Islamic State
Bodies of civilians dumped near Philippines city
Bodies of what appear to be executed civilians have been found in a ravine outside a besieged Philippine city, following an occupation by Islamist rebels.
7000 migrants make dangerous voyage to Europe in the last week
"The numbers remain high and everyone I've spoken to expects them to remain high". The BBC's Reeta Chakrabarti has been on a Save the Children's rescue ship off the Libyan coast. Audio
IS claims Afghan bomb attack on NATO convoy
A suicide attack has killed at least eight civilians near the US embassy in Kabul, officials say.
Dozens killed in IS attack on refugee camp
More than 30 people have died in an Islamic State attack on a makeshift refugee camp near Syria's border with Iraq.
Dozens of Yazidis enslaved by IS freed
After three years in the hands of Islamic State, 36 Yazidi religious minority are free in Iraq, the UN says.
NZer fighting with Islamic State put on US terrorist list
A New Zealand man, Mark Taylor, who is in Syria fighting with Islamic State, has been put on a US State Department list of terrorists. Mr Taylor, formerly from Hamilton, has been named by the US as a… Audio
NZ could be drafted to help US plan to defeat IS
Washington correspondent Kate Fisher says New Zealand will likely be approached to help both militarily and financially in the fight to stamp out Islamic State. Audio
Mass grave discovered in Mosul
The mass grave near a prison contains the remains of about 500 people, Iraqi forces say.
Gunmen dressed as doctors kill patients at Kabul hospital
Attackers dressed as doctors stormed an Afghanisatan hospital and killed more than 30 people, including patients and staff.
Iraqi forces say there's about 5,000 IS militants in Mosul
A fresh push to push Islamic State out of Mosul is being met with resistance, suicide car bombs and street-to-street fighting. Our correspondent Fazel Hawramy says there may be about 5,000 militants… Audio
European Union lifts Marine Le Pen's EU immunity
French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen loses her European Union immunity, opening her up to prosection for positing graphic images of Islamic State victims. Audio
Iraqi security forces take 2 more Mosul districts
Iraqi security forces have captured another two districts of western Mosul after fierce clashes with Islamic State. Freelance journalist Fazel Hawramy spent the weekend in Mosul. Audio
Iraqi forces capture airport in fight for Mosul
US-backed Iraqi security forces captured Mosul airport in a major gain in government operations to drive Islamic State from the western half of the city.
Many civilians in Mosul on the brink of starvation
It's the fourth day of the big push to drive Islamic State out of the Iraqi city of Mosul. New Zealand journalist Campbell MacDiarmid is in nearby Erbil and says it's getting down to the real last… Audio
Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces take southern villages
Iraqi forces say they've taken several villages to the south of Mosul hours after launching a major offensive to retake the west of the city from IS.
'Imminent' French terror attack averted
Four people were found with bomb-making materials and arrested by anti-terrorist police in a raid on a Montpellier flat.
Russian airstrike kills Turkish soldiers in Syria
The soldiers were killed while supporting Syrian rebels in efforts to capture the city of al-Bab from so-called Islamic State.
Afghan Red Cross workers killed
Six Afghan international Red Cross workers have been killed by suspected Islamic State gunmen, officials say.
State forces seize university in Mosul battle
Islamic State had been using the university's laboratories to manufacture chemical weapons, Iraqi officials say.
Turkey 'knows identity of New Year's gunman'
Turkey knows the identity of the gunman who killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day, its foreign minister says.