human rights

Emperor Akihito barred from visiting South Korea until he apologises for wartime 'comfort women' abuse.

Bahraini court sentences human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to three years in prison for illegal protesting.

OIC suspends Syria citing violent suppression of revolt at the hands of troops loyal to President Bashar-al-Assad.

UN investigators say both Syrian government forces and opposition groups committed war crimes.

Month-long campaign to win Aleppo exacts high toll on residents, rebels and troops in a city exhausted by hunger.

Clashes between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims erupt in tit-for-tat arson attacks and targeted killings in western Myanmar.

Offices of Golden Dawn party attacked by arsonists in wake of murder of young Iraqi man.

Aleppo footage allegedly shows rebels throwing pro-Assad workers from top of building to cheering onlookers below.

National peace and reconciliation rally draws 60,000 people to capital Bamako.

Heads of Muslim countries invited to Mecca 'solidarity summit' to discuss persecution of Rohingya minority.

Syrian forces are targeting young rebels and executing them in a bid to stop the uprising.

Pressure on camps across Middle East growing as tide of refugees shows no sign of abating.

Two Roma camps closed in Lille following similar crackdowns in Paris and Lyon.

TfL refusal to kill bus ad campaign by alleged anti-Israeli group is 'dangerous move'.

Madonna tells fans to show the love for gay community but some LGBT activists not convinced.

US denies allegations that Myanmar authorities involved in ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslim community.

Police van windshield broken following attack by 20 far-right activists in Piraeus harbour.

Sustained bombardment rains down on Syria's second city while Iran plans diplomatic conference.

Two generals sacked, two men arrested and two embassies closed after pro-democracy teddy bears parachuted in.

Controversial practice of forcing chicken eggs into suspected homosexuals brings disciplinary action threat by doctors' watchdog.

Crackdown on illegal migrants, which will see at least 1,500 kicked out of Greece, violates international law, says human rights charity.

In first TV appearance in weeks Syrian president tells Iran's security chief of determination to purge opposition.

Attempted self-immolations claim life of woman who dies with hands clasped in prayer but monk in separate protest survives.

Riyadh cabinet condemns 'brutal attacks' after reports of 80 dead in sectarian conflict.

Various districts in Damascus, Aleppo and Homs under heavy attack as 150 people are killed across the country.

Ethnic tensions warning after police enlist thousands of Cossacks to crack down on Muslim immigrants ahead of 2014 Winter Olympics.

Around 6,000 illegal immigrants detained over the weekend in Greece

40 killed and 140 injured in Shabiha and government troop assault on Harbnaafsa, says Syrian National Council.

Syria's Prime Minister Riyad Hijab abandons Assad regime as bomb blast rips through Syrian state TV in Damascus.

Assad forces hit back against rebels in Aleppo and Damascus as civilian death toll mounts.