Syria

The Syrian military has since mid-October recaptured several areas in the north of the country from rebels

State television says Samir Qantar was killed overnight in the district of Jermana in the Syrian capital

The enduring love of a Syrian refugee and an Australian journalist

Syrian government loyalists blame Israel for the attack

Assad, a member of the Shia Muslim Alawite sect, presents himself as a protector of minorities in Syria

Iran will also 'support inter-Syrian dialogue' aimed at ending the conflict

It was one of the strongest appeals for peace by the council, divided for years on the issue of Syria's war

Obama warned there can be no peace there without a legitimate government

Senior international envoys gather to seek UN backing for US and Russian plan to bring end to Syrian civil war

German foreign intelligence BND agents had been traveling regularly to Damascus for some time

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin suggested there were significant disagreements among the five powers

Diplomats say Russia has moved further than Iran on question of abandoning Assad if a transition plan can be agreed

Russian president says will not agree to outside force deciding who rules Syria

In the graphic video, the two Swedes were shown taking part in the killing of two men in the northern city of Aleppo

Artwork in Calais, France shows Apple founder carrying a bin bag of possessions and an original Apple computer

The new force is small, with around 50 graduates so far from its training camp in the town of Al Qahtaniyeh

Recruited men are part of the Zeinabiyoun, a unit of Pakistani fighters stationed in Syria to protect the shrine

Moscow's latest strikes hit '300 targets of different kinds' in the past three days

Syrian opposition groups gather in Saudi Arabia to unify stance ahead of talks with the regime of Bashar al-Assad

Award-winning photojournalist Magnus Wennman captures stories of refugee children

'Yes, we are of course looking at building a relationship' with Islamic State, ICRC Director-General told AFP

UK's decision to join the bombing campaign against IS may well be a historic misjudgment by British parliamentarians

Eight children were among the dead there, and dozens of people were wounded, says human rights obervatory

Ten Syrians "related to" Islamic State entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said

After more than 10 hours of tense debate, members of parliament voted in favor of the air strikes by 397 to 223

Here is a breakdown of the main forces fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria

Muslims now outnumber non-Muslims in Hamtramck, a city which was once made up of 90 per cent Polish Catholic

Saudi Arabia is a main supporter of opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al Assad

16 men arrived at an army checkpoint in Lebanon in four Red Cross vehicles, live footage showed

After being contacted, Aisha would be exposed to Islamic State's on-the-ground recruiting tactics

France has demanded the removal of Assad, describing him as a "butcher" of his own people

His body had at the weekend been taken from Syria to southern Turkey and then flown to Ankara

Cameron's previous government suffered a humiliating defeat in 2013 over military action against the Assad regime

Moscow ruled out military response but pledged broad retaliatory measures targeting entire sectors of Turkish economy

A court charged the journalists with spying after they alleged Turkey intelligence covertly sent arms to Syrian rebels

The West has accused Moscow of targetting mostly-Western backed rebel groups fighting Syrian president

Cameron needs to persuade lawmakers, who did not back him in 2013 to now join air strikes in Syria

Moscow to send S-400 anti-aircraft missiles with a 400 kilometers range to Syria, being a threat to US-led planes

Kremlin spokesperson points that most militants tend to be on the Syrian territory close to the Turkish border

As Mshymish's American neighbours prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, she longs for a homeland that no longer exists

The drug keeps fighters awake and energised over long periods

The three described themselves as modern; one was into Hollywood, the other into Bollywood, third loved the internet

Says there is direct link between climate change, conflict and terrorism

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirms army's advance, says it is backed by Russian warplanes, helicopters

The Syrian conflict began in 2011 with protests against four decades of Assad family rule

In late October, Obama authorised no more than 50 special operations forces to deploy to northern Syria

The project offers a 360-degree window into the war-torn city

Last week, Israeli police said six Arab Israelis were arrested on suspicion of planning to travel to Syria to join IS

Talks will focus on bilateral relations, including atomic energy, oil and gas and military-technical cooperation

Lady Liberty was originally conceived to be an Egyptian peasant woman standing guard at the Suez Canal