Bears spend lives in 'crush cages', tortured and starved for bile to go into Asian medicine
Activists warned thousands of bears undergo 'cruel procedure' in east Asia.
Netherlands: Anti-Islam Geert Wilders to be prosecuted for 'inciting hatred against Moroccans'
Politician famous for anti-Islam comments accused of inciting hatred against Moroccans.
China's Aids infection fears: Village petitions to expel abandoned HIV-positive child over disease stigma
Discrimination episode highlights lack of education leading to stigma of Chinese people afflicted by HIV.
Nigeria: 54 soldiers to be executed by firing squad for refusing to fight Boko Haram
Soldiers have often argued they are deployed to rebel areas without enough ammunition and food.
Mexico: Grieving families refuse to talk to authorities 'until missing students found'
The students went missing in September, and fears are growing they were killed by a local gang.
Alan Gross release: US to open Cuban embassy and start 'constructive relations'
US said it intends to improve relations with Cuba following release of American prisoner Alan Gross.
Isis Iraq news: Pregnant women among 150 'executed for refusing to be insurgents' sex slaves'
Isis have kidnapped hundreds of Yazidi women and forced them into sex slavery or marriage.
Peshawar massacre: Indians show solidarity to grieving families using #IndiaWithPakistan
Indians send message of support to Pakistan despite hostilities between the two countries
Delhi gang rape two years on: 'Nothing has changed in India' with daily attacks on women
Rape is rampant in India and women feel unsafe using public transportation.
Peshawar school massacre: Family given wrong body as victims' faces 'badly burned'
Survivors speak of deadly attack in which at least 130 people were killed by the Taliban.
Peshawar school massacre: Girl-hating Taliban attack 1,000 'un-Islamic' Pakistan schools in last five years
Horror of Peshawar school attack represents hatred of modern education, particularly for girls.
Saudi Arabia: Religious police chief risks death for questioning ban on women driving
Religious police chief Ahmad Bin Qassim Al-Ghamdi issued fatwas that sparked outrage in the kingdom
Peshawar school attack: 'Hero' Aitzaz Hasan hailed for dying to prevent earlier carnage
Boy killed to prevent suicide bomber's attack in school remembered on day of Peshawar attack.
Peshawar school attack: Taliban's 'revenge' for Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Peace Prize
Expert suggests Malala Yousafzai being awarded Peace Prize triggered the attack by insurgents
Germany Pegida: Growing fears of 'far-right extremists' as 15,000 join anti-Islam protest
Number of people who join protests against 'Islamisation' of Germany is rapidly growing.
Syria: Al-Qaeda Nusra Front kill 100 soldiers and capture military bases in blow to Assad army
Al-Qaeda soldiers capture Wadi al-Deif and Hamidiya military bases in south-west Syria
Philadelphia: Five people killed 'by military veteran' in shooting spree
Suspect barricaded in a home where one of the shootings took place.
Sydney siege: Hostages leave Lindt cafe on stretchers as gunman 'killed by police'
16-hour-long siege ends as police enter cafe and kills gunman.
Who is Man Haron Monis? Sydney cafe gunman's black magic world
Muslim cleric already charged for sending offensive letters to dead Australian soldiers' families.
Sydney cafe siege: Hostages forced to make YouTube videos by suspected Isis gunman
Alleged hostages being held captive in Sydney cafe have claimed that attack is being carried out by a supporter of IS.
South Sudan: 'Colossal loss of life' and famine as civil war enters second year
Thousand have been killed since factions engaged in tit-for-tat violence last December.
Al-Shabaab: 10 soldiers killed in ambush at Somalia's military base
Attack is part of offensive against Somalian and Kenyan troops.
Saudi Arabia: 10,000 Twitter accounts closed and users arrested over 'religious violations'
Accounts closed by commission in charge of making sure sharia law is respected in the country.
Sydney Siege LIVE: Three dead after commando storms Lindt cafe as shooting hostages began
Five people have so far fled Lindt Chocolate Shop and Cafe in central Sydney's Martin Place as tense standoff continues.
Torture report: Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners cited by the CIA to defend enhanced interrogation techniques
A Senate report claims CIA officials justified torture methods by referring to a 1999 Israeli ruling
Sierra Leone cancels Christmas as Ebola crisis deepens
Government uged people not to leave homes during festivies in a bid to halt deadly outbreak.
Sunderbans: World's largest Bengal tiger population threatened by oil spill
Widllife animals threatened after big oil tank sank in Shela river
Italy: Pensioner fined for crossing road 'too slowly'
Man paid £32 after police fined him for crossing road too slowly.
'Faceless' doll for Muslim girls launched in Britain
The depiction of all humans and animals is prohibited by Islamic authorities/
Cuba: Che Guevara's son offers motorcycle tours 'to experience unique revolution' for £3,700
La Poderosa Tours offers motorcycle experiences in a nod to Che Guevara's biggest passion.
