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Syrian journalist accuses UK government of 'siding with Assad' after passport confiscation
Reporter who spoke out against regime claims the passport was taken off her following Syrian president tip-off.
Horrific photos of child under rubble after Russian air strikes on Aleppo
Russian jets have resumed heavy bombing of rebel-held areas of Aleppo after several days of relative calm.
Boris Johnson provokes Russian wrath over Syria comments
'What have you achieved so far?' Russian embassy asks Britain's Ministry of Defence.
WikiLeaks emails show Clinton was told Saudi Arabia and Qatar were secretly funding Isis
The email is one of 2,086 emails released by the whistleblowing outfit WikiLeaks.
Boris Johnson backs protests outside Russian Embassy in London over Aleppo
British Foreign Secretary says President Vladimir Putin risks turning Russia into a 'pariah nation'.
Is Aleppo our Guernica? How Spanish town became a symbol of the brutality of war
Parallels have been drawn between the Nazi bombing of Guernica and the Russian air strikes on Aleppo.
Donald Trump threatens to jail Hillary Clinton if he is elected during ill-tempered clash
The two candidates will meet once more on 19 October before the November election.
Isis 'loses more than a quarter of its territory', but difficult decisions loom for US
Daesh's holdings are now equivalent to size of Sri Lanka.
Queen to welcome key Putin ally attracting criticism from MPs
The trip has been described as 'propaganda' for a man who described Russian behaviour in Syria as 'noble and honest'.
Syrian suspect on the run after 'several hundred grams' of explosives found in German apartment
Three others with alleged links to the suspect arrested, but 22-year-old remains on the loose.
Isis are severing children's limbs in Raqqa, say escaped residents
The militants are also pressuring mothers into 'selling' their daughters into marriages with foreign fighters.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Awarding committee said Santos had been resolute in his efforts to negotiate peace in Colombia.
Is the bromance over before it really started? Trump declares he doesn't love Putin
In the past Trump had complimented Putin as a strong leader but now appears to be distancing himself.
German Isis deserter who claims he opposed group's brutality 'filmed taking part in mass execution'
Former militant who claims he played no part in violence filmed apparently shooting weapon at prisoner.
Isis claims responsibility for deadly wedding attack that killed 31 including groom
The bombing near Hasaka in Syria also killed 5 children and 11 women.
Photographer shows the reality of everyday life amid the carnage of Syria
Nish Nalbandian's book, A Whole World Blind, depicts fighters on the front line, as well as everyday people eking out a living amid the ruins.
Syrian senior militant leader Abu al-Faraj al-Masri 'killed in airstrike'
The Jabhat Fateh al-Sham jihadist group says a senior figure died in Idlib province.
Suspected Isis suicide bomber kills at least 20 including bridegroom at Kurdish wedding in Syria
Unconfirmed reports stated that the attacker was a female.
Video shows destruction of underground Syrian 'Cave Hospital' targeted with bunker buster missiles
The hospital also known as the Dr Hasan Al-Araj hospital was struck twice by the missiles.
Aleppo: Maps and pictures show how a once great city was reduced to rubble by Assad's bombs
Bashar al-Assad and Russia pushing forward to take back rebel-held areas of the city.
Dramatic footage captures Syrian rescue worker breaking down in tears as he frees baby from rubble
The month-old baby was buried under the rubble of a building following airstrikes in Idlib.
US protecting Syrian jihadist group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, says Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov
Sergei Lavrov has said that the US has broken its promise to separate the group from other rebels.
Dramatic footage shows young girl torn screaming from Aleppo rubble following deadly bomb attack
The footage has emerged as Unicef says 96 children have been killed and 223 have been injured since Friday.
German woman abducted by jihadist Syrian rebels freed along with child born in captivity
German media identify woman as freelance journalist Janina Findeisen, who was abducted in October 2015.
Syrian government forces advance to Aleppo's historic quarter in striking distance of city's citadel
The government advances in the heart of the city follow days of intense bombing by pro-Assad warplanes
Peace never achieved by dropping bombs from 30,000ft, Emily Thornberry tells Labour conference
Thornberry also says a Labour government would 'revive' multilateral nuclear disarmament talks.
Sunderland: Woman, 26, 'abducted and raped by gang of migrants' after drink was spiked
The mother-of-three said she woke up in a strange house with injuries after a night out in the city.
UK ambassador walks out of UN Security Council meeting as Russia is accused of war crimes in Aleppo
French and US diplomats joined Matthew Rycroft in leaving after Syria's ambassador was called to speak.
Aleppo civilian attacks are being carried out by Islamist militia, says Russian diplomat
Assaults on humanitarian convoys are the fault of Jabhat al-Nusra.
Syrian attacks may be war crimes, according to UN Special Envoy
Incendiary bombs and bunker-busters are being used against civilians in the city of Aleppo.