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RAF strikes in Syria see an 'impressive start', says UK's defence secretary
Michael Fallon said RAF missions against Isis have doubled.
San Bernardino shooting: Islamic extremists ignored contact attempts by Tashfeen Malik
Malik also pledged her allegiance to the Islamic State (Isis) on Facebook before the attacks.
Katie Hopkins and Donald Trump: You aren't brave free speech pioneers fighting 'political correctness'
Among a subset of the privileged, there's a self-righteous hunger to find something to feel oppressed about.
Donald Trump accuses UK politicians of 'political correctness' as 'hate' petition nears 400,000
The Republican presidential hopeful says David Cameron and others should be thanking him.
Muhammad Ali: Boxing Champion hits back at Donald Trump over Muslim ban and Isis
Ali, an outspoken advocate of the civil rights movement in the 60s and 70s, converted to Islam in 1975.
Donald Trump says he will never quit US presidential race
Presidential candidate under fire globally for seeking blanket ban on Muslims entering the US.
Foued Mohamed-Aggad: Isis sent Bataclan terrorist's mother 'martyr text message' after Paris attacks
The text from the jihadist group, also known as Daesh, read: 'He died with his brothers'.
San Bernardino shooting: FBI believe Farook and Malik planned the attacks prior to marriage
FBI Director James Comey said that the pair were radicalised before they began dating.
Neil Coyle: When I became an MP, I never expected vile threats
This past week has shown how some of the nastier edges of British politics operate.
Caliphate Cubs of Isis: Inside the dark world of Islamic State's cadres of child soldiers
Daesh has made the use of child soldiers a cornerstone of its propaganda war.
Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi named runner-up for Time magazine's Person of the Year 2015
Baghdadi chosen as he 'inspired followers to both fight in his caliphate and stage attacks'.
Isis in Syria: Daesh, rebel fighters and civilians evacuate Homs following truce with Assad
800 civilians expected to leave the city throughout the day under the auspices of a UN peace deal.
War on Isis: Vladimir Putin raises spectre of nuclear weapons as Russia targets Daesh in Syria
Putin has remarked that cruise missiles targeting jihadists could be fitted with nuclear warheads.
Paris attacks: Third Bataclan Isis suicide bomber is French national Foued Mohamed-Aggad
23-year-old from Strasburg who travelled to Syria with brother Karim in 2013 named as Bataclan attacker.
Isis in Syria: Levant Front releases mock execution video sparing lives of Daesh fighters
Levant Front made the video to prove that Muslims 'are not evil'.
Spain: Two suspected Isis recruits of Moroccan origin arrested
The suspects had posted generic death threats against France and Spain on social networks.
Turkey: US consulate in Istanbul closed over security threat
US diplomatic mission asks Americans to maintain high level of vigilance.
Russia launches anti-Isis strikes from a submarine, hitting group for the first time
Russia has launched 1,920 strikes against Isis since 5 December, state media claims.
Syria air strikes: Veterans throw medals away in 'disgust' at Downing Street over Isis bombing
Veterans for Peace gathered in Westminster to denounce the parliamentary vote for action against Isis.
France: Parents' anger as three-year-olds searched outside schools to deter IS terrorists
Children searched after mayor applied stricter measures to prevent Daesh attack.
Isis: German court sentences disillusioned Daesh suicide bomber to 3 years in jail
Islamic State defector Ebrahim B fled who unveiled jihadi group false promises jailed in Lower Saxony.
Isis laid bare: Extracts from Daesh blueprints show plan for murderous, all-controlling state
The document outlines plans for the administration of education, the economy and foreign policy.
Canada to pull out of air strikes against Isis 'within weeks'
Withdrawal follows election pledge from new Liberal government.
Air France flight to Paris diverted from San Francisco to Montreal over terror threat
The flight to the French capital, Air France flight AF083, was inspected by officials in Montreal.
Isis releases jihadi propaganda song in Mandarin to recruit Chinese Muslims
Islamic State releases slick recording of song in Mandarin urging Chinese Muslims to "wake up".
Google's Eric Schmidt calls for new tools to clamp down on Isis propaganda
Google chairman defends internet freedom in the wake of San Bernardino shooting.
Isis: Islamist terrorists may be using UK-exported weapons
Amnesty International's report finds UK-exported arms during Iraq invasion ended up in Isis's hands.
Isis: Daesh beheads two 'sorcerers' in Libya in gruesome new execution video
The video shot in Tripoli shows several people being flogged before the 2 men are executed.
War on Isis: Pentagon confirms killing of Libyan Daesh and al-Shabab commanders in air strikes
Iraqi Abu Nabil was killed in Libya and Abdirhaman Sandhere or 'Ukash' was targeted near Mogadishu.
San Bernardino shooting: FBI says that suspects had target practice week before massacre
FBI says that suspects Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik had been radicalised for quite some time.