Bangladesh gets its first lesbian comic character
Gay rights group that created the character seeks to eliminate stigmas in the deeply conservative country.
Migrant crisis: Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley urges Obama to accept more Syrian refugees
In a letter to the president, O'Malley said the US should offer 'more than a token increase.'
Migrant crisis: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris 'offers to buy two islands for refugees'
Eccentric businessman and entrepreneur in touch with UN to cooperate on his £90m project.
Refugee crisis: Hungary arrests 60 migrants amid closure of border with Romania
Hungarian police have arrested 60 refugees since stringent new laws came into place at midnight, giving authorities power to arrest and charge refugees crossing the border from Serbia.
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Refugee crisis: Thousands help fund train tickets to get refugees out of Hungary
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Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell attacked UN as 'imperialist puppet' in Ministry of Peace speech
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Calais migrant crisis: Secret Cinema hosts film screening at refugee camp
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Migrant crisis: David Cameron makes 'vital' Lebanon visit to witness plight of Syrian refugees
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Migrant crisis: Germany introduces border controls after 13,000 enter Munich in 24 hours
German authorities announce increased security checks along its borders with Austria and Italy.
Refugee crisis: Saudi Arabia says it has taken in 2.5 million fleeing Syrians
Official says Syrians are not treated as refugees and are not placed in camps 'to ensure their dignity and safety'.
In Focus: Torture, rape, disappearances 'rampant' in Zimbabwe
Torture, rape, disappearances 'rampant' in Zimbabwe
Cuba to free thousands of prisoners ahead of Pope Francis' visit
Communist nation said 3,522 would be freed although political prisoners are not thought to be included.
Spain: Migrant found hiding in glove compartment of car [Video]
Spanish police found an African migrant behind vehicle's glove compartment at the Spanish-Moroccan border.
Refugee crisis: Growing social media outrage as Gulf nations fail to embrace Syrian migrants
When debt-ridden Greece can help fleeing Syrians, why can't oil-rich Islamic nations, they ask.
Migrant crisis: President Obama orders US to accept at least 10,000 Syrian refugees next year
The Obama administration also urged other countries to 'ramp up' their willingness to take in refugees.
Turkey: Nationalists attack pro-Kurdish party headquarters caught on CCTV
Several people attacked the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party headquarter in Ankara.
Benjamin Netanyahu visit: Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters clash near Downing Street
Around 300 people protested in central London against a visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Australia to accept 12,000 more Syrian refugees and expand bombing of Isis targets
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia would take in minorities facing persecution in Syria.
Social media saved me from inhuman detention says journalist Simon Ateba accused of spying for Boko Haram
Nigeria-based journalist arrested in Cameroon as he tried to visit Minawao refugee camp.
China celebrates Tibet's 50th anniversary as conflict with Dalai Lama continues
Founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region marked with a rallying cry against exiled spiritual leader.
Angela Merkel demands 'strengthened European response' to refugee crisis
German Chancellor wants solidarity of European countries to cope with refugee influx.
Palestinian mother burned to death in arson: Israeli government blamed for 'price tag' attack
Riham Dawabsheh and 18-month-old son Ali Saad died as a result of injuries in arson.
Mosul: Iraqi woman kills senior Isis commander after forcing her to act as sex slave
An Islamic State commander has been killed by a woman in Nineveh province.
Gaza teenager banned from school for refusing to wear a hijab
EXCLUSIVE: Marah Nashwan has not been allowed to start school this year.
Dalai Lama UK visit: Buddhist leader will address MPs but has no plan to meet David Cameron
EXCLUSIVE: Spiritual leader will meet the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet but not the PM.
EU Migrant crisis: UN calls for Europe to welcome 200,000 refugees
UN call should be part of a "mass relocation programme" that would be binding on EU states.
Migrants crisis: Grass roots #RefugeesWelcome campaign takes Britain by storm
Petition calling for Britain to take in more asylum seekers has attracted 200,000 signatures already.
DR Congo bans documentary of surgeon Denis Mukwege who treated 40,000 women raped in conflict
Mukwege founded the Panzi hospital in 1999 in Bukavu, an area marred by widespread violence.
Syria crisis: Gulf States should open their doors to Syrian refugees
It is the duty of wealthy states such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to do more.
At least 13 dead after 'migrant' boat capsizes off Malaysia coast with 100 aboard
Local media say the boat was carrying illegal immigrants.
DRC: 'Terminator' Bosco Ntaganda at ICC trial denies recruiting and raping child soldiers
Warlord Ntaganda 'recruited hundreds of children, used them to kill and die in fighting'.
Kentucky clerk continues to defy US Supreme Court and deny gay marriage licenses
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis cites 'God's authority' in her continued refusal to issue marraige licenses to gay couples.
India: Sankraud leaders deny rape punishment for sisters as global outrage grows
Amnesty petition decry rape sanction after brother elopes with married woman of superior caste.
Sudan JEM rebels urge UN's Ban Ki-Moon not to sit next to 'murderer' President al-Bashir
Sudan's president al-Bashir and UN Secretary General expected to attend WWII tribute in China.
Kiev: Suspected grenade thrower caught on camera
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty footage shows a suspect throwing a grenade which killed one and injured 90.
Britain's failure to stop Syria's Assad has fuelled the Mediterranean migrant crisis
Many of those lamenting migrant deaths supported appeasement of Bashar al-Assad in 2013.
China: Mass round-up of human rights lawyers casts shadow over President Xi Jingping's Washington visit
crackdown in China that saw 200 lawyers detained in just seven days
Saudi-led coalition air strike 'kills 36 civilians' in Yemen
Strike kills workers at bottling plant in northern province of Hajjah, according to residents.
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