Amnesty International says it has uncovered "gruesome" evidence of ethnic cleansing in northern Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants.

Syrian rebels have seized control of a crossing on the border with Turkey and pulled down the Syrian flag.

Amnesty International has claimed Muammar Gaddafi’s troops may have committed war crimes in the besieged rebel city of Misrata.

British journalist Peter Hounam was released from Israeli custody tonight after a day in custody on suspicions linked to freed nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu.

The British journalist who helped reveal Israel’s nuclear secrets, arrested by Israel this week, is being barred from meeting with his lawyer, the lawyer said today.