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Profiles of some of China's leading activists, who continue to cause problems for the ruling Communist Party.

As ministers consider extending the use of Tasers to non-specialist police, BBC News has exclusive access to officers piloting the scheme.

Taser electric stun guns used by the police for law enforcement are safe, a US study finds.

Devon and Cornwall Police are one of 10 forces to be issued with more Taser stun guns in a year-long trial.

Russian officials frequently beat, rape and torture detainees, a report by Amnesty International says.

A leading human rights charity calls for research into the effects of Taser guns after the death of a man.

Too little is being done to police the internet as an "emporium" for selling dangerous weapons in the UK, say MPs.

A German doctor is in custody after allegedly admitting she tortured at a secretive religious colony in Chile.

Human rights groups criticise a deal between the UK and Jordan aimed at protecting the human rights of deported terror suspects. Neil Arun reports.

German-language papers welcome the Muslim initiative behind Sunday's anti-terror demonstration in Cologne. And France launches a seduction campaign.

Electro-shock therapy is being tested as a way of saving some of the world's endangered corals.

France insists that the UN must have much more weight in post-war Iraq - but it does not want to reopen transatlantic wounds.

Twelve months after the catastrophic devaluation of the lira, Turkey's economy seems to be reviving. But risks remain.

Environment Agency officials say they will not prosecute a 15-year-old for throwing a predatory catfish back in to a village river.

BBC News Online's Tim Masters watches the Rottweilers get weary as the Cannes film festival nears its close.

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