International Law

Report by B'Tselem claims Israeli forces have fired tear gas to hit protesters and used rubber bullets at point-blank range.

Nafeek's parents say they forgive those responsible for their daughter's execution - but want her body home.

Tan Yong cut off wife's finger and stubbed cigarettes out on her face before she snapped and killed him.

Outoing US Secretary of State angers Beijing by reaffirming Washington's commitment to Tokyo's territorial integrity.

UK tax authority identifies increase in amount of tax large UK companies have underpaid, says report.

France will send 2,500 troops to Mali to fight rebels - but only as temporary measure, says president.

Ban Ki-moon says French involvement complies with international law while African leaders meet to agree deployment.

International revulsion grows following beheading of Sri Lankan domestic worker Rizana Nafeek, who was denied legal representation and forbidden from presenting vital evidence.

French forces drive out al-Qaida-linked Islamist rebels from Konna in a move that has backing of US and UK.

Bab al-Shams protest camp erected between Jerusalem and Israel's Maale Adumim settlement.

Human rights activists claim Riyadh has breached international law because Nafeek was a minor at the time of alleged crime.

Ra'd, a surface-to-air missile, can take down medium-range airborne targets.

The FBI has announced the arrest of 10 people around the world in relation to the Butterfly botnet which targeted Facebook users through social engineering.

Israeli ambassadors called in to explain shock decision to build 3,000 settler homes on West Bank.

The US restrains itself from supporting Israel in its housing move in Jerusalem and West Bank.

The UN General Assembly is poised to pass historic resolution recognising Palestine as a "non-member observer state"

PM Dmitry Medvedev says supply of weapons to Assad is lawful but that Russia is neutral in conflict.

Deif says battle is start of campaign to 'free Palestine from Israeli occupation'.

Jawad and Jalal Fairooz tell IBTimes UK of their shock at discovering their citizenship had been revoked by Bahrain government.

Prime Minister criticised by human rights groups for saying Britain would allow Assad to leave Syria in hope of ending civil war.

People's Council wants Moscow to follow St Petersburg, where homosexual propaganda now carries fines of up to £10,000.

UN Security Council condemns Syrian mortar attack and expresses concern about regional peace and security.

Turkish parliament discusses cross-border operations in wake of Syrian attack.

A controversial cybercrime law has come into effect in the Philippines, leading to mass online protests and threats from Anonymous.

Pyongyang's vice-foreign minister Pak Kil-yon says Korea is world's most dangerous hotspot.

Nepalese aviation officials have claimed the Sita Air Flight crash that killed 19 was caused by the "panic stricken" pilot.

Pirate Bay founder faces one-year in prison after being deported from Cambodia to his native Sweden.

Verdict of sanity divides commentators as killer starts sentence.

Russia and China accuse the West of using a threat of chemical weapons as a pretext to intervene militarily in Syria.

Syria warns of spreading of violence across the region in case of a US military intervention.