US retaliates in Iraq for deadly rocket attack The US military launched air strikes against a pro-Iranian group in Iraq following the deaths of two Americans and a Briton in a rocket attack, US military officials told AFP on Thursday.

New envoy in Syria to revive UN mediation efforts

The new special UN envoy to Syria began his first trip to Damascus on Tuesday, facing the daunting task of rekindling moribund peace talks and succeeding where his three predecessors failed.

Iraqi monument destroyed by IS recreated in London

A reconstruction, made from date syrup cans, of an ancient Iraqi statue destroyed by Islamic State jihadists was unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square on Wednesday.

Verdict due in first Paris attacks trial

A man who rented his flat to Islamic State jihadists will be sentenced Wednesday in the first trial stemming from 2015 Paris attacks that left 130 people dead.

Amnesty condemns 'forced' returns of Afghan asylum seekers

A surge of failed Afghan asylum seekers "forcibly" returned from Europe are at risk of torture, kidnapping and death in war-torn Afghanistan, Amnesty International said Thursday.

French police shoot attacker outside Notre Dame in Paris

French police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside Paris's Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday, as he shouted "this is for Syria".

Troops deploy as Britain goes on top terror alert

Britain ordered soldiers to key sites on Wednesday and raised the terror alert to maximum after the Manchester concert suicide bombing by a local man of Libyan origin who may have been radicalised in Syria.

'10 dead' in Saint Petersburg metro blast

Around 10 people were feared dead and dozens injured yesterday after an explosion rocked the metro system in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg, according to authorities, who were not ruling out a terror attack.

Four killed in attack on symbol of British democracy

Four people were killed and 40 injured after being run over and stabbed in a lightning attack at the gates of British democracy attributed by police to "Islamist-related terrorism".

In Iraq, Hollande says IS battle prevents attacks at home

Western support for military action against the Islamic State group is key to preventing attacks at home, French President Francois Hollande has said in Iraq, where yet another bombing killed dozens.