Who is Kim Yo-jong? Kim Jong-un's sister attending Olympics opening ceremony in South Korea
Power in pariah state of North Korea is a family affair as Kim's little sister moves further into world spotlight at Winter Olympics.
Feb 07, 2018
Iran: 29 women arrested over anti-hijab protests inspired by 'girl of Enghelab Street'
Women arrested in Iran for staging anti-hijab #whitewednesday protests in Tehran.
Feb 01, 2018
Myanmar Rohingya crisis: Mass graves with corpses 'burned away by acid' unearthed
Soldiers systematically disfiguring murdered Rohingya villagers with acid to deny culpability in war crimes, says Human Rights Watch.
Feb 01, 2018
Student Brianna Brochu won't be charged with hate crime for 'poisoning' black roommate
Campaign by Hartford student to get rid of black roommate Jazzy Rowe does not amount to racist hate crime, rules Connecticut attorney.
Jan 31, 2018
6,000-year-old baby with teeth found cradled in mother's arm in Netherlands grave
Stone Age grave on banks of River Vecht gives up its secrets to archaeologists.
Jan 31, 2018
9-year-old raped by her 43-year-old father gives birth in Peru
Daughter of rapist dad Mario Mamani Vilca gives birth to healthy child after abortion ruled out. Her mother did not report the sexual abuse.
Jan 31, 2018
Iranian women build 5km road to remote village after men say they 'aren't able to do such things'
Iranian women ignore traditional gender roles in conservative rural Iran to prove they can do "men's work" as well as any man.
Jan 30, 2018
Jamaica bans Holocaust denier and anti-gay Arizona hate preacher Steven Anderson
Jamaica bans Holocaust denier and anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson from the Faithful World Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona, from entering the country.
Jan 30, 2018
Corbyn activists storm 'racist' Churchill-themed cafe that 'celebrates colonialism'
Halimo Hussein and other Labour activists storm Blighty UK, Winston Churchill-inspired cafe, call wartime prime minister "racist" and say cafe "celebrates colonialism".
Jan 29, 2018
Kim Jong-nam 'met American man 4 days before his assassination'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, met American man on Malaysian island Langkawi just four days before his assassination, says police witness.
Jan 29, 2018
Melania Trump's Air Force flights to White House cost more than $675,000
US taxpayers hit hard by First Lady Melania Trump's frequent use of official Air Force jets between New York, Florida and White House in Washington DC.
Jan 29, 2018
Israel's Netanyahu accuses Poland of rewriting history with Holocaust 'denial' law
Proposed Polish law that would make it illegal to accuse Poles of complicity in Holocaust is attempt to rewrite history, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jan 29, 2018
Banksy confirms that he created graffiti mural of boy wielding a sword on bridge in Hull
Artist Banksy confirms on Instagram that he created graffiti mural of boy wielding a sword in Hull, England.
Jan 27, 2018
Sexual assault victim invents napkin to detect date rape drugs
US student Danya Sherman invented KnoNap, a napkin to detect date rape drugs, after being sexually assaulted while in Spain.
Jan 27, 2018
Taliban bomber disguised as ambulance driver kills scores in Afghan secure zone
Taliban kill at least 95 with suicide bomb in ambulance in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, a week after militants attacked Intercontinental Hotel and took guests hostage.
Jan 27, 2018
Paris floods: Hundreds make dramatic escape in boats as Seine rises
Almost 400 people fled their homes in Paris, France, after heavy flooding and banks of River Seine burst near Austerlitz bridge.
Jan 27, 2018
Secret talks to extend Brexit transition period as UK ministers clash again
UK government in secret talks with senior EU figures in Brussels to extend Brexit transition period as Theresa May's leadership under threat from Eurosceptic MPs.
Jan 27, 2018
No more 'gay tests' for asylum seekers, top EU court rules
European Court of Justice rules psychological sexuality tests illegal after Nigerian asylum seeker appeals against Hungarian legal decision.
Jan 25, 2018
Anti-Semitic verbal abuse 'part of everyday life for Jews in Germany'
Police protection becoming the norm for many Jewish institutions and students, says head of Central Council of Jews.
Jan 25, 2018
China detaining 'at least 120,000 Muslim Uighurs in re-education camps'
Mao-era detention camps used to re-educate non-ethnic Chinese Uighurs, says Human Rights Watch and Radio Free Asia.
Jan 25, 2018
Shocking video of man drowning boar released by Spanish police as they hunt animal abuser
Spanish police release shocking video of man drowning a boar as they hunt animal abuser in Catalunya. Cruelty to wild animals is not deemed a criminal act under Spanish law.
Jan 24, 2018
Gay couple sue US after son born via surrogate denied citizenship over Israeli DNA
Gay couple Ethan and Elad Dvash-Banks sue US after one twin son born via surrogate denied citizenship as he has Israeli DNA.
Jan 24, 2018
British children scared more by Donald Trump than global warming or nuclear war
British children more anxious about Trump than global warming and threat of nuclear war, study by Mental Health Foundation reveals.
Jan 24, 2018
Pussy Riot members seek asylum in Sweden after 'persecution' in Russia over anti-Putin protests
Punk art collective gained worldwide fame in 2012 when they staged an anti-Putin protest in Moscow's Cathedral.
Jan 24, 2018
North Korea could develop a missile to strike Britain within 2 years, warns defence minister
Kim Jong-un's programme is "not directed at UK but should be taken very seriously" as many British citizens live in the region, defence minister Howe said.
Jan 23, 2018
South Korea to criminalise suicide pacts in bid to reduce shockingly high rate
Suicide rate in South Korean twice as high as other OECD countries. K-pop singer Jonghyun and actor Jun Tae-soo both took own lives.
Jan 23, 2018
'I won't fly refugees to their deaths': Israeli pilots refuse to deport asylum seekers
El Al pilots refuse to deport Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to home countries where they face risk of death.
Jan 23, 2018
#Where_is_She? Iranian woman missing after removing hijab and waving it as a flag in protest
#Where_is_She? movement on social media puts focus on woman "disappeared" after peaceful protest against Iran's strict dress code.
Jan 23, 2018
Pope Francis jokes that gossiping nuns are 'terrorists'
Pope Francis jokes that gossiping nuns are 'terrorists' during visit to the Church of the Nazarenas in Lima, Peru.
Jan 22, 2018
Rome's top mafia boss arrested in Spain after 25 years on the run
Mafia boss Fausto Pellegrinetti arrested in Alicante, Spain, after spending 25 years on the run from police. He has been charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.
Jan 22, 2018
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