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Isis blow up 19th century Empress Eugenie's Clock Church in Iraqi city of Mosul
In the militants' latest attack on Christianity, they destroyed the church paid for by French emperor's wife.
Canadian man beheaded in Philippines: Muslim leaders condemn ASG and call murder a 'satanic act'
John Ridsdel's severed head was found in a plastic bag after Abu Sayyaf Group's demands for ransom were not met.
US military's Cyber Command hits Isis with 'cyberbombs' in full-scale digital warfare campaign
Campaign is the US's latest strategy to cut off IS's communications channels and recruitment efforts online.
British special forces troops to launch double attack on Isis in Iraq and Libya
The SAS and SBS are preparing to mount attacks with US, French and Iraqi troops and Kurdish forces.
Payslip reveals how Isis fighter earns only $50 a month but gets a 'sex slave' bonus
The cash strapped extremists offer bonuses to fighters if they have children, wives and sex slaves.
Obama: No military solution to Syria conflict
US president rules out deploying ground troops to oust Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.
Isis claims capture of Syrian pilot in Damascus after fighter jet 'downed in the desert'
Daesh video shows downed MIG-23 jet near Damascus.
Yazidi girl, 12, escapes 'sexual jihad' by spiking Isis militant's tea with sleeping pills
The girl was held for 4 months near the Isis stronghold of Mosul, in Iraq, before her James Bond-style escape.
Isis recruiters planned on open jihadi smuggling route from Syria through Mexico into US
A Minnesota man has been charged with a number of terrorism offences after being accused of being a recruiter for Isis.
Brussels suicide bomber Najim Laachraoui identified as Isis jailer
Laachraoui was one of the attackers responsible for killing 32 people in airport and metro bombings.
British students jailed for plotting Isis-inspired drive-by shootings to kill police and soldiers
Tarik Hassane and Suhaib Majeed get life for plotting multiple killings on mopeds.
Isis: Daesh renews chemical attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq
Peshmurga forces say they have suffered 10 chemical attacks in the past six weeks.
Terror suspect Nicholas Rovinski plotted beheadings from jail, prosecutors reveal
One of Rovinski's previous accomplices had been instructed by Isis jihadist Junaid Hussain.
Cash-strapped Isis removes organs from wounded jihadi fighters to sell on black market reports say
Isis is losing territory in both Syria and Iraq with US-led airstrikes limiting oil production.
UK terror threat: 70 'high-threat' returning Isis jihadists plan attack on British shores
Around 800 Brits have travelled to Syria to fight alongside Isis with up to 350 returning home.
Student union elects Malia Bouattia amid claims of anti-Semitism and refusal to condemn Isis
Bouattia once described Birmingham University as "something of a Zionist outpost"
Family of Isis-beheaded journalist Steven Sotloff to sue Syria in US court
Sotloff's family accuse Assad's government of providing support to Isis before beheading.
Isis executes 250 women in Mosul after they refused 'sexual jihad', claim Kurdish officials
The victims of sexual slavery were told to accept 'temporary marriages' but they refused.
Spain arrests suspected Isis recruiter in Mallorca
The 26-year-old suspect was labelled a 'national security threat' by the interior ministry.
Hundreds of Isis jihadi brides sent for combat training in Libya after promotion from 'wifely' duties
Isis has an increasing presence in North Africa where they control 155 miles of the Mediterranean coast.
UK terror threat: Nato and EU say 'justified concerns' Isis planning chemical and nuclear attacks
The news comes as German spy agency BND warns beach resorts across Europe could become targets.
Palmyra Arch in London: 'Unethical' reconstruction of 'Disneyland' archaeology criticised
Instalment of 3R replica of destroyed Syrian monument sparks debate on propaganda and historic accuracy.
Russian fighter jets bomb 40km ice-jam to prevent flooding in Vologda
Sukhoi Su-34 jets drop guided bombs on frozen parts of river Sukhona in Vologda to avert flooding.
Isis releases new execution video where they blow off captives head with exploding necklace
The jihadists release a new montage of killings said to have taken place in besieged Fallujah, Iraq.
Israel co-operating with Isis and al-Qaeda in Golan Heights says Syrian chief negotiator
Syria's chief government negotiator was reacting to comments made by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Isis: UK cyber cops ramp up campaign to curb the spread of Daesh-inspired propaganda
Cyber police division said it is taking proactive steps to combat the problem of online terrorist propaganda.
Isis introduces Koran knowledge fines and 'cash for corporal punishment' deals as revenue drops
Analysts say Daesh's monthly income fell 30% to $56 million as its territory shrunk over the past year.
War on Isis: Brazil warns Daesh could hit Rio Olympics 2016 with Paris-style terror attack
Counterterrorism Director Luiz Alberto Sallaberry has said the threat of Isis has increased in recent months.
Polish foreign minister says Russia is a bigger danger to Europe than Isis
Poland's minister says Russia presents an 'existential threat' to Europe after the annexation of Ukraine.
Isis and IRA are working together to develop car bombs to strike UK, claims Ukip chair
Ukip chair in Northern Ireland David McNarry believes the IRA has been passing their bomb-making expertise onto the jihadists so they can attack the UK.