Rohingya refugee crisis: Cry of the oppressed unheard [PHOTOS]

Rohingya people have suffered immensely due to their very identities over the past few years. Not considered as an official ethnic group by the Myanmar government, they have been termed illegal immigrants and have been denied citizenship in Myanmar leaving them homeless. Oct 5, 2017

Cameroon soldiers beat separatist protesters

Exclusive footage sent to IBTimes UK from sources in Cameroon appears to show soldiers dragging, beating and taking protesters. Cameroons English-speaking areas held rallies marking the 56th anniversary of the incorporation of Anglophone regions into the country. Both the Northwest and Southwest regions have been rocked by anti-government protests and strikes for months. Oct 5, 2017

Civilians flee Hawija as Iraqi forces fight to oust Islamic State

Around 1,300 woman and children have fled the Islamic State controlled town of Hawija in the past two days. Iraqi forces are aiming to dislodge Islamic State from Hawija and the surrounding areas, where up to 78,000 people could be trapped, according to the United Nations. Oct 5, 2017

Americas gun violence epidemic - the shocking statistics

Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  show that on average, 93 Americans are killed with guns every day. Using figures from Everytown For Gun Safety, Here are some other shocking figures that make up Americas ongoing gun violence epidemic.  Oct 5, 2017

Americas gun violence epidemic - the shocking statistics

Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  show that on average, 93 Americans are killed with guns every day. Using figures from Everytown For Gun Safety, Here are some other shocking figures that make up Americas ongoing gun violence epidemic.  Oct 5, 2017

Trumps border wall prototype takes shape

Workers on the US side of the Mexican border began construction of a prototype structure that could be used to fulfill President Donald Trumps promise of a physical barrier between both nations. Oct 5, 2017

Tillerson and Trumps strained relationship

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Trump appear to have a strained relationship. A recent NBC report said Tillerson called the President a moron following a 20 July meeting at the Pentagon and that Tillerson was close to resigning this past summer. While Tillerson denied that he was ever considering resigning, there is evidence to suggest his relationship with Trump is a rocky one. Oct 5, 2017

Girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman says she had no warning of massacre

Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock bought his girlfriend Marilou Danley a ticket to the Philippines to send her out of the country when he carried out his deadly attack on 1 October. While she was there, Paddock had reportedly wired money asking Danley to buy a house for her family.I was grateful, but honestly I was worried that first, the unexpected trip home, and then the money, was a way of breaking up with me. It never occurred to me in any way whatsoever that he was planning violence against anyone, Danley said in a statement read out by her lawyer. Oct 5, 2017