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Isis claims responsibility for Copenhagen shooting that injured two police officers in Christiania district
Mesa Hodzic was critically injured after he shot two police officers and a bystander in the Danish capital
Iraq: Explosion at Shia militia weapons store kills four in Baghdad
Rockets which launched from the weapons cache hit eight separate locations in Baghdad.
Nigerian forces claim Boko Haram leadership suffered heavy casualties in latest air strike
The Nigerian military also insisted that Abubakar Shekau, the Boko Haram leader, is dead.
Abu Sayyaf to Philippine Army: 'We will initiate attacks against soldiers of Duterte'
In response, the Philippine Army said that an upfront attack by the militants would spare it the need to hunt them.
Isis sex slave, 13, says American hostage Kayla Mueller inspired her brave escape
The US aid worker apparently looked after younger hostages before her death in February 2015
Sick Isis jihadis slice '9 youths in half with chainsaw' after being accused of resistance in Mosul
The youths were reportedly executed in Tal Afar Square in Mosul after forming a resistance faction.
Russia's claims it killed key Isis leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani 'laughable' says US
US targeted terror group spokesman in drone strike as Pentagon says 'no information supports Russia's claim'.
Erasing all traces of Islamic State's reign of tyranny along Turkish border
Bread and drinkable water are in short supply in the once-thriving town.
YouTube star PewDiePie sheds light on Isis joke that got him temporarily kicked off Twitter
The Swedish YouTube star made the Isis comment during a series of tweets about being unverified on Twitter.
Isis bans football referees because they enforce 'laws of Fifa not Sharia Law'
The extremists also want to implement a way that injured footballers can be compensated under Sharia Law
Tunisia: Security forces kill al-Qaeda-linked militants planning suicide attacks
The dawn shoot-out followed an ambush on an army checkpoint in which eight people were killed.
US welcomes temporary cease in fighting between Turkish and Kurdish forces in Syria
Urges both the parties to focus their efforts on fighting Isis militants.
UK counter terror experts to issue guidelines warning priests of possible Normandy-style attack
New advice being issued to churches and clergy after killing of a French Catholic priest in July
72 Islamic State mass graves holding thousands of bodies uncovered in Iraq and Syria
The number of dead buried in the unmarked pits ranges from 5,200 to 15,000.
US orders Turkey to stop attacking Kurdish forces in northern Syria
Dangerous games: Nato allies at loggerheads as Turkey attacks US allies in Syria conflict.
Isis fighters in Libya's Sirte goad government troops into killing them as militants make last stand
Pro-government troops from Misrata have paid a heavy price to take Sirte back from Isis.
21 Abu Sayyaf fighters killed over 3 days in Philippines' Sulu province, 2 hostages rescued
More than 1,200 military soldiers attacked several areas in Sulu province on Friday.
Explosion at Brussels Institute of Criminology was 'probably' an arson attack
Investigators say attack could be an effort to destroy evidence.
Iraq demands new ambassador from Saudi Arabia after current envoy accused of fuelling tensions
Iraqi officials have repeatedly warned Thamer al-Sabhan not to intervene in domestic matters.
Dozens of Libyan fighters killed in final push to retake Sirte from militants
At least 34 fighters loyal to the Libyan government are feared killed and 180 wounded in fierce clashes.
Turkish military confirms airstrike in Syria killing 25 Kurdish militants
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed 35 civilians were also killed by the Turkish airstrikes.
Father says British child killer in Isis propaganda video is his son
The father said the child seen executing a Kurdish fighter, was taken to Syria by his mother jihadi bride Sally Jones.
Isis-aligned Islamists stage mass jailbreak in Philippines
Nearly 50 armed Islamists storm the Marawi City Jail in southern Philippines freeing up to 28 inmates.
Isis recaptures Syrian border town al-Rai after defeat in Jarablus by Turkish-backed rebels
Fierce fighting between Kurdish militia and Free Syrian Army provided opportunity for Isis.
'No deal for the sake of it,' says John Kerry as US and Russia Syria talks fail
Kerry said that a deal must 'work for the people of Syria' and 'make the region more stable'.
Indonesia's most-wanted militant raising new crop of terrorists in Central Java
It is suspected that many of his new recruits belong to the fragmented local militant group Team Hisbah.
Philippines paid Abu Sayyaf $1m ransom for Norwegian hostage, Duterte reveals by mistake
When asked where the money came from, Duterte shot back: 'Maybe from my bank.'
Strategic town south of Mosul 'liberated' from Isis control
Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service worked with armed locals to drive Daesh out of Qayyarah.
In abandoning the Kurds, the US has betrayed its only ally in the war in Syria
America has chosen to placate Turkey rather than back Kurdish anti-Isis forces.
Isis recruiter Hamdi Alqudsi to court: I am not a terrorist, love Australia
The Sydney man broke down during his sentence hearing at the New South Wales Supreme Court.