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UK domestic violence 'epidemic' as 750,000 children witness abuse in the home
Refuge has launched the #GiveThemRefuge campaign to highlight the incidence of domestic violence in the UK.
75% of British police seen providing inadequate protection to vulnerable citizens
An HMIC study found that victims of domestic violence and child abuse were particularly hit.
Kansas City man believed to have fed 7-year-old son to pigs after murdering him
Michael Jones is being held on a $10m bond on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated battery, and child abuse.
Russia: Grandmother jailed for stabbing boy over TV remote control
Five-year-old battling severe liver injuries after attack in Siberian Krasnoyarsk region.
Nicola Sturgeon: 'We'll never have true gender equality until we eradicate violence against women'
Sturgeon spoke out against domestic violence and highlighted the protests at the film premiere of Suffragette.
London Film Festival: Feminist protesters storm Suffragette premiere [Video]
Campaign group Sisters Uncut disrupted premiere calling for support for victims of domestic violence.
UK: Man jailed for six years after attempting to decapitate his girlfriend
Alcoholic James Richardson plead guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Chris Brown denied visa to enter Australia due to Rihanna assault conviction
Australia's visa block could prevent Chris Brown performing at December concerts.
Walk4 domestic violence: Why hundreds of women and men are marching across London's bridges
Domestic violence charity Refuge will host a 10km walk across London to raise awareness.
Former US Army Ranger uses GoPro camera to video abuse from estranged wife
A video of their latest interaction shows her forcibly grabbing his genitals.
South Carolina university professor stabbed to death by obsessed online lover
Jennifer Wilson was stabbed by a man she met on internet dating site.
Man jailed for murdering ex before writing 'that's the price you pay for having affairs' on wall
Colin Dymond launched a 'catastrophic' attack on Sarah Pollock at her Bournemouth flat in March.
Man jailed after trying to make pregnant ex miscarry
Samuel Easterbrook told his pregnant ex-girlfriend he would 'kick the baby out of her' after they split
Bobbi Kristina Brown: Lawsuit accuses beau Nick Gordon of theft and violent attack before coma
Gordon punched her, dragged her by the hair, stole money after she was comatose, says suit
American baseball player Darryl Hamilton killed by lover in murder-suicide
Couple's 14-month-old baby found unharmed in Texas home.
Argentina: 200,000 rally against femicide and domestic violence in Buenos Aires
Hordes of Argentines gathered in front of the National Congress building in Buenos Aires to call for an end to gender-based violence
Violence charges dropped against NFL's Ray Rice, who was taped punching lover unconcious
Record will be cleared for completing intervention program, activists furious
Turkish teenager shot in head after warning to skip singing contest
Mutlu Kaya critical as violence against women climbs in Turkey.
Julie Griffiths case shows we can't trivialise domestic violence with 'nagging' euphemisms
The word 'nag' is archaic and ugly and does no-one any favours.
Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team slammed for hurling wife over a sofa video
America's Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team prank highlights issue of domestic violence among American sportsmen.
Hillary Clinton presidency bid: We need to talk about Hillary and domestic violence claims
Hillary Clinton's campaign presents vivid test: when we say we condemn all domestic violence, do we mean it?
Election 2015: Compulsory sex and relationships education can help end violence against women
IBTimes UK looks at issues affecting women during the general election campaign
Northamptonshire police constable Otis Goldsmith charged with wife's murder
Northamptonshire PC Otis Goldsmith, 49, charged with murdering his wife, Jill, 49.
Domestic violence behind half the deaths of women killed by men in UK
Charity launches Femicide Census project to highlight male violence against women.
NSPCC survey finds 40% of teenage girls are forced to have sex
One in five schoolgirls said they'd been punched, strangled or beaten with an object by a boyfriend and even raped.
Fifty Shades of abuse? The answer is education about pornography not censorship
Anti-pornography and domestic abuse campaigners protest against the Fifty Shades Of Grey film release.
US: Telemarketer saves woman's life after overhearing attack on phone
Workers at a Nevada call centre alerted police after hearing a woman screaming 'Please don't kill me.'
UK decapitation: Naveed Ahmed jailed for life after 'barbaric' murder of wife Tahira
Naveed Ahmed given a minimum life jail term of 22 years at the Old Bailey.
Drug dealers outside schools let off with 'slap on the wrist'
Violent criminals and sex offenders being let off with 'out of court disposals' instead of facing prosecution.
Canada: Eight killed in Edmonton mass-murder over domestic violence
Gunman kills himself after shooting dead six adults and two children in Canadian city of Edmonton.