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Iraq: Up to 10 soldiers killed by US-led coalition air strike in friendly fire
A 'thorough investigation to determine the facts' will be launched, the US military said.
Syria: World powers agree on roadmap to peace in war-torn nation
The UN agreement calls for a ceasefire and sets out a timetable for political talks.
German police close down Stuttgart 'Isis mosque' and raid Berlin flats in anti-terror operations
Police also arrest suspected Isis extremist in North Rhine Westphalia refugee centre.
FTSE 100: Property and technology shares set to rise in 2016
Edmund Shing believes both technology and property stocks will continue to rise in 2016.
Isis: Yazidi families pay $20,000 ransoms to free their loved ones from Daesh slavery
EXCLUSIVE: Families pay Muslim middle-men to free captives held by IS in Syria.
Iraq: Canadian special forces help repel major Isis offensive
Isis launched major attack on several front in northwestern Iraq.
Isis: UN Security Council adopts resolution aimed at disrupting Daesh's finances
The resolution, sponsored by the US and Russia, elevates Isis to the same threat level as al-Qaeda.
Who is Abdullah al-Zaher, the Shia teenager that faces beheading in Saudi Arabia?
Just one of three young men, including Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, facing execution.
Isis in Syria: Cameron's hi-tech Brimstone missiles yet to be fired by RAF in war against Daesh
RAF yet to target Daesh positions in Syria two weeks after air strikes vote by Parliament
Libya: Rival Tripoli and Beida governments sign UN peace deal to end civil war
The framers of the deal hope the peace plan will bring Libya's 17-month civil war to an end.
Andrea Orlando: 'Isis' threatens to behead Italian minister in letter sent with AK-47 bullets
Italy's Justice Minister Andrea Orlando received a threat letter signed 'Isis'.
Leishmaniasis: What is the 'flesh-eating' disease that's spreading across Syria?
"This picture of a flesh-eating disease spread by Isis terrorists isn't entirely accurate."
Libya: US Special Forces land at Wattayah airbase west of Tripoli photos reveal
In a statement the Libyan Air Force said the soldiers arrived at 6am on 17 December.
Marine Le Pen: Front National leader under investigation for tweeting Isis execution pictures
Family of James Foley 'deeply disturbed' after far-right FN leader posted image of his decapitated body.
Syria: Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently journalist killed in Idlib
Citizen journalist group was awarded by the CPJ in New York
Paris attacks: Two Isis terror cell suspects arrested in Austria thwarting new plot
The two Frenchmen reportedly entered Europe with fake Syrian passports.
San Bernardino: FBI says killers did not post Jihad comments before massacre
The pair expressed their support for martyrdom in private messages, the FBI said.
Iraq: Italy deploys troops to Isis frontline to protect company repairing Mosul dam
Matteo Renzi says 450 soldiers will provide security for construction company Trevi.
Are Isis hackers trying to destroy the internet?
Cybersecurity experts and Anonymous hackers believe an Islamic State app is attacking core internet servers.
Philippines: Islamic State hostage-taking group Abu Sayyaf clash with army killing 18
Abu Sayyaf's leadership pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 2014.
UN Security Council resolution to target Isis oil financing
Draft resolution will sanction countries failing to take action to stem Islamic State funding.
Hillary Clinton outlines multi-point plan to take on Isis
Proposals include a broader target for air strikes in Syria and tighter gun-control laws.
Donald Trump: 'We must close areas of internet because 'Isis are better at it than we are'
Republican candidate Donald Trump demands closure of areas of the internet to stop Isis
Isis: British special forces may join ground war in Syria
Britain is poised to provide support to the newly-formed coalition of Muslim nations against Daesh.
Syria: 34 civilians killed as Russian warplanes pound markets
Two markets in Idlib and Aleppo were struck by the jets.
Isis in Libya: Red warning issued for nation's ancient treasures over threat of Daesh destruction
The International Council of Museums has issued an emergency red list of endangered Libyan artefacts.
Plastic explosives brought down Sinai flight, claims FSB
FSB responds to Egyptian claims of no evidence of terrorist involvement in crash.
Caliphate cubs of Isis: 'The children with armpit hair were killed. I became a boy soldier'
EXCLUSIVE: Yazidi boy tells of horror of being press-ganged into nightmarish world of Isis child soldiers.
Libya: Chaos in Tripoli as 'hundreds' of prisoners escape amid deadly Tajoura clashes
Inmates were able to escape when a missile struck the prison building during dawn clashes.
John McAfee: We have created a cyberwar doomsday machine that Isis can turn against us
If the government bans encryption it will leave citizens vulnerable in the upcoming cyberwar.