Freed Islamic State Hostages Return To Turkey

Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State militants in Iraq have been freed in what Turkey's president described as a secret rescue operation. The 49 hostages - including diplomatic staff, special forces soldiers and children - were taken from...

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Kerry Says Iran Has A Role in Defeating IS

The Day I Came Face To Face With Islamic State Updated: 7:53am UK, Tuesday 16 September 2014 By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent I was told to wait on the side of a road outside a mosque in the Syrian city of Aleppo. An Emir speaking in the...

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IS Releases Gruesome Full-Length Film

Freed Islamic State Hostages Return To Turkey Updated: 3:51pm UK, Saturday 20 September 2014 Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State militants in Iraq have been freed in what Turkey's president described as a secret rescue operation. The...

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Did Turkey Negotiate With IS Over Hostages?

Freed Islamic State Hostages Return To Turkey Updated: 3:51pm UK, Saturday 20 September 2014 Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State militants in Iraq have been freed in what Turkey's president described as a secret rescue operation. The...

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Thai Murders: Hannah DNA Matches Asian Men

DNA taken from the body of murdered British tourist Hannah Witheridge matches that of two Asian men, Thai police say. Officers also said they do not know if the killer is still on the island of Koh Tao, where she and David Miller, 24, were found...

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Obama's Syria Plan Clears Sceptical Senate

President Obama's plan to train and equip "moderate" Syrian rebels has passed Congress, despite misgivings. The Senate backed the measure by 73 votes to 22, a day after it was approved by the House of Representatives. Leaders of both parties are backing...

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British Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Planes

British fighter jets have been scrambled to intercept two Russian planes flying through international airspace. The Typhoon jets were sent to identify the planes, which turned out to be Russian military Bears. A statement released by the RAF said the aircraft...

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GlaxoSmithKline Fined £297m For China Bribes

A Chinese court has fined GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) £297m - a record in the country - for bribing doctors and hospital officials to use its products. The pharmaceutical firm confirmed the penalty imposed by the Changsha Intermediate People's Court in Hunan...

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Alibaba Shares Open 37% Up On Market Debut

Billionaire Alibaba Founder Shows US Doubters Updated: 2:25pm UK, Friday 19 September 2014 By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent in Beijing At the northern end of the runways at the world's second busiest airport is a huge warehouse. Inside, a labyrinth...

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First French Airstrikes On IS 'Kill Dozens'

France has destroyed an Islamic State (IS) logistics depot in its first airstrikes against the militant group in Iraq. President Francois Hollande said Rafale fighter jets, accompanied by support planes, "entirely destroyed" the depot in the north of...

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New IS Video Shows Another British Hostage

British Muslims Plea For 'Mercy' For UK Hostage Updated: 8:39am UK, Thursday 18 September 2014 British Muslim leaders have united to call for the Islamic State extremist group to release the UK hostage Alan Henning. They have urged the militants to...

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IS Planned Beheading In Australia, PM Says

Fears supporters of Islamic State were planning to kidnap a random person and carry out a "demonstration killing" prompted Australia's largest ever anti-terror raids, the prime minister has said. Asked about reports that the planned attack involved...

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Plot Suggests Grip Of Extremists Is Widening

IS Planned Beheading In Australia, PM Says Updated: 2:23pm UK, Thursday 18 September 2014 Fears supporters of Islamic State were planning to kidnap a random person and carry out a "demonstration killing" prompted Australia's largest ever anti-terror...

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Obama Again Rules Out Iraq Combat Role For US

President Barack Obama has reiterated there will be no US combat troops in Iraq, a day after his top general raised that very possibility. Mr Obama spoke upon receiving an update from military chiefs at US Central Command in Tampa, Florida, about the...

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Poland Sets Up Military Unit With Ukraine

Poland will establish a joint military unit with Ukraine and Lithuania to be based in the east of the country. The Polish president's office said the new unit will be commanded from Lublin, in eastern Poland. The proposed brigade will be made...

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American Arrested On Swim To See Kim Jong-Un

An American man has been arrested by South Korean border guards after trying to swim to North Korea to meet the reclusive state's leader, Kim Jong-Un. He was detained while lying on a bank of the Han River, located in a restricted military area near...

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Ebola Spiralling Out Of Control, Says Obama

President Barack Obama has warned of a "potential threat to global security" if ebola-stricken West African countries break down, as he announced 3,000 US troops would be sent to the region. "If the outbreak is not stopped now, we could be looking at...

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Ukraine PM Demands 'Full Battle Readiness'

Ukraine's prime minister has warned the country must be ready for battle with Russia, despite a 12-day ceasefire with Moscow-backed separatists. Arseny Yatseniuk said: "Russia will not give us peace so I am asking the defence minister for full battle...

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Migrant Shipwreck Dead May Have Been Murdered

People traffickers deliberately wrecked a boat that sank in the Mediterranean with 500 migrants feared dead, survivors have claimed. Two survivors plucked from the water by a freight ship have said the criminals rammed their boat after they refused...

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US General: Half Of Iraqi Army Not Capable

Around half of Iraq's army is incapable of working with the US to recapture territory from Islamic State (IS) in western and northern Iraq, according to the top US military officer. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said...

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The Day I Came Face To Face With Islamic State

I was told to wait on the side of a road outside a mosque in the Syrian city of Aleppo. An Emir speaking in the mosque would see me after prayers. As hundreds of worshippers streamed through the open doors, a young man with long, black hair emerged...

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Syrian Politician Warns US Over IS Action

The Day I Came Face To Face With Islamic State Updated: 7:53am UK, Tuesday 16 September 2014 By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent I was told to wait on the side of a road outside a mosque in the Syrian city of Aleppo. An Emir speaking in the...

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Raqqa: Islamic State's Menacing Power Base

Raqqa in northern Syria is Islamic State's power base and the focus of international efforts to defeat the Islamic extremists and rescue Western hostages. The city - effectively the capital of the IS "caliphate" - is almost completely inaccessible to...

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Ukraine Ratifies EU Pact Amid Fragile Ceasefire

Ukrainian MPs have voted to strengthen the country's political and economic ties with the European Union - the very issue which first sparked the crisis last year. Before the ratification of the agreement, President Petro Poroshenko told parliament...

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General: US Ground Troops Possible In Iraq

What We Know About The IS Capital Raqqa Updated: 12:51pm UK, Tuesday 16 September 2014 Raqqa in northern Syria is Islamic State's power base and the focus of international efforts to defeat the Islamic extremists and rescue Western hostages. The city...

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French Black Power Leader Arrested In Paris

A convicted anti-Semite with links to the controversial French comedian Dieudonne has been arrested after arriving in Paris to promote a book. Radical black power activist Kemi Seba was held on Saturday after a public appearance at the Main d'Or theatre...

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Suicide Vests Seized In Uganda Terror Raid

Security services in Uganda say they have foiled an imminent terrorist attack after the seizure of "substantial amounts of explosives" and suicide vests in raids. Some 19 people were arrested in the police operation, which saw the US embassy warn its...

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Hurricane Odile Hits Mexico: Winds Hit 125mph

Holidaymakers have been sheltering in hotels and many coastal resorts have been evacuated as Hurricane Odile batters Mexico's popular tourist region of Baja California. The storm has reached the resort area of Los Cabos in the western state, with...

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Anti-IS Coalition Agrees Military Action Plan

World leaders meeting in Paris to form a broad coalition against Islamic State have agreed to provide military aid to Iraq to fight the extremist network. International efforts to combat the Islamist militants, who have grabbed large swathes of territory...

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