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Gary Bolton Jailed for Selling Fake Bomb Detectors for £45m
Kent businessman jailed for seven years for selling 'useless' devices for £10,000 each.
Syria: Pro-Rebel Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio 'is Alive' Claims New Report
SOHR earlier reported Jesuit missionary abducted in ar-Raqqah by Islamic State of Iraq and Levante (ISIS) had been executed.
Bahrain Political Prisoners Injured by Guards in Riot
Clashes start after heavy-handed cell search amid claims of torture and severe beatings.
Iran: Woman Banned from Politics for Being 'Too Attractive'
Nina Siahkali Moradi, a 27-year-old aspiring electoral candidate in Iran, has been denied the position despite winning enough votes.
Syrian Rebels Execute Two Youths [WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO]
Al-Qaida linked rebels fighting Assad execute two Shiite men in Aleppo.
Israeli Military Posts Lavish Malaysian Mall Photo to Show Gaza’s ‘High Life’
IDF says picture of Kuala Lumpur shopping mall removed after 'innocent mistake' realised.
Russia's Gay Shame: Gulag Olympics Prop up Empire of Evil [BLOG]
Human rights activist Larry Poltavtsev tells IBTimes UK why the Sochi Olympics will be a hammer blow for Russia's LGBT community.
Death of a Priest? Why Isis Jihadists Abducted Jesuit Paolo Dall'Oglio
With reports of execution of kidnapped priest still unconfirmed, IBTimes looks at the shadowy group who snatched him.
Robert Mugabe's Election Fiddle Darkens Zimbabwe's Future Further [BLOG]
Electoral tampering by Zanu PF paints even bleaker outlook for troubled Zimbabe.
Bahrain Security Forces Fire Teargas against Tamarod Protesters [VIDEO]
Injuries reported in two villages as demonstrators gather to push home reform demands.
Syria: Hopes for Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio Fade as Death Reported by Human Rights Activists
Italian missionary killed in ar-Raqqah prison by Islamic State of Iraq and Levante group, says SOHR.
Bahrain: 14 August Tamarod Rights Group Alarmed by Violent Crackdown Warning
Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa says government will 'forcefully confront' protesters.
Commons Inquiry into Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 'Jeopardised by Secret Meeting with BAE Systems'
Arms trade activists slam behind-closed-doors meeting with defence company.
Official Dalai Lama Website Hacked Targeting Tibetan Supporters
One of the official websites of the Dalai Lama has been hacked, targeting human rights activists.
Syria: 'Pro-Rebel Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio Executed'
Syrian National Front says Italian missionary executed but Rome cannot confirm claim.
Ferhat Tepe: Death of a Kurdish Journalist and the Saturday Mothers of Turkey [BLOG]
Mothers of the 'disappeared', particularly journalists and Kurdish activists, gather every weekend in Istanbul to demand justice from the Turkish government, says Uzay Bulut.
Zimbabwe's Deputy Leader Backtracks on Claim of Secret Iran Uranium Deal
Gift Chimanikire admits to seeing 'memorandum of understanding' between two nations.
Hundreds of Londoners March in Protest Against Russia's Anti-Gay Laws
A protest against the treatment of LGBT people in Russia has been held in London near Downing Street.
Immigrants Go Home Vans Spark Advertising Watchdog Inquiry
Home Office defends van poster campaign dubbed racist and provocative by rights groups.
Privacy International Challenges Telecom Giants over GCHQ Tempora Surveillance
Privacy watchdog's lawyers demand answers from BT, Vodafone and telecom majors on spy claims.
HMRC and the Abuse of Power: MPs Plan to Liquidate the Liquidators
SPECIAL REPORT: MPs demand an overhaul of bankruptcy law, horrified at how an alleged £7m smuggling case ruined a business, after its directors were pursued by liquidators from accountancy giant Deloitte.
British Airways Ban Bahrain Activist Maryam al-Khawaja from Copenhagen Plane
EXCLUSIVE: Human rights activist banned from boarding to Copenhagen flight to Gulf kingdom
Eid al-Fitr: Muslims Prisoners Enjoy 'Sweet' Ramadan in London Jails
Islamic Human Rights Commission charity sending gifts in to prisons in London
Syria: Bashar al-Assad 'Escapes Rebel Mortar Attack' on Way to Eid Prayers in Damascus
Syrian information minister says reports of president hit by mortar shelling on way to Malik mosque untrue.
President Obama Snubs Russia's Putin over NSA Snooper Edward Snowden Asylum
Barack Obama pulls out of plans to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Syria: Dozens of Rebels Killed in Damascus Army Ambush
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 62 rebels killed in Damascus suburb of Adra
Neil Wilson Sentence: Lawyer Defends Sexual Predator Comments as 'It Takes Two To Tango'
Barbara Hewson says girls are 'no shrieking martyrs' in teen abuse row.
Syria: al-Qaida-Linked Rebels Capture Assad's Key Mannagh Airbase outside Aleppo
Key Mannagh military airport falls into rebels' hands after 24 hours of fighting.
Russian Court Rejects Oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky Release but Reduces Jail Terms
Vladimir Putin critic is to walk free in August 2014, the Supreme Court in Moscow has ruled.
Assad's Advance Stalls as Syrian Rebels Win Battle in Alawite Villages
Four villages in Latakia province under rebel control while Assad pledges to curb terrorism with war.