Germany: Life sentence for the perpetrator of the Islamist attack at the Solingen festival
The terrorist attack shocked Germany and triggered major changes in asylum policy
Israel: Report on hostages refers to cruel sexual and mental torture by Hamas
The report was prepared by the Israeli Ministry of Health, following tests on 12 hostages who were released - The data will be sent to the Red Cross
Calls for independent investigation after video of Syrian government forces killing a volunteer rescuer
Videos circulating on social networking sites appear to show civilians being murdered by gunmen in army or internal security forces uniforms