IRAQ

American journalist Steven Joel Sotloff has been beheaded by ISIS, according to a nearly three-minute video that shows his death.

The British government is examining ways to prevent returning Islamist fighters from re-entering the country.

Protesters reportedly broke into the parliament building in Baghdad, demanding more information about the missing soldiers.

The U.N. Human Rights Council will send a team into Iraq to probe ISIS crimes amid ongoing U.S. airstrikes.

The British prime minister unveiled proposals for dealing with British citizens pledging allegiance to the Islamic State.

Germany says it will arm 4,000 Kurdish soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State.

President Assad swore in his new government Sunday and vowed to tackle corruption.

Residents of Amerli had threatened mass suicide if Islamic State militants seized the town; in Baghdad 37 die in suicide bombing

Amerli has been under seige for two months. Aid was dropped to trapped Turkmen as airstrikes were conducted against ISIS.

Lebanese soldier Ali Al-Sayyed was beheaded by Islamic State militants, a video released Saturday by the terrorist group shows.

Hasan wrote a letter to an ISIS leader, saying it would be an honor to be an ISIS "citizen soldier."

Kurds have been slowly regaining ground from the militants and Saturday advanced on the northern town of Zumar.

Banking laws designed to cut off funds to terror groups are woefully outdated.

Yazidi women were forced to convert to Islam and then sold as brides of Islamic State fighters for $1,000 each, one report says.

A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives killed at least 11 people and wounded 30 Saturday in a town just south of Baghdad.

ISIS says it's holding British citizens and claims Foley blamed his family and the U.S. government's “zero tolerance” negotiation policy.

As the crisis in Ukraine worsens, NATO is waiting until next week to decide whether to take any action in the face of an aggressive Russia.

As the Islamic State rises, regional powers are setting aside their differences to crush the militant group.

While ISIS takes the spotlight, the Taliban has launched a campaign in Afghanistan to retake the land it lost to Western troops - and Obama may be forced to respond.

Estimates suggest that the U.S. government has spent about $500 million on the strikes since mid-June.

The U.K. raised its terror threat level to "severe," meaning a terrorist attack is "highly likely."