians after illegally entering Joseph's Tomb compound in Nablus.
Furnish's husband Elton John and Russian President discussed LBGT rights on the phone.
Oscar Pistorius is to be released from prison and into house arrest for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi is one of three finalists for the EU's Sakharov Prize.
Geeta, 22, who was lost in Pakistan 11 years ago, has been in a Lahore shelter home.
World Food Day is marked on 16 October to raise awareness of food sustainability, hunger and poverty.
Lawyer says UK is forcing Assange to choose between asylum and medical treatment
Government plans to repatriate Eritrea footballers, despite legal pleas.
Compared to many other EU countries, Britain is not the refugee magnet many believe it to be.
British man volunteering on Palestine's olive groves has allegedly been attacked for protecting farmers.
UPDATE: Journalist Christophe Nkezabahizi among 10 killed in worst spate of violence in Bujumbura.
Preliminary investigation by prosecutors suggests war crimes were committed by both sides during fighting.
The cases of Raif Badawi, Karl Andree and Mohammed al-Nimr are only three examples of many
Number of Indians in the UK planning mass demonstrations against prime minister's November visit.
Prime minister's move comes after an investigation by IBTimes UK into the prison programme.
Rights group wants to send clear message of solidarity to victims of human rights violations in Nigeria.
Actor Cumberbatch doesn't believe the UK government is doing enough to help refugees.
In August, actress Laverne Cox said, '[W]e need to make sure that trans lives matter.'
North Korea defector and human rights activist Yeonmi Park describes her escape to South Korea.
Former head of the Leveson Inquiry said filming equipment would turn trials into 'action movies'.
Poll finds hardening of homophobic attitudes in wake of 'gay propaganda' laws.
Leveson assesses the changing nature of the judiciary in the 21st century.
Yeonmi Park, who fled North Korean as a 13-year-old, has said that the dictator has complete control over the country.
Iran executes an average of three people per day, with the majority killed for drug-related charges.
The prime minister will hold the talks with his German counterpart at the Chequers country estate.
Victim could be flown to Australia for an abortion, immigration minister Peter Dutton has hinted.
China developing new social credit score system for 2020 that analyses a citizen's 'sincerity in society'.
Quartet beat a strong field of candidates including Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo set to name 2015 laureate of prestigious award.