Iraq: Isis 'blows up Unesco world heritage Assyrian site of Ashur' near Tikrit
Reports claim IS detonated former Assyrian capital north of Tikrit
Isis: US-trained Tajikistan special forces chief Gulmurod Khalimov joins Islamic State
Khalimov pledges to 'bring slaughter' in Tajikistan.
Isis in Palmyra: Syrian antiquities director denies reports of Islamic State destruction
Jihadists executed 20 alleged Assad loyalists in ancient amphitheatre according to Syrian observatory for human rights
Bangladesh wants to cram 32,000 Rohingya refugees on Hatiya island in the Bay of Bengal
Aid organisations warn that thousands of Rohingya refugees are still stranded at sea
Palmyra: Isis 'vows to destroy statues' but preserve ruins in radio statement
Alleged IS commander Abu Leith says extremist group will not bulldoze ancient Syrian city.
Iraq: Isis 'sandstorm' suicide attacks kill 17 army troops in Anbar
Iraqi army launches wide offensive to recapture areas seized by IS in Anbar province.
Syria: Kurdish forces 'liberate Mabrouka' from Isis
YPG fighters retake strategic town in northeastern Syria from IS.
Palmyra: Isis releases first 'tourist' video from ancient Syrian city
Islamic State new video shows ancient ruins of world heritage site of Palmyra.
Syria: Isis advances towards Damascus after Palmyra massacre despite air strikes
Reports that IS executed 300-400 people in Palmyra accused of being Assad loyalists.
Saudi suicide bombing: Shi'ite stronghold Qatif was a Sunni terrorist target waiting to happen
Qatif was at the centre of anti-government protests in 2011 to the present day.
Sergio Canavero: Head transplants will lead to immortality and 'change story of humanity forever'
Controversial surgeon says head transplants will 'extend life indefinitely'.
Saudi Arabia: Suicide bomb in Shi'ite mosque in Qatif leaves 30 casualties
BREAKING: Suicide bomb attack took place in Shi'ite area in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Isis captures last Syria-Iraq border crossing held by Bashar al-Assad forces
Islamic State's military gains in Syria continue after takeover of ancient Palmyra
Syria: Isis executes al-Sheitaat tribe teenager with bazooka in Deir al-Zour
IS crushed al-Sheitaat tribe revolt in 2014 killing 700 people.
Australia: PM Tony Abbott says 'nope, nope, nope' to Rohingya refugees
Malaysia and Indonesia agreed to take in thousands of migrants stranded at sea on stricken vessels.
Palmyra: Isis captures archaeological treasure as 50% of Syria now controlled by jihadists
Fears for 2,000-year-old world heritage site grow after IS seize Palmyra.
Bin Laden bookshelf: Al-Qaeda leader was avid 9/11 conspiracy theories reader
US government releases list of English-language PDFs recovered in Abbottabad compound
Palmyra: Isis fighters within 300m of ancient Syrian wonder of the world as new Kobani feared
BREAKING: Clashes between IS and regime forces in middle of city and close to world heritage site.
Israel: Netanyahu suspends 'apartheid' bus plan for Palestinians
BREAKING: Pilot programme that bans Palestinians from Israeli bus lines put on hold after backlash
Southeast Asia migrant crisis: Malaysia and Indonesia agree to accept migrants stranded at sea
Indonesian fishermen rescue stricken boat carrying 350 Rohingya migrants at sea
Southeast Asian migrant crisis: 'Ghost ship' carrying 350 starving Rohingya Muslims vanishes off Thailand
Wooden fishing boat crowded with starving Rohingya gone missing on the way to Indonesia's Aceh
Southeast Asia migrant crisis: Philippines 'obliged to accept boat people'
Manila is signatory to UN convention of refugees so will 'extend humanitarian assistance' it says
Charlie Hebdo: Cartoonist Luz to leave satirical magazine - 'Je ne suis plus Charlie Hebdo'
'Each issue is torture' says survivor of 7 January terrorist attack that killed 12 people in Paris
Southeast Asia migrant crisis: Deadly fight erupts in crowded boat rescued off Aceh
Rohingyas and Bangladeshis 'thrown overboard' in fight over food as more boats towed by Indonesia
BBC journalist Mark Lobel arrested for filming Qatar World Cup 2022 workers during PR trip gone wrong
Mark Lobel and crew invited by Qatar prime minister office to see new accommodation for migrant workers
Palmyra: Appeals to save ancient Syrian city from Isis bulldozers
Syrian regime sends reinforcements to defend archaeological site from IS offensive.
Southeast Asia migrants crisis: 800 Rohingya land in Indonesia while others 'face death at sea'
Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia accused of playing 'human ping pong' with boat people.
Nepal earthquake: Wreckage of missing US Marine chopper spotted near Ghortali
Huey UH-1 Marine Corps helicopter went missing on Tueday.
Islamist group of Algerian one-eyed terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'pledges allegiance to Isis'
Islamist group of BP siege mastermind and former al-Qaeda fighter claims loyalty to Islamic State in audio recording.
Bahrain upholds prison sentence for Nabeel Rajab over 'IS defection' tweet
Human rights activist alleged some of the Gulf Kingdom's soldiers had defected to Islamic State
