Isis in Iraq: Daesh holding 3,500 predominantly Yazidi sex slaves in its Iraqi territories
Sex slaves were given as prizes for a Quranic recitation competition in Mosul.
Isis in Syria: 190 killed over days of bloody clashes after Daesh massacre in Deir al-Zour
40 Assad troops were executed following the Islamic State offensive on 16 January.
Yasutaro Koide: World's oldest man dies in Japan aged 112
The oldest man in Japan is now 111-year-old Masamitsu Yoshida.
Paris attacks: Authorities in Morocco arrest suspect implicated in Isis atrocity
Moroccan officials have confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement.
South Africa: Worst drought on record spells disaster for Jacob Zuma's dysfunctional presidency
Drought is exacerbating economic and political woes already plaguing an embattled Zuma.
France drug trial: Health Minister Marisol Touraine says devastating painkiller did not contain cannabis
Marisol Touraine said the test pills did not contain drug, as was previously believed.
Hawaii helicopter crash: Coast Guard searches for 12 missing passengers and crew
Residents in Wailua, near where the helicopters fell, described seeing a fireball in the immediate aftermath
Taiwan elections 2016: Chinese democracy prepares to elect pro-independence leader Tsai Ing-wen
Taipei has become increasingly weary of its economic dependence on mainland China.
Somalia Al-Shabaab: Al-Qaeda affiliate claims 63 killed in attack on el-Adde military base
Terror group Al-Shabaab is believed to be behind the attack and full death toll is not yet known.
US folk singer James Twyman hopes to spread peace message to Isis terrorists with concert
The Portland-based singer says he will travel to Isis-controlled territory to sing for militants.
Istanbul bombings: Ankara unleashes artillery on Isis killing 200 in retaliation for suicide attacks
The Turkish government said tank and artillery units had targeted 500 Daesh positions.
Istanbul bombing: Family of suicide bomber Nabil Fadli speak of their shame over killings
The Turkish government named Fadli, a Saudi-born Islamic State militant, as the Sultanahmet bomber.
Jakarta attacks: Who are the Jemaah Islamiyah militants linked to Isis and al-Qaeda in Indonesia?
The radical Islamist group stretches from Indonesia across Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Refugee Crisis: Aid workers fear 'next Alan Kurdi' will die sleeping in the snows of Serbia
Snow and sub-zero temperatures in the Balkans have led to fears refugee children could die of exposure.
France: Government bans three Islamist organisations tied to Lagny mosque implicated in Paris attacks
The ban was ordered following a series of incitements to hatred made by the groups' leaders.
Donald Trump: Video shows heckler denounce tycoon as 'racist' in New Hampshire diner
"Enjoy your burger, racist!" the woman shouted at the Republican.
Iran: 10 US sailors detained by revolutionary guard released after Persian Gulf incursion
Officials in both the US and Iran have worked speedily to head off a serious international incident.
Where to watch US president Barack Obama's final State of the Union address live online
Obama's speech will branch out from those made in his previous seven years in office.
Refugee crisis: Austria to crack down on 'economic migrants'
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann says it is time for a shift in asylum policy.
Istanbul: First video as witnesses claim explosion started fire in eight-floor Maltepe hotel
In Maltepe, fire fighters are struggling to bring the fire under control and the hotel has been evacuated.
Madaya: First UN aid trucks arrive to relieve starving Syrian town under Assad siege
Pictures of emaciated adults and children trapped in the town have shocked the world.
Canada: Ontario's Nipigon River Bridge split by cold forces detour through US
A rupture in an expansion joint in the Nipigon River Bridge due to cold weather caused the gap.
Donald Trump says American Football is soft like the US as NFL players are knocked unconscious
Trump's comments criticised after two players were knocked unconscious in recent games.
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.
Isis in Libya: Daesh claims second suicide bombing in less than 12 hours killing seven including baby
Extremist monitoring organisation SITE confirms Islamic State claims.
Gaddafi transcripts: Rambling Libya leader forced Tony Blair to confirm he didn't support al-Qaeda
Parliament has released transcripts of calls made to Gaddafi by Blair during the Libyan Revolution.
Isis in Libya: Scores killed in a suicide bomb attack near Zliten police station
Libyan state media has said casualties are expected to rise and hospitals have been placed on emergency footing.
Refugee Crisis: Doctors Without Borders ends search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean
The medical charity saved 20,192 refugees over eight months in 2015.
Isis in Libya: Daesh battles over ports capable of exporting $23m of oil every day
As fighting continues into its third day fires raged at five oil storage tanks in Libya's oil crescent.
Philippines: Marine who strangled prostitute when he discovered she was transgender during oral sex appeals
US serviceman Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted in December 2016.
