Iraq

Mosul offensive to rout ISIL to begin 'imminently'

The Iraqi army has dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over the ISIL stronghold of Mosul, warning residents of an imminent offensive to reclaim the city from the jihadist…

16 October 2016

Yemen

Houthi rebels launch missiles on US warship in Yemen

An American warship has been targeted by Houthi missile attacks in Yemen.

16 October 2016

Sweden

Creepy clown stabs teenager in Sweden

A wave of creepy clown sightings has spread to Sweden, where a teenager was stabbed by a man in a clown mask.

14 October 2016

Turkey

Turkey's holiday resort of Antalya hit by rocket attack

Turkey’s holiday resort of Antalya has reportedly been hit by a triple rocket attack.

14 October 2016

Germany

Calls in Germany to honour 'hero' refugees who caught terror suspect

The arrest of a migrant in Germany suspected of planning a major terrorist attack has prompted a campaign for the three Syrian refugees who captured him to be…

12 October 2016

Afghanistan

Gunmen slaughter Shiite pilgrims in the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen dressed in military or police uniforms have opened fire on Shiite worshipers at the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul.

11 October 2016

Afghanistan

Deadly gun attack on a Shiite shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen in military uniforms have attacked a Shiite shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul.

11 October 2016

Germany

Syrian terror suspect arrested in Germany

A man suspected of planning a bomb attack has been captured in Leipzig after a two-day manhunt.

10 October 2016

Turkey

Deadly truck bombing in Turkey at military outpost

A truck bombing at a military outpost has killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more in Turkey.

9 October 2016

Israel

Palestinian gunman kills two in Jerusalem

A Palestinian gunman who fired from a car has killed a pedestrian and a police officer in Jerusalem, Israeli police said.

9 October 2016

Turkey

Motorbike bomb explodes near Istanbul police station - official

A bomb on a motorbike exploded near a police station in Istanbul on Thursday, wounding 10 people, local officials said.

6 October 2016

France

UKIP MEP collapses outside EU parliament

Steven Woolfe, the favourite to become the next leader of UKIP, is in in hospital after collapsing outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

6 October 2016

Belgium

Belgian counter-terror officers investigate police stabbings in Brussels

Belgian counter terror prosecutors are investigating a stabbing in Brussels in which at least two police officers were wounded, officials say.

5 October 2016

Syria

ISIL targets Kurdish wedding in Syria

At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a Kurdish wedding in the city of Hasakah.

4 October 2016

Syria

Aleppo's main hospital on rebel side bombed again

The largest hospital in the rebel held side of Aleppo has been bombed for the second time in just four days, killing at least three people.

2 October 2016

Somalia

Somali Islamist attack kills three in restaurant

Somali Islamist group al Shabaab have bombed a restaurant frequented by members of the security forces in Mogadishu, killing three, officials said.

1 October 2016

Mexico

At least five soldiers killed in Mexico ambush

The local prosecutor's office says the attack took place in the early morning on the edge of the city of Culiacan in the home state of the Sinaloa cartel.

30 September 2016

Sudan

Amnesty accuses Sudanese government of war crimes

The leading human rights group has accused the government of Sudan of carrying out at least 30 chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January.

29 September 2016

India

India's 'surgical strikes' along Kashmir border prompt fury in Pakistan

Tensions threaten to boil over in Kashmir after India carried out what it called ‘‘surgical strikes’‘ along the de facto border with Pakistan.

29 September 2016

Syria

Air strikes hit two hospitals in eastern Aleppo

Monitors say Syria's government and its Russian backers have stepped up air attacks on rebel-held parts of the city since the end of a ceasefire last week.

28 September 2016