Palmyra: Syrian army poised to attack Isis-held city of ancient ruins
Assad's army just 5km from Unesco world heritage ruins.
Pope Francis pops into Burger King before blasting consumerism
Earlier Argentinian Pope had received Communist crucifix from Bolivia's President Evo Morales
Avera Mengistu: Israel 'working to return' Israeli-Ethiopian Hamas captive who wandered off to Gaza Strip
Two Israeli citizens are being held in the Gaza Strip, at least one by Hamas
Shahidullah Shahid: Former Taliban spokesman who defected to Isis killed by drone strike in Afghanistan
Influential jihadist was sacked by Pakistani Taliban (TTP) for pledging allegiance to Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Pope Francis receives 'Communist' hammer and sickle crucifix from Bolivia president
Argentinian pontiff is visiting Latin America's poorest country and drank coca leaf tea on the plane.
Gaza War one year on: Israel 'asked for bodies of killed soldiers' says Hamas leader
Khaled Meshaal says mediator tried to negotiate release of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul's bodies.
United Airlines: All US flights grounded due to computer glitch and 'automation issues'
Computer glitch causes system meltdown at American Airlines
Greek debt crisis: Greece is 'failed austerity experiment' Alexis Tsipras tells European Parliament
Tsipras points to inequality in Greece and highlights the debt crisis is a 'European problem'.
Greece: Migrant boat sinks in Aegean sea with up to 21 people missing amid rescue operation
Joint search and rescue operation launched by Greece and Turkey after shipwreck
Isis in Syria: Kurdish YPG fighters retake 11 villages from Islamic State
US coalition air strikes provide key support in Kurdish advance against Isis.
Channel Tunnel: Migrant dies trying to reach UK
Migrant dies on a freight train trying to reach the UK from France
Isis executes Raqqa media activists to hit informants network
Islamic State fighters shot dead two young activists for handing out anti-IS leaflets
Hacking Team hacked: Italian taxpayers 'funded' firm selling spy tools to oppressive regimes
Privacy international revealed that Hacking Team received €1.5mln from region of Lombardy in 2007
Hacking Team sold spy software to blacklisted Sudan and 'stonewalled UN investigation'
Massive leak proves that Italian company provided spy software to repressive regimes despite their denials
James Bushey death: Police bodycam footage shows man shot dead after pulling BB gun [graphic video]
Footage from body cameras of two Texan officers shows James Bushey pointed fake gun at the pair
Israeli officer kills 17-year-old Palestinian for throwing stones
Mohammed Kasba shot dead by IDF brigadier commander near Ramallah.
Isis: Islamic State militants publicly destroy smuggled Palmyran statues
Photo report shows Isis taking hammers to shatter Palmyran statues smuggled in Aleppo province.
Isis leadership: Who's who in 'fluid' Islamic State structure of power
From Caliph Ibrahim Baghdadi to the ginger jihadist Omar al-Shishani: IS bureaucratic organisation revealed.
Tunisia beach attack: 12 suspects arrested as repatriation of murdered Britons continues
Foreign Office confirms number of British tourists murdered by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui has reached 29
United Nations admits fault in Eritrea/North Korea plagiarism embarrassment
UN human rights council's site carried Eritrean letter containing two paragraphs lifted from North Korean statement.
Jihad vs jihad: 18 Isis fighters executed by Jaysh al-Islam in Islamic State-style copycat video
Islamist rebel group mimics features of Isis execution videos in gruesome footage.
Isis: Family of Italian female jihadist Maria Giulia Sergio arrested in antiterror operation
Ten people arrested across Italy on allegations of preparing to join IS in Syria.
Eritrea government caught in ironic plagiarism of UN statement from North Korea dictatorship
Dubbed North Korea of Africa, the Eritrean government is caught in copy-paste gaffe from Pyongyang regime's statement
Isis in Syria: Islamic State beheads 2 women for sorcery reports Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
For the first time jihadist group executes two women along with husbands in Deir Ezzor on witchcraft and sorcery accusations
Indonesia: Medan military plane crash 'kills more than 110 people'
Military transport plane hits densely populated area in Medan, Indonesia's third largest city
Tunisia beach attack: Suspects linked to gunman Seifeddine Rezgui arrested
Authorities arrest suspects connected to Isis-linked gunman who killed 38 unarmed tourists in Sousse.
Tunisia beach attack: Isis planning 'terrible acts' in Britain says David Cameron
British PM says fight against Islamic State is the 'struggle of our generation' after Sousse beach attack
Afghanistan: Taliban kills 11 soldiers in Herat province
New Taliban attacks on Afghan security forces in volatile Herat province.
Palestine ICC submission: Israeli leaders could be indicted after war crimes complain filed
Historic communication from state of Palestine to be submitted after UN Human Rights Council's report on Gaza war.
Iraq: 14 Syrian Isis children killed in clashes with Iraqi army and by 'blowing themselves up'
Syrian 'cubs of the caliphate' trained in IS camps near Raqqa killed in Iraq.
