Islamic State

A suicide bomb attack has killed 43 and wounded 83, as scholars marked Prophet Muhammad's birthday.

The suicide bomb attack that hit a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, has killed at least 57 people, officials say.

The US will maintain an open-ended military presence in Syria to ensure the enduring defeat of the jihadist group Islamic State, counter Iranian influence, and help end the civil war.

Although Iraq has taken its land back from Islamic State troops, the country's troubles are far from over, an international affairs expert says.

Iraq has announced that its war against so-called Islamic State is over.

Islamic State militants have released what appears to be an audio recording of their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen since 2014.

Police have killed a man they suspect of driving a van into a crowd last week, killing 13 people.

Iraqi ground forces have begun an operation to retake Tal Afar, one of the last cities in the country held by the Islamic State group, officials say.

The Iraqi forces are claiming victory after a nine-month battle backed by US-led air strikes. Audio

Military commanders say they're close to victory, with just tens of metres left before they take Islamic State's last positions.

The recapture of the ruins of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri is a turning point in the fight against Islamic State, Iraq's PM says.

The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to pool intelligence and tackle militant financing as fears grow of an Islamic State infiltration of the region.