SOCIETY

Joshua Wong was a prominent figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement against China.

IS has appointed a new leader for its West African province, Nigeria-based Boko Haram group.

Two men were seen acting suspiciously in a Renault Clio at an Aldershot junction.

Capital Economics predicts fall in London's house price growth from 12.1% to zero in 2016.

Halima is one of hundreds of refugees stranded on Niger's border after fleeing Boko Haram.

Chief Ibrahim was forced to uproot 3,000 villagers and flee Boko Haram rebels.

Labour leadership challenger made the commitment after being grilled by IBTimes UK on the issue.

Ray and Lynn McKay woke to find an eight-metre sinkhole filling with water in their back garden.

'When he saw an opportunity to fight Isis he joined YPG,' said pro-Kurdish activist.

The groups claim that the government is doing so in order to deter other refugees from making their way to Australia.

Elements within Syria's opposition are just as guilty of war crimes and sectarianism as Bashar Al-Assad.

Yilmaz Coskun and Remzi Akguc found guilty of killing of Hidir Aksakal at the Old Bailey.

A number of activists and lawyers are facing jail on charges of subversion.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will no longer send Dublin students to the Maynooth seminary in County Kildare.

Shekau rumoured to have been killed or replaced after failing to appear in group's videos.

The Gin Tub wants customers to stop using their devices and talk to each other.

The incident comes just days after the gang rape of a woman and her young daughter in Uttar Pradesh.

China says Japan's defence white paper is 'full of malice' towards the Chinese military.

An anti-narcotics operation was conducted over five days in the country's southeastern jungle region.

There are thought to be fewer that 70 of the big cats left in the wild.

The girl said she was sold at least eight times to different people and raped by over 30 men.

More than 200 Indians were on board the EK521, as well as 24 UK citizens.

Geovonne Oliver jailed for five years after fraudulently taking money from his father while he was abroad.

Suppliers will be forced to help customers find cheaper tariffs.

Government is conducting pilot into whether judges sentencing remarks should be televised.

A five-day rail strike has begun with hundreds of trains cancelled across south east England.

Burundi government says French-led UN resolution authorising the force was made without its consent.

Around 80 rescuers have been dispatched to the spot but bad weather is expected to hamper rescue operations.

Payments part of amnesty granted to militants in 2009 on condition they stop carrying out attacks.