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Ankara bomb: Syrian linked to PKK posed as refugee to carry out suicide attack in Turkey
Syrian man identified as Saleh Nejar and linked to PKK confirmed as suicide bomber.
Turkish leaders vow to retaliate against Ankara bombers
Turkish president and prime minister cancel foreign visits to deal with the security situation.
Italy becomes first nation to sign Unesco's United for Heritage initiative
Programme seeks to protect heritage threatened by recent global crises, notably in Iraq and Syria.
Isis: Militants behead 15-year-old Ayham Hussein for listening to music
Jihadis found Hussein listening to music on a portable CD player in Mosul.
Theresa May echoes FBI and GCHQ stance on strong encryption
May has called on nations involved in the 'Five Eyes' agreement to step up intelligence sharing.
Iraq hunts 'highly dangerous' stolen radioactive material amid 'dirty bomb' fears
Officials are alarmed at the prospect of a dirty bomb if Isis gets its hands on the material.
Banning Israel boycotts is a necessary evil to stop Jew-baiting in the UK
It is becoming intolerable for British Jews, despite the fact the UK relies on Israel for trade and NHS drugs.
Ankara bomb blast: 28 dead and 61 injured after massive explosion in Turkish capital
The death toll has risen to 28 following an explosion near military buildings in the city.
Libya: Five years after February 17 revolution country engulfed in bloody chaos and haunted by spectre of Isis
In post-Gaddafi Libya power plays between revolutionary militias have led to a civil war.
Yemen: Al-Qaeda suspected as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest killing nine at Aden military camp
The bomber target multinational forces at Ras Abbas military camp in western Aden.
Paris attacks: Eagles of Death Metal perform first concert since Bataclan bloodbath
Band headlines first gig in Paris after 90 people killed at Bataclan concert.
Isis in Syria: 'Blood is on your heads' Daesh warns Aleppo rebels if they don't join forces
The request from IS for a truce comes as Assad unleashes an unprecedented onslaught on Aleppo.
Libya: Country at a crossroads five years after revolution toppled Muammar Gaddafi
Libya has descended into violence and anarchy following the ousting of 40-year-leader Gaddafi in 2011.
Libya: War through children's eyes shown in drawings on 5th anniversary of February 17 revolution
Drawings by 11 and 10 year olds in Benghazi show how they view their war-torn city.
Indonesia on alert over Isis cyanide poisoning threat
Indonesia's top authorities warn Islamic State could poison food with cyanide.
Apple ordered to help FBI decrypt San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone 5C
Apple has made no comments until now and has five working days to respond to the order.
Syria conflict: Turkey wants allied ground invasion to oust Bashar al-Assad
Ground operations only way to bring five-year war to end, senior Ankara official says.
Isis: 4 Kurdish women raped by Daesh jihadists then stoned to death for 'adultery', say activists
According to reports from the Isis stronghold of Mosul the four women were stoned to death in front of a large crowd
Syria: Russia 'kills more civilians than Isis or Assad regime' claims human rights group
Human rights report claims a minimum of 1,382 civilians killed during Syria conflict in January 2016.
Austria: Isis militants posing as refugees planned to join Paris terror attacks
Pair allegedly entered Europe with two of the Paris attackers.
Eagles of Death Metal frontman: 'Guns in the audience could have prevented Paris slayings'
Paris attacks: 'Until nobody has guns, everyone should have them,' claims Eagles of Death Metal frontman
Isis stones to death 4 Iraqi women in Mosul for alleged adultery
Daesh militants believed to have raped the women before they were stoned to death.
Isis: Police swoop on Islamic State-linked networks in Belgium and Germany
Properties searched in Bremen and four Brussels districts, including infamous jihadi hotspot of Molenbeek.
Syrian conflict: Russia denies air strikes on schools, hospitals
'No way' attacks on civilian sites carried out by Russian war planes, country's health minister says.
Middle East 'nuclear arms race' in progress says Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya'alon
'Countries in the Arab world are preparing to acquire nuclear weapons,' said Ya'alon.
Isis: Daesh used chemical weapons in attack on Kurds in Iraq in 2015
Around 35 Kurdish fighters showed symptoms of mustard gas poisoning after 2015 attack.
Syria: Russia and Turkey in proxy war for city of Azaz as Kurdish fighters advance
Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu warns Ankara will not allow city bombed by Russia to fall into Kurdish hands.
Dagestan: Isis claims car bomb attack that killed two policemen
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on security forces in restive northern Caucasus republic.
Isis in Iraq: Former Yazidi sex slave says 9-year-olds are being held and raped by Daesh
Nadia Murad Basee Taha also told of how the terror group killed her six brothers and mother in front of her.
Obama tells Russia to stop bombing rebel positions as Putin rejects 'double standards'
Russia and the US presidents discuss Syrian conflict over telephone after Munich deal.