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Three people killed and 400 homes destroyed in fresh clashes between Buddhist majority and Muslim minority in Rakhine state of Myanmar.

Human rights activists denounce abuses inside besieged village after death of officer in explosion.

Taxi driver spared second conviction after officer failed to charge him or offer solicitor following confession.

Greece's Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias has threatened to sue The Guardian over the allegations of torture against Greek police.

Pro-democracy rally spirals out of control with bomb explosion in village near capital Manama.

Government tells IBTimes UK it strongly objects to allegations by Commons foreign affairs committee.

Opponents to Al-Khalifa ruling family are tweeting torn pictures of king Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.

200 anti-abortion protesters rally outside Marie Stopes private abortion clinic in Belfast.

Mah Gul, 20, beheaded in Herat after repeatedly refusing mother-in-law's requests to sleep with men for money.

Zafer Çağlayan says Brussels has 'kept Turkey waiting at its door for 50 years' while PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan ignores Europe completely.

After being arrested at Heathrow Airport, Shajul Islam has been charged with unlawfully imprisoning John Cantlie and Jeroen Oerlemans.

Report by Human Rights Watch contradicts earlier claims that late Libya dictator died in firefight.

US justice department describes Theresa May's decision as 'disappointing' while former White House counsel David Rivkin calls it 'deplorable'.

The Foreign Affairs Committee is to review how UK deals with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia after reports of human rights abuses.

Hacker's victory against US after 10-year legal fight signals law must be scrapped, says north London MP.

Janis Sharp, mother of military data hacker spared extradition to US, describes 10-year battle as emotional rollercoaster.

Private secretary says Theresa May's decision not to extradite autism sufferer is 'victory for common sense'.

Essam al-Erian and Mohammed el-Beltagy to be scrutinised by prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud.

Olympic gold medallist USA’s Greg Louganis, a gay and HIV positive athlete, guest of honour at festival.

The EU approved a second round of tough trading sanctions on Iran as crude exports, currency continue to tumble.

Report by Nadim Human Rights Centre shows human rights abuses continuing under Mursi's rule, with 88 cases of torture by police forces.

Ecowas and African Union to draft plan for military intervention within 45 days to recapture Northern Mali which is in the hands of Tuareg and Islamist rebels.

Reports suggest interior ministry asked nurseries for data about foreign children in response to Golden Dawn request.

Opposite reactions form Euro-Sceptics and Europhiles as EU is awarded the prestigious prize.

Countries around the world celebrated World Day against the Death Penalty but in much of Africa capital punishment remains a human rights concern, says Cathal Gilbert.

Experts say award is politically motivated, following nationalist turbulence which has blighted EU over recent months.

Global Wealth Report projects world household wealth to grow 50 percent to reach $330tn (£206tn) in 2017.

People from both urban and rural areas are subjected to forced evictions by local governments which often result in deaths, imprisonments and self-immolation, says Amnesty.

Hollywood producer Peter Samuelson tells IBTimes UK about the pioneering Media Institute for Social Change at the University of Southern California.

Bullet removed from Malala Yousafzai's head and she may be taken abroad for further treatment.