Expo Milano 2015: 5 great ideas to create a sustainable planet
IBTimes UK looks at some of the best ideas and projects showcased at the Universal Exposition in Milan.
Burundi: President Pierre Nkurunziza to seek third term as violence erupts
Protesters accuse Nkurunziza of violating Arusha agreement that allows president to run only for two terms.
Nigeria: Boko Haram changes name to Islamic State's West African Province after Isis alliance
Ties between the two terror groups have tightened in recent months.
UN: Central African Republic conflict is largest forgotten crisis as aid 'dramatically underfunded'
Thousands of people have been displaced and killed since country descended into civil war in December 2013.
Nigeria: Fishermen 'jump into lake' as Boko Haram attacks Karamga island on motorised canoes
Boko Haram attacks island as army offensive continues to regain previously captured territories.
Nepal earthquake: Indian yoga guru Ramdev adopts 500 orphaned children as death toll rises
At least 4,400 people have been killed in a 7.9 earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April.
Burundi: 5 dead and 20,000 flee violence as genocide fears spread
Violence erupted as president Pierre Nkurunziza announced he is seeking a third term in June's election
Kazakhstan: Nursultan Nazarbayev re-elected as president winning 97.7% of vote
Critics say Nazarbayev – who was first elected as president in 1991 – won as there was not a real opposition
South Africa celebrates Freedom Day as xenophobic attacks continue
Anti-immigration violence killed at least seven people and promoted thousands to flee their homes
Mediterranean migrant crisis: Human smuggling arranged 'by global mafia via Skype and WhatsApp'
An IBTimes UK investigation looks at the complex organised crime behind illegal immigration.
Unesco: Half of world's languages will disappear by 2100
It is estimated that more than 2,000 of the 7,000 world's official languages have only 1,000 speakers or fewer.
In Focus: Armenians demand justice for ancestors as 'denying genocide reaffirms those actions'
On Armenian genocide centenary IBTimes UK speaks with Armenian Youth Federation London.
World Malaria Day 2015: Male mosquito DNA modification 'could halt transmission'
Luke Alphey created a technology that promotes sustainable control of disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Nigeria: Troops halt Sambisa forest offensive as Boko Haram mines kill three
It is believed the Sambisa forest is where the insurgents keep some 219 girls kidnapped last April.
Nigeria: Boko Haram 'last known stronghold' on brink of falling in army offensive
Nigerian military aided by troops from Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger in its fight against terrorists.
World Book and Copyright Day: 10 least known UN days celebrated every year
IBTimes UK looks at some of the UN days that not many people might be aware they exist.
Saudi Arabia: Man detained after video of him slapping woman in Jeddah goes viral
Police said they are questioning both aggressor and victim after she was beaten in public.
Isis in Iraq: '2 Yazidi girls kill themselves every day' after being raped by insurgents
Aid worker says girls kill themselves due to shame and honour after being captured and abused..
Iraq: Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'seriously wounded' in US-led air strike
Source with links to terror group confirms leader wounded in March air strike.
Turkey: PM Davutoglu ridiculed for 'printing error' as Kurds peace process not in manifesto
Kurdish separatists demand independence from Turkey and the creation of Kurdistan.
Iran: Outrage as video shows stray dogs being 'injected with acid' in Shiraz
Activists allege dog killers were paid $4 for each animal they injected.
Mexico's drug cartels: Female assassin 'La Flaca' killed and stuffed in beer cooler by rival gang
Joselyn Alejandra Niño was though to be working for Los Ciclones, one of the factions of the Gulf Cartel
Jerusalem Temple Mount: Palestinian women target Jewish visitors in bid to 'protect' Al-Aqsa
The compound, holy to both religious communities, has been the object of tensions between Jews and Muslims.
Pakistan: 'Woman burnt alive by husband for visiting sister without permission'
Husband and his father arrested and charged with murder and terrorism
South Africa xenophobia: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe blamed for deadly riots
At least six people have been killed and thousands displaced in anti-immigration riots in South Africa.
UN removes 'Isis' from official list of future hurricane names
The World Meteorological Organisation replaced the name 'Isis' with 'Ivette'.
Canada: Baby seals shot or impaled in 'heart-breaking' commercial seal hunt [Graphic video]
Humane Society International warns hundreds of baby seals being killed in Canada's ice floes
In Focus: Balochistan activists urge Pakistan to 'treat us as human beings and give us independence'
Reports allege that the Pakistani army has abducted and executed dozens of Baloch people
Shoe that grows will help 300 million barefoot children around the world
It is estimated that 2 billion people around the world suffer from from soil-transmitted diseases
Boko Haram: Nigeria does not need foreign help to defeat terrorists says ex-president
Former president Jonathan said UN should focus on assisting people affected by insurgence
