Although no group has claimed responsibility for the rocket attack, Isreal holds Hamas responsible for all hostile activities from the Palestinian territory.
The series of air raids were targeted at Abu Kamal and Mayadin neighbourhoods in eastern Syria, the Russian defence ministry said.
Chuseok, Korea's harvest festival, is taking place - and millions of people are leaving the cities to visit their ancestral homes. But for North Korean refugees this is impossible.
Committee said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons won the award for its "groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty prohibition."
Iraqi troops and Shia militia have recaptured Hawija, the last Isis stronghold in northern Iraq. Now comes another crisis for Iraq and its neighbours: Kurdish independence.
The team's success has left many Syrians feeling conflicted due to its strong ties with President Assad.
Isis once controlled larges swathes of Iraq and Syria, but the group has lost several areas to joint offensives launched by coalition forces in both countries.
Iraqi forces and Shia paramilitaries have entered the town of Hawija, one of just two pockets of territory still under control of Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) in Iraq.
The insurgency has affected the north-east Borno state most acutely, with 2,300 teachers killed and nearly 1,400 schools destroyed since 2009.
Photos of the battle for Raqqa, where the jihadists' last strongholds are a hospital and stadium, with hostages in both.
17 people were killed over the weekend in protests in support of independence for some Anglophone regions.
Anti-terrorism experts argue such claims are not reliable and are a propaganda tool.
Hamza bin Laden has repeatedly called on followers to attack the West.
The man was shot dead after the attack at Saint Charles station.
Move part of Baghdad's stepped-up efforts to isolate the Kurds following their vote on independence earlier this week.
The reclusive Isis warlord has not been seen in years and has a $25m (£19m) US bounty on his head.
Nearly a third of Palestinian attacks on Israel are not motivated by any ideology.
Supreme Leader's 'intentional' weight gain has been the subject of repeated speculation.
Reporters have finally been allowed to venture into Myanmar's northern Rakhine state, formerly home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled into Bangladesh.
Revelation comes ahead of UN resolution calling for a commission investigating war crimes in Yemen.
Aksoy was working as a press officer for the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Raqqa.
Isis abducted and beheaded soldier and sent dismembered body to Hezbollah.
Syrian Democratic Forces have seized 80 to 90 percent of the city and have hemmed the jihadists into a few districts in the north of the city.
Incident comes as government forces fight Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Turkey and Iraq have urged Kurdish officials to call off 'unconstitutional' referendum on independence.
The number of refugees arriving in Bangladesh since 25 August has been estimated at 480,000 – 60% of them children.
Hate preacher Abu Walaa accused of being a key recruiter for the group.
Footage shows fighter talking in Raqqa with leading Isis recruiter, hacker and executioner.
Attacker opened fire as he reached the rear entrance of the Har Adar settlement.
Young Rohingya refugees' drawings are filled with traumatic scenes such as people being shot or burned alive by the military.