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FN's leader says torture 'has been used throughout history' after release of CIA report.

However, her autobiography upset many Pakistanis because it was thought to criticise Islam.

Consequences of Typhoon Hagupit are emblematic of the battle we are waging against nature.

Reuters photojournalist David Gray documents the lives of Aboriginal crocodile hunters.

Palestinian Authority settlements minister reportedly hit by IDF soldier during protests in the West Bank.

Islamic State publishes photograph of homosexual man punished by militants.

Country votes to repeal law punishing people who try to commit suicide.

Get your legacy wrong and the repercussions will reverberate long after you leave your post.

A prehistoric water well hinting at the existence of a thriving Neolithic settlement has been excavated under water.

Three journalists working for an opposition television channel have been reportedly killed in government forces' missile attack.

Alleged killer of former KGB agent has been hired by production company Central Partnership.

Gay activist Frank Mugisha warns of dangers of anti-gay bill expected to pass before Christmas.

NGO founder says causes of poverty must be tackled at the same time to achieve long-lasting results.

Falling back on poverty and development priorities, India has called for continuing the common but differentiated responsibilities practised during the Kyoto protocol.

Obama defends timing of release of report by Democrat-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee.

As the situation in Sierra Leone shows no sign of relenting, health care workers are at increased risk of catching the deadly disease.

CIA's former chiefs call Senate's torture report biased, claiming brutal methods saved 'thousands of lives'.

IBTimes UK looks at the struggles of Syrian female refugees on United Nations' Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day is observed by United Nations General Assembly on 10 December annually.

Rights groups call on legal action against US officials for violating international laws.

Lawyer of one of the freed Guantanamo Bay inmates says some of the men might need 'intensive care'.

In a Newsnight interview, Natasha Bolter accused Roger Bird, Ukip's general secretary of 'lying' about the nature of their relationship.

Militant-affiliated social media users try to shift attention towards Isis militants' progress in war against the West.

A man has died in an horrific accident, falling 60 feet from the window of a Marylebone flat after being impaled on iron railings.

Saudi man uses scalding iron to burn children, including his three-month-old baby, over disappearance of £17.

Psychologists with no background in torture helped CIA develop methods used against terror suspects.

China claims nearly all of the South China Sea for itself.

BREAKING: No action against officer implicated in suspect's death as CIA wanted 'all operational information'.

Damming report shows how detainees were subjected to 'rectal feeding' and 180 hour sleep deprivation