National Geographic admits to past 'racist coverage' showing natives as 'savages and happy hunters'
US magazine National Geographic admits to past "racist coverage" which depicted Aboriginals and native Americans as "savages and happy hunters."
International Women's Day 2018: Protests around the world highlight gender inequality
International Women's Day 2018: Women hold protests around the world to highlight gender inequality, sexual harassment and other
Russian spy poisoning: CCTV shows blonde woman and man near bench where Sergei Skripal collapsed
CCTV shows blonde woman and man near bench where Russian spy Sergei Skripal collapsed in suspected poisoning and assassination attempt.
North Korea is 'willing to give up nuclear weapons', Kim Jong-un tells South
North Korea is 'willing to give up nuclear weapons', Kim Jong-un told South Korean envoys in Pyongyang.
Wild heist: 36 exotic animals stolen from sanctuary after fake 'help yourself' advert
36 exotic animals stolen from We Care Wildlife Sanctuary in Miami, Florida, after fake "Free exotic animals. Go around and help yourself" advert on Craigslist.
Mother banned from travelling to India with baby for female genital mutilation
Judge Robert Jordan at the Manchester County and Family Court has banned a mother from taking her baby daughter to India for female genital mutilation (FGM).
Guatemala follows Trump and announces plan to move embassy to Jerusalem in May
Guatemala follows President Donald Trump and announces plan to move embassy from Israel's capital Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May.
Rape of men and boys 'serious blind spot' in Central African Republic
Sexual violence against men and boys is a "serious blind spot" in Central African Republic (CAR) say researchers at All Survivors Project after documenting gang rape in war zone.
Egypt free speech crackdown: Mother arrested after telling BBC 'police made my daughter disappear'
Egyptian Mona Mahmoud arrested after accusing police of torturing and disappearing daughter Zubeida in BBC report. Amnesty says arrest is latest in Egypt's free speech crackdown.
Israel-Poland Holocaust argument: 1946 document says Poles treated Jews as badly as the Nazis
Declassified US State Department document from 1946 says Poles treated Jews as badly as the Nazis. This week Poland's controversial new Holocaust law came into effect.
Trump asked to allow white South African farmers to emigrate to US after land confiscation vote
Thousands sign petition asking President Donald Trump to allow South African white farmers to emigrate to US after land seizure vote.
The great hive hijack: One million honey bees stolen from farmer's field in Oxfordshire
Bee sting: A million bees owned by Beekeeper Honey disappear overnight.
Oxfam worker molested by female colleague treated with 'hostility' and forced to resign
Oxfam worker Aimee Santos, who claims she was molested by female colleague in the Philippines, was "constructively dismissed" from job
UK weather: Teenage boy missing for 27 hours in freezing Scottish blizzards is found
Teenager Josh Lindsay went missing for 27 hours in Dundee, Scotland in freezing weather. Temperatures dropped below zero in Scotland after heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions.
Elderly Jewish woman thrown off balcony by Muslim neighbour was an anti-Semitic murder France finally admits
Sarah Halimi's killer shouted "Allahu akbar" before during attack. There was a global outcry at France's refusal to acknowledge killing as anti-Jewish hate crime.
British woman 'obsessed with serial killers' jailed for 'bucket list murder' of autistic teenager
British woman Jemma Lilley, who was "obsessed with serial killers", is sentenced to life imprisonment for "bucket list murder" of autistic teenager Aaron Pajich in Perth, Australia.
Egypt singer Sherine jailed for joke about insanitary River Nile
Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab sentenced to six months in prison after joking about parasites in River Nile.
Kevin Spacey Foundation to close in UK after sexual assault accusations
Kevin Spacey Foundation to close after several men accused House of Cards actor of sexual assault in wake of #MeToo movement.
Gender pay gap: M&S female staff paid 12.3% less than male workers
Gender pay gap: Marks & Spencer female staff paid 12.3% less than male workers. Retailer said gap is explained by fact that men still hold most senior management positions.
Syria aid scandal: 13-year-old girls forced to trade sex for bread
Syria conflict: UN agencies and other aid charities turned blind eye to women being forced to trade sex for aid, UNFPA report reveals after Oxfam sex scandal.
40% rise in Islamophobic hate crimes in London linked to terror attacks
40% rise in Islamophobic hate crimes in London linked to London Bridge and Manchester terror attacks as Sadiq Khan warns that police will take a "zero-tolerance approach."
Erdogan slammed for telling sobbing girl she will be an honoured martyr if killed in Syria
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised for telling sobbing girl she will be honoured if killed a martyr in Afrin offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Will the UK ban circumcision? Doctors urged to condemn Muslim and Jewish ritual as Iceland plans ban
British Medical Association and General Medical Council urged to condemn male ritual circumcision as Iceland proposes bill to make procedure a criminal offence.
Myanmar erases 55 Rohingya Muslim villages 'to cover up crimes against humanity'
Bulldozers sent in to destroy homes of Muslims who were ethnically cleansed.
South Sudan war: Men 'castrated' and children 'forced to watch rape' says UN
In South Sudan's civil war, sexual violence against men and boys is common. New UN report reveals how men have been castrated and children were forced to watch rape.
Florida shooting: 'Cowardly' deputy who did nothing during massacre 'should face criminal charges'
Armed guard Scott Peterson did not enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, Florida, and stop Nikolas Cruz shooting dead 17 people.
Who is Kim Yong Chol? North Korean general blamed for sinking of South Korean warship
North Korean delegation for Winter Olympics closing ceremony includes Kim Yong Chol of Workers' Party Central Committee who has been blamed for the 2010 sinking of a South Korean ship.
Trump branded 'human rights offender' alongside Duterte and Putin in Amnesty report
Amnesty names US President Donald Trump a "human rights offender" alongside Rodrigo Duterte, Vladimir Putin and Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Fukushima operator to pay £100,000 to family of 102-year-old who killed himself when told to flee
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) ordered to pay £100,000 to family of 102-year-old Fumio Okubo who killed himself when told to flee Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Measles cases in Italy skyrocket as populists call for vaccination ban
Measles cases in Italy skyrocket as populist parties Northern League and Five Star Movement promise to scrap vaccination law ahead Italian election.
