Germany’s elections are being seen as a test of the country's compassion. For many voters, this election is really only about one issue: Refugees. Whether its concerns about security or the economy, it all seems to come back to the more than one million asylum seekers Germany welcomed in two years ago. Merkel's open-door policy may have paved the way for her political rivals to score big at the ballot box. The Newsmakers went to Berlin to speak to voters and refugees about the issue.

South Korea is forming an assassination squad to take out Kim Jong-un. The country’s defence minister announced the ‘decapitation unit’ following North Korea’s sixth nuclear test. Will this elite force act as a deterrent or will Kim call the bluff?

The commander of the task force set up to defeat Boko Haram says the war against the terror group is being won. But critics say that announcement is premature, as more people have been killed in the past five months than the previous five. Could the government’s counter-terror methods actually be prolonging the violence?

Amnesty International has condemned the Bosnian government for not seeking justice for more than 20,000 victims of sexual violence in the Bosnian war. The organisation blames a lack of political will by Bosnian politicians as the main cause for not persecuting the women’s offenders.

Amnesty International has condemned the Bosnian government for not seeking justice for more than 20,000 victims of sexual violence in the Bosnian war. The organisation blames a lack of political will by Bosnian politicians as the main cause for not persecuting the women’s offenders.

Israel’s top court has overturned an amendment that exempted ultra-Orthodox Jews from conscription to the army. The move was met by protests by the countries Hasidic communities who argue that joining the military would interrupt their religious studies.

Israel’s top court has overturned an amendment that exempted ultra-Orthodox Jews from conscription to the army. The move was met by protests by the countries Hasidic communities who argue that joining the military would interrupt their religious studies.

The EU’s top court has rejected complaints by Slovakia and Hungary over refugee relocation quotas. They refused to take part in an EU scheme to find homes for 120,000 refugees from Italy and Greece. Will the court’s judgement force them to comply?

The EU’s top court has rejected complaints by Slovakia and Hungary over refugee relocation quotas. They refused to take part in an EU scheme to find homes for 120,000 refugees from Italy and Greece. Will the court’s judgement force them to comply?

The EU’s top court has rejected complaints by Slovakia and Hungary over refugee relocation quotas. They refused to take part in an EU scheme to find homes for 120,000 refugees from Italy and Greece. Will the court’s judgement force them to comply?