India's only gay prince is opening his palace up to vulnerable LGBT people
Manvendra Singh Gohil is turning his 15-acre grounds into a home for his community. He was disowned by his family after coming out.
European airlines can force Muslim air hostesses to take off their veils
Scandinavian Airlines has the right to demand that air hostesses do not wear religious headscarves, according to Sweden's Discrimination Ombudsman.
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Heartbreaking photos of Manila's slum children working at deadly charcoal kilns
Children as young as three spend their days sitting in soot and breathing in coal dust and toxic smoke to make charcoal out of wood scavenged from rubbish dumps.
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Myanmar pledged that Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh by the hundreds of thousands would start their journey home later this month. However, few believe that will happen.
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Why have left wingers greeted the Iran protests with miserable silence
Will the left support the struggle of the Iranian people?
James Bloodworth Jan 02, 2018
Iran protests: Jailed Saudi blogger tells 'revolutionaries' to remember prisoners of free speech
Saudi prisoner Raif Badawi urges Iranian revolutionaries to not forget jailed Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mohammed Ali Taheri after protests break out across Iran.
Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 02, 2018
Family forced to live in airport for two months like Tom Hanks in The Terminal
A Zimbabwean family has been living in an airport terminal for two months in what many are describing as a real life version of The Terminal film, which starred Tom Hanks.
James Hetherington Jan 01, 2018
Shocking photo of Moroccan migrants sleeping in washing machines goes viral
A photo depicting three young Moroccan migrants getting some rest in washing machines at a Paris launderette has attracted attention online.
Charlotte Tobitt Dec 29, 2017
Beautiful photo series starring homeless people brings attention to 'invisible reality'
The Arrels Foundation in Barcelona is fighting to end homelessness and has released an innovative series of images featuring people who have lived on the streets.
Charlotte Tobitt Dec 29, 2017
North Korean nuclear scientist who defected to China commits suicide after being sent back
A North Korean nuclear scientist who defected to China in November committed suicide after he was sent back
Nicole Rojas Dec 29, 2017
Peru: Former president Fujimori apologises after being pardoned by Kuczynski in 'backroom deal'
Former President Alberto Fujimori has finally apologised to Peruvians for the wrongs committed under his government in the 1990s.
David Sim Dec 27, 2017
Innocent victims of war: The desperate plight of Syrian children
A few desperately sick children have been evacuated to hospitals in Damascus from the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, but many more remain.
David Sim Dec 27, 2017
Student unions, not universities curb free speech say campaigners
British universities have been warned they could be fined if they restrict free speech on campus, but campaigners say that it banning speakers is the fault of student unions.
Brendan Cole Dec 26, 2017
Who is the 'Super Vulgar Butcher'? Human rights activist Wu Gan gets 8-year jail sentence in China
Two years after being detained, Wu Gan was found guilty of subverting state power, spreading false information and insulting people online.
Lara Rebello Dec 26, 2017
3-year-old girl abandoned by Isis fighter parents reunited with grandparents
A Russian couple who fled to fight for Islamic State extremists left their daughter an orphan after they both died in combat. She has now been reunited with her grandparents.
James Hetherington Dec 22, 2017
UN human rights chief resigns after clashes with the US, Russia and China
Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, a Jordanian prince and diplomat, revealed his intentions to stand down as High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations.
Josh Robbins Dec 21, 2017
Twelve of 2017's most powerful images and the moving stories behind them
IBTimes UK asked 12 Getty Images photojournalists to choose their most memorable photo of the year and tell us the story behind the picture.
David Sim Dec 21, 2017
Sudanese refugees 'tortured' after Belgium repatriates them
Belgium was heavily criticised in September when it allowed a delegation of Sudanese officials to travel to Brussels and identify apparent illegal immigrants.
Josh Robbins Dec 20, 2017
Triple Talaq: Europe's top court says Islamic instant divorce is 'not legal under EU law
European Court of Justice rules that sharia law's 'triple talaq', Islamic instant divorce, not legal under EU legislation.
Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 20, 2017
What is toxic masculinity and is it to blame for sexual assault?
The term describes how the pressure to be 'manly' and 'aggressive' negatively shapes how men behave. Some argue it's the reason for rape and sexual assault.
Ruchira Sharma Dec 19, 2017
Trump officials shackled Somali immigrants in 'slave ship conditions' for two days on plane
The immigrants were shackled at the hands and feet throughout the ordeal. Some claimed they were not properly fed, hydrated, or allowed to use the bathroom.
Josh Robbins Dec 18, 2017
Indonesia jails 10 gay men after police raid sauna sex party
Ten Indonesian men have been jailed for their role in a gay sauna sex party that led to the arrests of more than 140 participants back in May.
Josh Robbins Dec 18, 2017
Hook-handed hate preacher Abu Hamza says his stumps are infected and wants to leave US for UK jail
The Finsbury Park imam, who was deported to the US and convicted of 11 terror charges, is appealing against his detention at the maximum security ADX Florence prison in Colorado.
Josh Robbins Dec 17, 2017
20,000 tax funded faith schools are an affront to modern, liberal democracy
Britain has never separated faith and state, and the result is a terrible muddle in the education system.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Dec 15, 2017
El Salvador upholds 30-year homicide sentence for woman who suffered 'stillbirth'
El Salvador upholds 30-year aggravated homicide sentence of Teodora del Carmen Vásquez in stillbirth case. El Salvador has one of most draconian abortion laws in the world.
Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 14, 2017
A Life in Happyland: A disturbing insight into the daily lives of children in Manila's worst slum
Australian photojournalist Ted McDonnell documents life in Happyland, a ramshackle collection of shelters built around a rubbish dump outside Manila.
David Sim Dec 14, 2017
Outrage in Tanzania after child rapists pardoned amid calls to arrest pregnant schoolgirls
Activists have criticised Tanzania's leadership after President John Magufili pardoned two high-profiled child rapists amid calls to arrest pregnant schoolgirls.
Nicole Rojas Dec 13, 2017
2017 in pictures: The 100 best news photos of the year
Our 2017 gallery kicks off with Barack Obama shedding a tear and ends with his successor inflaming the Middle East.
David Sim Dec 13, 2017
Pop singer jailed in Egypt for eating banana 'in a suggestive manner'
Shyma's risque pop video in deeply conservative country lands her two-year jail sentence for inciting debauchery.
Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 13, 2017
Briton accused of smuggling prescription drugs into Egypt stuck in cell for longer before case heard
Laura Plummer, a British woman arrested in Egypt for smuggling prescription drugs, may have to spend more time in jail before her case is properly heard.
Nicole Rojas Dec 13, 2017
Buffer zones are needed around abortion clinics to prevent harassment by pro-life protesters say MPs
MPs are calling for buffer zones to be introduced around abortion clinics after hearing of harassment by pro-life protesters.
Nicole Rojas Dec 13, 2017
String of US Air Force Cadets sexually assaulted at training academy
CBS News uncovered a culture of systematic sexual misconduct at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, which is a feeder school to the US Air Force.
Josh Robbins Dec 12, 2017
North Korea detainees given raw locusts, skinned frogs and rats as food says defector
Female North Korean defector reveals her horrific ordeal at the hands of the brutal Kim Jong-un regime.
Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 12, 2017
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