At least 22 people were hanged this week alone, bringing the total number of executions since the so-called moderate president Masoud Pezeshkian took office in July to nearly 1,100 - one every 5.5...

'Professional failures' led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says2 hours agoGary O'DonoghueCorrespondentReporting fromJerusalemBBCThe Israeli military has said "professional failures" led to...

'Operational misunderstanding' led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says44 minutes agoBBCThe Israeli military has said an "operational misunderstanding" led to the killing of 14 emergency...

'Route to ignominy': Hereditary Lords on prospect of leaving Parliament8 hours agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterGetty ImagesImprisoned in the Tower of London in 1538 waiting to be executed, Henry...

'Route to ignominy': Hereditary Lords on prospect of leaving parliament43 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterGetty ImagesImprisoned in the Tower of London in 1538 waiting to be executed, Henry...

A West African country, embroiled in a brutal civil war until 2003, has the smallest army on the entire continent as it plots a route to continued peace. Liberia, one of the only African states to...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (Image: Getty)Iran’s hardline rulers are poised to amputate the fingers of three prisoners in a brutal act of state-sanctioned torture, campaigners have claimed....

The former Nazi death camp secretary, once called the 'Secretary of Evil', has died at the age of 99. Irmgard Furchner faced justice for her role in aiding over 10,500 murders and was in the midst of...

Houthi rebels are notorious for attacking shipping in the Red Sea but a new report accuses them of unleashing atrocities on civilians within Yemen. Militants are accused of nearly 8,000 human rights...