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China expert Jonathan Fenby takes a look at what's in store for US and China relations as Obama is re-elected as US President.

Britain plans to begin talks with armed Syrian opposition groups in a bid to end the Syrian civil war, but rules out arming the rebels.

Prime Minister criticised by human rights groups for saying Britain would allow Assad to leave Syria in hope of ending civil war.

Big Typhoon deal, which faces competition from France and US, also on agenda.

Every year, thousands of people risk their lives to get to the US from Mexico, facing 70 degree temperatures, rattlesnakes and a five-day trek across the Sonoran Desert.

Nicholas Levene (Beano to his friends, of which I am one) is a crook, a wrong 'en, a "more front then Brighton" conman, who has just been found guilty of £32 million fraud and sentenced to 13 years in prison.

There has been continuous fighting in Syria since Sunday night and at least 50 soldiers have been killed by a suicide car bomb attack.

Human Rights Watch tells IB Times UK that treatment of prisons, rights of prisons and mistreatment of foreign workers all require urgent attention.

Zaheen and husband Mohammed Zafar arrested for murder of 15-year-old Anusha by dousing her with acid in Kashmir.

Row over crackdown on Islamist groups said to be reason for exclusion.

F1 chief not worried about race despite anti-government protests and crackdown on public gatherings.

China plans to develop a new system as taking organs from executed prisoners is neither ethical nor sustainable.

Pillay's condemnation follows wave of self-immolations in Tibet in protest against Chinese rule.

Cathal Gilbert looks at technologies being used by activists and discovers that many of most innovative ideas have come out of Africa.

Skulls, flowers, crosses and photos characterise Day of the Dead national holiday.

Online opposition China Republican party shut down after just one day and founder jailed in run-up to congress.

MPs part of 150-strong mob which assaulted immigrants over alleged stabbing of local hairdresser.

Human rights group follows Hillary Clinton and EU's Catherine Ashton call for country to draw line under grim past and move to integration.

China's one-child directive has curbed population growth but brought prolonged human rights controversy. Hannah Osborne examines the potential pitfalls of a similarly divisive policy in the UK.

Songwriters sentenced to four and six years in jail for protest pop against communist party rule

Pro-democracy activists and Bahraini opposition claims government move is "against international human rights"

BBC3 documentary follows gay men in US who say they are being treated to become heterosexual.

Egypt's conservative groups have approved the introduction of Bible verses that do not conflict with Islamic principles.

Nearly 150 people were killed on the first day of the truce, claim activists.

Human rights campaigners accuse Myanmar government of failing to prevent Rohingya massacre.

As two Pussy Riot members are condemned to old SOviet gulag, the violent methods of Russian police spark fear of Stalin era comeback, human rights group say

US State Department rebuts General Nikolai Makarov allegations and says missiles Russian-made.

Russia says rebels have US stingers while HRW accuses Assad of using Soviet-made cluster bombs

The international envoy for Syria reportedly pushed "extremely hard" for a truce during talks in Damascus

Neo-Nazi lawmakers allegedly involved in attacks against street vendors and armed robbery can now be prosecuted.