Former Communist Party boss in Chongqing accused of bribery and covering up British businessman Neil Heywood murder
Amnesty International urges US President Barack Obama to release convicted soldier.
Group of education-focused NGOs say virginity tests for high school girls would be illegal.
Rebels claim troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad bombarded suburbs with nerve gas overnight.
Education bosses in Prabumulih says virginity tests are needed to stop female students engaging in 'negative acts'.
Kent businessman jailed for seven years for selling 'useless' devices for £10,000 each.
SOHR earlier reported Jesuit missionary abducted in ar-Raqqah by Islamic State of Iraq and Levante (ISIS) had been executed.
Clashes start after heavy-handed cell search amid claims of torture and severe beatings.
Nina Siahkali Moradi, a 27-year-old aspiring electoral candidate in Iran, has been denied the position despite winning enough votes.
Al-Qaida linked rebels fighting Assad execute two Shiite men in Aleppo.
IDF says picture of Kuala Lumpur shopping mall removed after 'innocent mistake' realised.
Human rights activist Larry Poltavtsev tells IBTimes UK why the Sochi Olympics will be a hammer blow for Russia's LGBT community.
With reports of execution of kidnapped priest still unconfirmed, IBTimes looks at the shadowy group who snatched him.
Electoral tampering by Zanu PF paints even bleaker outlook for troubled Zimbabe.
Injuries reported in two villages as demonstrators gather to push home reform demands.
Italian missionary killed in ar-Raqqah prison by Islamic State of Iraq and Levante group, says SOHR.
Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa says government will 'forcefully confront' protesters.
Arms trade activists slam behind-closed-doors meeting with defence company.
One of the official websites of the Dalai Lama has been hacked, targeting human rights activists.
Syrian National Front says Italian missionary executed but Rome cannot confirm claim.
Mothers of the 'disappeared', particularly journalists and Kurdish activists, gather every weekend in Istanbul to demand justice from the Turkish government, says Uzay Bulut.
Gift Chimanikire admits to seeing 'memorandum of understanding' between two nations.