Russia said it was providing “serious” training and logistical support to the Syrian army, the first confirmation of Russia's involvement in Syria's civil war

Most said their decision was based on belief, but one Iranian woman said she was convinced most people had joined the church only to improve their chances for asylum.

Satellite images confirmed that Islamic State had begun its destruction of ancient sites in Syria’s Palmyra, blowing up a 2,000-year-old temple.

Iraq’s defence minister Khalid al-Obeidi on Saturday toured Anbar, according to a statement issued by his office, and fired a top commander for failing to carry out his duty.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, armed with rocket launchers, have been waging a bloody campaign against security forces since Ankara launched a two-pronged offensive to bomb Islamic State militants in Syria.

Niladri Chatterjee, who wrote under the pen-name Niloy Neel, was killed by the al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent, including Avijit Roy, the Dhaka Tribune reported.

Now librarians and academics in Baghdad are working feverishly to preserve what's left after thousands of documents were lost or damaged at the height of the U.S.-led invasion.

A suicide bombing suspected to have been carried out by Boko Haram ripped through a bar in the town of Maroua, killing at least 19 people.

Children are taken in by militants who seek to re-educate them. They are then forced to convert to Islam and, eventually, become extremist fighters.

The war-torn country witnessed its worst attack in decades when a truck blew up at a marketplace in the town of Khan Beni Saad in Diyala province last Friday, turning Eid celebrations into a scene of horror.

More than 100,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, none have been rebuilt since the 50-day war.

IS deploys a special force of soldiers, wearing belts of explosives, who unleash unprecedented mayhem before the main assault begins.

A Boko Haram suicide bomber attacked a church, a mosque and a restaurant. At least 60 were killed in the string of attacks in Potiskum and Jos.

Mosque attack exposed growing reach of Islamic State — from Saudi bomber to suicide vest smuggled past border guards

From Syria to Afghanistan, all you need to know about the week that was

While the Kurds on Saturday regained control over Kobani, the Islamic State pressed another assault on government-held areas of Hasaka city.

Areas ruled by the Islamic State are under a bureaucracy of terror: repentance cards, weapons lists, leaflets with rules for women.

A look at the response to what has become the worst migration crisis since World War II, according to the United Nations.

Many migrants say this was not the Europe they expected. They lament the loud rumble of subway trains, the stench of urine and how “even in Africa” they didn't have to sleep outdoors.

European girls and young women who join extremists such as the Islamic State soon realise that Syria, for them, is a one-way journey.

Govt has enlisted hundreds of militia fighters controlled by local commanders to battle Taliban.

This week, Afghanistan has been in the news, with President Ashraf Ghani making a high-stakes bet on peace with the Taliban.

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees are beaten, chased and pushed back to sea — every day.

Confined to a dot on the map and surrounded by the Nigerian army, militants short of weapons and fuel turn against their leaders.