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Writer shot dead as he arrived for trial over insulting Islam
Nahed Hattar was on trial for sharing a cartoon showing 'the god of Isis'.
Princess Charlotte gives a cheeky wave to the crowd while Prince George refuses high-five greeting
Embarrassing moment for Canadian prime minister Trudeau as Prince George is mystified by hand gesture.
Putin accused of using firebomb in Aleppo that is 'one step down from a nuclear weapon'
Incendiary weapons and bunker-buster bombs are being used in air strikes on Aleppo.
Boris Johnson accuses Russia and Assad of committing war crimes in Syria
Brutal attack on Syrian aid convoy should be treated as a war crime, says Britain's foreign secretary.
Humanitarian rescue group The White Helmets of Syria targeted in airstrikes
140 White Helmet volunteers have been killed while attempting to rescue the dead and dying.
Nearly 2 million left without water in Aleppo
The UN warned it puts children at risk of 'catastrophic outbreaks of waterborne diseases'.
Footage shows warplanes pounding Aleppo with white phosphorus munitions say activists
Human rights groups have previously denounced the use of the incendiary bombs as violations of international humanitarian law
Turkey: Police launch search for 15-year-old girl feared to have fled to join Isis
Funda Cicek was recorded boarding bus with a bearded man on CCTV, after disappearing from her Istanbul home.
Syria's civil war: How a 75-year-old woman deceived militants to flee Isis-held Raqqa
IBTimes UK interviews a Syrian refugee at an informal refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa valley.
6-year-old boy pleads with Obama to give Omran Daqneesh a home
'Catherine, my little sister, will be collecting butterflies and fireflies for him,' wrote Alex.
Boris Johnson cites 'strong' evidence Russia hit UN aid convoy as US urges grounding Syria planes
The UK Foreign Secretary says there were only two possible culprits in the attack that killed 20.
Dozens drown in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt after boat carrying 600 capsizes
Bodies of Egyptian, Syrian, and sub-Saharan African origin were recovered off the coast of Beheira province.
Doctors perish in Syrian air strikes as medics and aid workers become routine targets of war
Four medical workers were killed in the bombings over rebel held Khan Tuman.
Amal Clooney says she would gladly prosecute Syrian President Assad for war crimes
Clooney has repeatedly spoken out against human rights abuses by dictators in the Middle East.
Obama's bloody legacy will be Syria's destruction at Putin's hands
Russia has invaded a sovereign state, shot down an airliner, bombed hospitals and then lied about all of it.
The Great British lie: We promised to help refugees - then we turned our backs
At least Trump doesn't try to come across as principled. If Mrs Thatcher was the Iron Lady, Mrs May is steel.
Deliberate air strikes on Syrian aid convoy 'would be war crime'
The majority of those killed in the attacks by pro-Assad warplanes were ICRC workers and drivers.
Aid trucks bombed in Aleppo after Syrian forces declare end of ceasefire
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights could not specify if the jets were Syrian or Russian.
UN discusses world's 65.3 million refugees at first dedicated summit
The UN's 193 member states are aiming to organise a coordinated response to the refugee crisis.
Syrian rebels deem ceasefire a failure as aid blocked and fighting restarts
One UN 20-truck aid convoy meant to go to Aleppo never made it across the Turkish border.
Syrian warplane shot down by Isis hours after US air attack kills Syrian government troops
Russia and Syria earlier accused the US of assisting Daesh and other extremists.
'Serious questions' over ceasefire after US air strike kills Syrian troops
Russia says actions were 'extraordinary display of American heavy-handedness'.
Russia condemns US for airstrikes against Syrian troops
Moscow said the airstrikes, which left 62 Syrian soldiers dead, seriously jeopardizes the US-Russia peace plan for Syria.
Syrian ceasefire in jeopardy as attacks on government troops increase
The US will be to blame if the truce fails, according to Russian generals.
Pentagon says coalition air strike kills Isis 'minister of information' Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad
Washington says that Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad or 'Dr Wa'il' was killed in a 'precision strike'.
Russia accuses US of failing to abide by Syrian truce as humanitarian aid is delayed
Moscow says moderate opposition led by the US still carrying out residential attacks.
How much has the RAF spent on missiles to bomb Islamic State in Syria?
Figures released to the House of Commons reveal the number of bombs dropped in Operation Shader.
UN says Syrian regime is not letting aid convoy of 20 trucks into Aleppo
However a truce has largely held as aid preparations got cautiously under way.
Isis marks Eid al-Adha by hanging 'US spies' from hooks and slaughtering them 'like sheep'
The Making of Illusion video featured ex-PM David Cameron and Tom Cruise.
Explosions reported as Syria's seven-day ceasefire comes into effect
If the seven-day truce holds then the US will team up with Russia to target militants.