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Russia blamed as scores killed by air strikes on Syrian town
Among the dead were civilians, fighters and prisoners, according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The inconvenient truth of Libya's peace deal and the Gaddafi loyalists and revolutionary militias it ignores
Those who hold power in Libya and those who held it have not been invited to the peace talks.
Syria: Starving residents issued with salt packets in besieged town of Madaya
Warnings of widespread starvation are growing as pro-government forces besiege opposition-held town.
Isis: Female Daesh fighter tortures woman to death for violating dress code
The 21-year-old victim was arrested and tortured for violating the strict dress code in Manbij, Syria.
UN says besieged Syria city of Madaya where people are starving 'will get aid'
Images of emaciated and starving children have outraged many.
Residents of besieged Syrian towns forced to eat grass, dogs and cats to fend off starvation
Residents in Madaya shot dead by snipers while scavenging for food, claim activists.
Isis territory shrinks by 30% in Iraq and Syria
IS has not taken "a single inch of land" since May 2015 when it captured Ramadi.
Jihadi Junior: Why the British media is right to identify four-year-old Isis poster child
Images help to present the true face of Islamic State terrorism in Syria.
Ruqia Hassan: Isis executes defiant female citizen journalist in Raqqa for 'spying'
Ruqia Hassan, who went under the pseudonym "Nisan Ibrahim", wrote about daily life under Isis on her Facebook.
To defeat Isis we need to hit them where it hurts – in their pockets
Almost 15 years since 9/11 the disruption of terrorist financing seems as elusive as ever.
Refugee crisis: 'UK must accept 3,000 children at risk from prostitution and drug trade'
Government faces second attack of the week over handling of the refugee crisis.
Isis video: London cab driver says boy in Daesh video is grandson 'I can't disown'
Henry Dare is the father of Grace Dare, now known as Khadija, mum of child in latest gruesome Daesh video
Iran-Saudi Arabia row: Syria and Yemen could prove the biggest victims in the Middle East Cold War
Riyadh and Tehran will continue to settle scores in brutal regional conflicts.
Labour reshuffle: Will shadow cabinet ministers who backed Syrian air strikes be affected?
Corbyn is reportedly planning to start his shadow cabinet reshuffle on the night of 4 January.
Isis execution video: David Cameron calls footage of 'British spies' murders 'desperate stuff'
The PM said the video was a sign of the pressure being exerted on Islamic State (IS) by the UK and its allies.
Refugee crisis: Leading charities condemn David Cameron's 'inadequate' response
Letter signed by 27 agencies says UK response to crisis is 'too slow, too low and too narrow'.
Isis: 15-year-old thrown from roof for being gay while Daesh chief he's caught with is spared
The man accused of having relations with the teenager was simply demoted and send to fight.
Munich terror threat: German police searching for up to 7 terror plot suspects
Bavarian interior minister insists that Munich rail station closures were 'right decision'.
Isis: Austrian poster girl for Daesh 'forced into sexual slavery' before her death
Samra Kesinovic and Sabina Selimovic, both of Bosnian heritage, disappeared from their homes in Austria in 2014.
Craig Wallace: Muslim convert jailed for misogynist Facebook threats against Tory MP Charlotte Leslie
Wallace, 23, has been sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment for the social media posts.
Refugee crisis: 1 million people arrived in Europe on a perilous sea crossing in 2015
Recent figures revealed the number of refugees arriving by land or sea exceeded a million.
Syria: Devastating aftermath of helicopter barrel bombs and Russian air strikes caught on video
Footage also shows rescue workers assisting people who were trapped in debris following an air strike.
Russia: Two women jailed for funding Isis
Official records show nearly 2,900 Russians are fighting or have fought for the terror group in Iraq and Syria.
Isis: Two Daesh leaders behind Paris attacks killed in air strikes
External operations leaders among 10 killed in the past month, claims Pentagon.
Alan Kurdi: Syrian toddler's relatives thank Canada for 'setting an example to the world'
Body of three-year-old Alan was photographed washed up on a Turkish beach earlier this year.
Isis: France and Syria most deadly countries for journalists in wake of Charlie Hebdo and Daesh slayings
The Committee to Protect Journalists found that 69 reporters were killed around the world in 2015.
Iraq's victory over Isis in Ramadi is pivotal but Daesh are far from beaten
Iraq taking back the IS stronghold of Mosul is still a long way off.
Germany to spend £12.5bn on refugees in 2016
Spending on refugees to surge after more than one million entered the country in 2015.
Syria: Second century Roman theatre in Bosra damaged during war
Some parts of the Roman theatre at the ancient city of Bosra in Southern Syria have been severely damaged.
War on Isis: Iraq forces raise flag above Ramadi after routing Daesh
Video footage shows Iraq army raise flag after capturing city from Isis militants.