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Saudi Arabia working with Germany to track down Isis militants behind Ansbach and Wuezburg attacks
According to rare public report, attacks were directed by terrorists abroad.
US military denies capture of soldier Ryan Larson by Isis in Afghanistan
Loss of soldier's ID and weapons in Afghanistan 'unfortunate' says US Army spokesman.
Isis claim responsibility for machete attack on female police officers in Belgium
The attacker is described as a 33-year-old Algerian named only as 'KB'.
SAS use prototype 'Punisher' weapon system against Isis in Libya
US-made, precision grenade launcher was used by the SAS in hour-long firefight.
Islamic State's 'Mother of Jihad' released from Belgium prison 4 months into 15 year sentence
Isis recruiter Aberkan took her daughters to Syria and 'has jihad under the skin'.
Isis 'almost completely' removed from Syria's Manbij city by US-backed forces
The city is used to move Daesh fighters, weapons and supplies in and out of Syria.
Evangelical church calls in drones to drop 'hope and love' Bibles onto Isis occupied territory
Controversial church says tiny electronic gospels will be dropped from drones over Iraq.
Man injured in Nice attack dies, increasing death toll to 85
The 56-year-old man had been on life support since the Bastille Day attack.
President Obama says Islamic State is weakening but still poses a threat
The president said the terrorist organisation has shifted tactics to target cities abroad.
Boko Haram splits as Abubakar Shekau and Abu Musab al-Barnawi fight for leadership
Isis names al-Barnawi as new leader for its ally in West Africa but Shekau claims it is a coup.
Nigeria: Abubakar Shekau claims he is still Boko Haram leader
Shekau releases audio message after Isis names Abu Musab al-Barnawi new leader of Nigeria-based group.
Australian Supreme Court grants parole to late Isis terrorist Mohamed Elomar's brother
Ahmed Elomar, 33, was sentenced for attacking a police officer during a violent protest in Sydney's Hyde Park.
Isis slaughter pregnant woman and abduct her 4 children after they were caught fleeing village
The family were trying to escape from al-Marir in Mosul to an area controlled by the Iraqi army.
'Israel created Isis' professor placed on leave by top liberal college
Joy Karega claimed Isis is not an 'Islamic terrorist organisation', but a 'CIA and Mossad operation'.
The Great Battle for Aleppo intensifies in desperate attempt to break siege
Rebel forces are trying to open a new route for a quarter of a million civilians in Aleppo who are under siege.
Nicholas Young: Nazi-sympathising Washington DC police officer charged with sending aid to Isis
The 36-year-old was accused of purchasing 22 gift cards for mobile messaging apps.
Tributes paid to 'martyr' Briton killed fighting Isis in Syria
'When he saw an opportunity to fight Isis he joined YPG,' said pro-Kurdish activist.
Aleppo offers hope for rebel unity but Syria's anti-Assad forces must not unite behind al-Qaeda
Elements within Syria's opposition are just as guilty of war crimes and sectarianism as Bashar Al-Assad.
UK and coalition forces bomb former Saddam palace being used by Isis
The ministry of defence says the air strike was part of an offensive against IS in northern Iraq.
Isis flags found scribbled in cell of teen who plotted to pack kangaroo with explosives on Anzac Day
Sevdet Ramadan Besim, 19, has pleaded guilty to planning to behead a police officer on 25 April, 2015.
Dean Carl Evans, Brit who joined Kurdish militia, 'killed fighting Isis in Syria'
Kurdish militia announced 22-year-old was killed in Manbij, Syria.
Indian woman en route to Kabul to allegedly join Isis produced in court
Yasmeen, 28, was detained by immigration officials during security check at IGI airport, Delhi.
Isis cuts off alleged thief's hand with a meat cleaver in front of Raqqa crowd
The group meted out the punishment in front of children without specifying what the man had stolen.
Battered body dragged through dirt and loaded onto truck after Russian helicopter shot down in Syria
Moscow paid tribute to those who died 'heroically' as they tried to 'minimise victims on the ground.'
Encrypted chat service GhostMail closes as 'world has changed for the worse'
'Simply not worth the risk' of secure services getting into the wrong hands.
Pulse nighclub in Orlando to re-open as memorial to victims of mass shooting
A benefit concert is to be held on 19 August to raise money for planned memorial.
Most Isis fighters in Afghanistan are former Pakistani Taliban members: US commander
US and Nato force chief in Afghanistan says Daesh fighters are now feeling the heat of air strikes.
Cousin of Normandy church killer charged over attack
Abdel Malik Petitjean's cousin, Farid K, arrested on suspicion of 'terrorist association'.
French police investigating Isis murder of Catholic priest probe Telegram app
Audio messages and chat logs show the run-up to the terror attack in Normandy.
British Isis executioners forced hostages to sing about Osama Bin Laden's 'lovely hotel'
Danish photographer Daniel Rye Ottosen was held captive for 13 months by Isis before his family paid a ransom