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Isis executes journalists with explosives packed into their cameras and laptops
The five journalists featured in the video were reportedly abducted in October 2015.
Jordanian spies sold CIA arms meant for Syria on the black market to buy SUVs and iPhones
Officers in the Middle Eastern kingdom's General Intelligence Directorate have reaped huge returns on the trade.
Isis warlord Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi abandons desert mansion complete with swimming pool and zoo
The missing Isis chief is believed to have abandoned the mansion in embattled Manbij, Syria
Isis urging Nigeria's Boko Haram to stop using children as suicide bombers, claims US military
Boko Haram known for kidnapping women and children and forcing them to carry out suicide bombing missions.
World Refugee Day: UN warns conditions for Syrian refugees in Lebanon are 'getting worse'
Over one million Syrians have fled into the neighbouring country over the past six years.
Turkish artillery and coalition air strikes pound Isis positions, killing 23 militants
The attacks were said to pre-empt a Daesh attack following months of rocket attacks.
Lebanon is broken – is Hezbollah to blame?
Political stalemate, economic downturn and the Syria war refugee crisis has left the country reeling.
Children among Syrians 'shot dead' while trying to cross into Turkey says watchdog
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says six of the casualties were from the same family.
Isis extremists crucify three men after giving them 70 lashes for breaking Ramadan fast
The men were reportedly handed the medieval punishment for not observing the Islamic holy month.
51 US State Department officials call for bombing of Assad government targets
It's the best way to achieve 'regime change' and drive out Isis says 'dissent' memo
Syria: 70 killed in 24 hours in Aleppo as airstrikes trap civilians in rebel held areas
Barrel bombs have been dropped across Aleppo as regime forces attempt to retake control of the city.
Syria crisis: Air strikes leave 27 dead in Idlib
It is not clear if the war planes that carried out the air strikes were Syrian or Russian, UK monitor said.
Isis claims responsibility for twin bombings that killed at least 20 in Damascus Shia suburb of Sayyida Zeinab
The district is home to Syria's holiest Shi'ite Muslim shrine and 3 bombings this year were claimed by Isis.
Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly injured by air strike
US-led coalition can't confirm whether Isis chief al-Baghdadi has been hit by an air strike.
Syria crisis: Food aid arrives in Daraya for first time since 2012
Last weekend, the UN submitted a backup plan to the Syrian regime to airlift food to blockaded areas.
French special forces in Syria join elite British troops in fight against Isis
The news emerged just days after reports that British Special Forces had engaged IS in Syria.
Fighting Isis: Photos of Iraqi and Syrian forces battling to reclaim Daesh-controlled areas
Progress is being made in Iraq and Syria, as troops close in on the militant group.
World has become more violent over past decade, states 2016 Global Peace Index
The economic impact of violence on the global economy in 2015 was at $13.6tn.
Syria allows humanitarian aid to be delivered in besieged areas around Damascus: UN
More than 500,000 people in Syria are deprived of essential supplies as the forces.
Denmark: Why angry young Danes have swapped dealing drugs for waging jihad
Copenhagen shooter Omar el-Hussein was a petty criminal before he turned to radical Islam
Tony Blair accuses Labour successor Jeremy Corbyn of 'standing by' while Syria burns
It was the strongest attack yet by the ex-prime minister on the Labour party leader.
Denmark: Asylum seekers learn to be Danish as they wait to hear whether they will be sent home
Arrivals have to work and study while waiting to see if asylum claims are successful.
War on Isis: Threat of nuclear terror attack 'highest since the Cold War' says think tank
The International Luxembourg forum says Isis militants seek to carry out a nuclear attack in Europe.
Denmark: How the refugee crisis caused Europe's liberal darling to lose its way
Denmark has introduced tough new measures to curb flows of immigration.
British special forces bolster rebels in fight against IS in Syria
Elite troops have bolstered Syrian opposition fighters in battle against Islamic State.
Dozens killed as Syrian and Russian aircraft step up campaign in Aleppo says monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described the raids as the heaviest in recent memory.
Free Syrian Army commander Abu Layla killed by Isis sniper fire in battle for Raqqa
Abu Layla died several days after being injured fighting Daesh.
Isis-threatened gay Syrian asylum seeker becomes first refugee to appeal to European Court after EU-Turkey deal
The European Court of Human Rights has been asked to halt the man's deportation from Greece to Turkey.
Syria: 2 killed as motorcycle-borne suicide bomber blows himself up in Latakia
People leaving Khulafa Rashideen mosque in city centre fall victims to blast.
Isis executes six men for selling cigarettes and chop off man's hand for stealing in Raqqa
Isis believes that smoking cigarettes amounts to "slow-suicide".