Syria

Sajid Aslam's wife was convicted of concealing information about his terror plans two months ago at the Old Bailey.

Damascus and Aleppo are the worst hit and in need of humanitarian aid.

Five Kurdish border guards were killed in a blast in the northeast Syrian city of Qamishli on Saturday.

No-one has yet claimed the attack that also wounded five others.

The source of the strikes is unclear, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Social media campaign launched as 24-hour truce begins in parts of Syria following violence against civilians.

The video features children singing about becoming martyrs by joining Assad in Syria.

Air strikes and shelling have killed more than 60 people in less than 24 hours in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

Dr Wasem Maaz was among at least 27 killed in Syrian government bombings.

Rob Wainwright said many women now had hardened battlefield experience.

The Labour proposal for the UK to offer asylum was voted against by 289 Conservative MPs.

The cash strapped extremists offer bonuses to fighters if they have children, wives and sex slaves.

The deployment would take the number of US personnel there to 300.

Three people killed in the Turkish town of Kilis on Friday, as Daesh fired five rockets from the nearby Syrian border.

Daesh video shows downed MIG-23 jet near Damascus.

Germany's leader is trying to save a controversial deal over housing failed asylum seekers.

Sotloff's family accuse Assad's government of providing support to Isis before beheading.

At least 44 have died with scores injured after two airstrikes in Maarat al-Numan and Kafranbel.

Biden criticises the Netanyahu-led Israeli government saying they are moving in the wrong direction.

West Midlands Police's Counter Terrorism Unit say that no passengers were in danger at the time of the arrest.

Ibrahim al-Khatib is a journalist with UAE-based Orient News.

In his annual Q&A, the Russian president fielded questions on the economy and foreign policy.

The attacks near the Turkish border come as the Assad regime prepares for an assault on the city of Aleppo.

There have been more than 11,500 air strikes so far against IS in Syria and Iraq.

So far, 1,194 people have been accepted by the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.

Hacktivists Cyber Justice Team claims responsibility for attacking Syrian government servers and dumping data online.

Archaeologists say artefacts pillaged from heritage sites in war-torn country traced to London.

State media reported the workers had been kidnapped from an area close to Damascus

Video shared on social media appeared to show the Syrian pilot surrounded by rebels.

Soulieman Marouf was fixer who went shopping at Harrods for Asma, Bashar al-Assad's wife.