Isis

US drones and aircraft launch dozen strikes in northern Iraq, says official.

Kamari tanker has appeared 30km off the Israeli coast with no cargo of oil on board.

It is a mix of religious devotion and dissatisfaction with Western life, say experts.

Many expect the US to mount huge offensive, but the response will be more limited and calculated.

Syrians of Kafranbel, in Idlib, pay tribute to James Foley for fighting to expose Assad and Isis terror group.

German development aid minister Gerd Mueller accuses Qatar of funding Isis.

Profile of American journalist James Wright Foley executed by a Sunni insurgent in Syria.

Sotloff identified as second US journalist in Islamic State video of James Foley's beheading.

A voice expert says she has analysed the jihadist's vowels

Twitter users call for #ISISMediaBlackout to stop propaganda by Islamic State militants.

James Foley's mother Diane issues statement imploring Islamic State jihadists against executing other hostages.

Foley's final message to brother: 'American bombing signed my death certificate'

Tension in the Middle East has disrupted Imperial Tobacco sales.

In video message, Sunni insurgents warn US against raids in Iraq as Obama vows to press ahead with offensive.

Public support for RAF air strikes in Iraq only 40% while 36% disapprove.

Prime minister has insisted there will be no boots on the ground in Iraq amid contradictory signals.

CIA and elite soldiers search for 'The Ghost' in biggest terror search since Bin Laden

Witnesses say jihadist militants are marrying the 1,500 kidnapped women and girls

US President Barack Obama said airstrikes vital to protect US interests in region.

Without directly mentioning US, Iraqi government takes objection to violation of its territorial sovereignty.

Kurdish forces reclaim nearly all of Iraq's largest dam from Islamic State militants, Kurdish officials reported.

Hundreds of people gathered in central London on Saturday, calling for action to protect the people of Sinjar from attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, formerly known as Isis.

PM sees threat of terrorist state on shores of Mediterranean bordering Turkey, a Nato member.

Tweet seems to show logo of Islamist group on screen of smartphone held up near White House.

Radical Red Mosque spiritual leader Abdul Maulana Aziz declares support for Isis and forges links with Chinese Muslims.

Islamic State Sunni insurgents massacre 80 Yazidi men near Sinjar Mountain after deadline to convert Islam expires.

The only surviving community of Aramaic speakers has been driven from its homeland.

Maliki paves way for successor, Haider al-Abadi, in order to 'preserve unity' in Iraq.

Incumbent Nouri al-Maliki has clung to power despite al-Abadi's nomination as Prime Minister.

IBTimes UK polls opinions from European economists to get to the bottom of the eurozone's woes.