Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry will also be present at conference..

Crucial UN conference aimed at ending bloody five-year conflict gets underway in Switzerland.

YPG may face opposition from Turkish forces.

The Home Office says it will work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to identify "exceptional cases".

Volunteers say the man died after being forced to wait in sub-zero temperatures.

Video shows Kurdish militants in Syria urging support for PKK ahead of Syria peace talks.

Crucial UN-mediated negotiations between Syrian factions set to get underway in Geneva.

Exclusive: New documentary follows 26-year-old white London-born convert as he prepares for martyrdom.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the report would strain relations between Russia and the UK.

Jack Letts, 20, is said to have accused the British media of 'demonising' young Muslim converts.

New report condemns United States' single-minded focus on Islamic State, saying policy is misguided.

The first white man to join Daesh is believed to be a front-line fighter in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.

Jordanian military said more than 2 million narcotics pills were confiscated during the incident.

Letts is a front-line fighter for Daesh in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, where he lives with his wife and son.

Turkey's president Recep Erdoğan said his country would not tolerate such formations.

Around 750 people have been stranded in Greece after Macedonia shut its border on 22 January.

Financial Times reports that senior intelligence official traveled to Damascus to relay request from Putin.

Politician said Russia must stop 'bombarding civilians' before they join peace talks.

The Department of Homeland security said the rule, announced on 21 January, would be applicable immediately.

US president pledges 'substantial' aid and backs German chancellor's handling of migrant crisis.

Less than a month into 2016, it is believed 40 people have already been killed trying to make the perilous crossing.

Russian air strikes in Syria have killed 1,000 civilians compared to 893 Isis members.

Report finds militants targeted food baskets supposed to go to starving citizens.

France set to 'play its part' in accelerated air strikes against Daesh.

Change in policy is from Austrian chancellor who previously took 'open border' approach similar to Germany's.

The coalition is to scale up its attacks following the recapture of Ramadi.

Released prisoners are predominantly women and children.

Refugees will no longer have to register where they first land, under a shakeup of European Union rules.

A letter from the UN under-secretary Stephen O'Brien says 'all options need to be on the table'.

Daesh house magazine Dabiq confirms death of British killer Mohammed Emwazi in Raqqa