Mosul: Heartbreaking video emerges of baby desperate for water after being rescued from rubble
Mosul was recently declared liberated from Isis after months of fighting.
Taliban militants kill 30 Afghan soldiers in Kandahar as heavy fighting rages
Taliban claims responsibility for the attack and puts the number of soldiers dead at 70.
Suspected Boko Haram members kidnap contractors in first abduction since Borno oil discovery
NNPC is conducting research operations in the area following crude oil discovery in restive north east.
2 more German women identified among group captured with all-female Isis suicide squad in Iraq
The four were among a group of 20 women captured by Iraqi forces in Mosul.
Syria: Harrowing footage shows aftermath of air strikes that violated ceasefire and killed children
Civilian casualties were the first to occur since the ceasefire was declared on 22 July.
Battle of Passchendaele centenary: Photos show the horrors of the First World War
The Battle of Passchendaele, one of the longest, bloodiest and most controversial battles of World War One, began 100 years ago.
'These faggots kill fascists': LGBT+ army TQILA are taking the fight to Isis
The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army describe themselves as "faggots who kill fascists"
South China Sea: Vietnam accuses Indonesian navy of firing shot at its vessels injuring 4 fishermen
Indonesia said it fired warning shots when 2 Vietnamese boats intercepted inside Indonesian water.
Footage of moment US green berets are attacked and killed by a Jordanian soldier
The Jordanian soldier was convicted by a military court earlier in July.
Video purports to show ISIS fighters summarily executed by Libyan forces
The unverified video is said to occur around the time UN officials called for investigations into executions.
Yazidi schoolgirl kept as a sex slave by Isis for six months tells of 'dying a 100 deaths'
Ekhlas was 14 when Isis militants raided village in northern Iraq, killing men and kidnapping women and girls.
Taliban claims responsibility for Kabul rush hour slaughter in bus attack
24 dead and 42 injured in attack on bus carrying government employees.
Siege of Marawi enters third month: Military battles Islamist snipers with 'unlimited ammunition'
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he is prepared to wait for a year for the end of the siege which has killed more than 500 people.
One dead and two wounded after violent incident at Israeli embassy in Jordan
A Jordanian has died and an Israeli and Jordanian were injured, the official report said.
Duterte extends martial law in southern Philippines to crush Isis affiliated militants
The president's critics accuse him of using law to realise his "dictatorial ambitions."
Hawaii prepares for potential North Korean missile attack
Monthly 'attack warning' sirens to sound in response to Pyongyang's ballistic missile test.
Meet the refugee who wants to become South Sudan's next president
Samuel and his siblings have been living with foster family in Uganda since fleeing South Sudan in 2016.
Watch Syrian women burn their burqas after being freed from Isis in Raqqa
Men also enjoyed a shave for the first time in years.
In pictures: Violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at holy site in Jerusalem
Three Palestinians have died in violent clashes between Israeli police and Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem.
Deadly clashes erupt in Jerusalem over holy site
Tensions running high due to new security measures implemented at shrine holy to both Jews and Muslims.
Heartbreaking drawings by South Sudanese refugee children reveal trauma caused by war
An estimated 100 children fleeing the war in South Sudan cross into Uganda every day.
Margaret Thatcher 'made chemical weapons threat' against Saddam Hussein
The former UK Prime Minister discussed her plans with US defence secretary Dick Cheney.
Dunkirk evacuation: Photos of 1940 rescue of Allied troops from beaches of northern France
Operation Dynamo saw some 338,000 British, French and Belgian soldiers rescued between 27 May 27 and 3 June 1940.
London postman charged with Isis murders after execution video surfaces
German-born Harry Sarfo, 28, is already serving a three-year-sentence in Germany on terror offences.
British forces smuggled Christmas trees into Saudi Arabia defying religious police
The Royal Air Force took Christmas trees into the Islamic kingdom for secret Santa Claus shows.
Fleeing South Sudan - 'My mother was abducted, my brother killed, I was raped and now I am pregnant'
More than one million children have fled South Sudan since war erupted in 2013.