IRAQ

President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and closed the country's borders after Friday night's deadly terror attacks. Security had been stepped up after January's Charlie Hebdo attack.

Goverment-backed soldiers say they are close to taking the entire city from Islamic State group fighters.

Ahead of the G20 meeting in Turkey, Germany's leader defended the policy as criticism mounted from members of her own party.

A new report shows the far-reaching effect of war on children and highlights the hidden cost of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

An attack by the Islamic State group targeted a Shiite funeral in the Iraqi capital, just one day after a bombing in Lebanon that killed at least 40 people.

Iraqi Kurdish forces are believed to have pushed militants of the Islamic State group out of the northern Iraqi town and taken control of the town center on the second day of a major offensive.

A campaign combining U.S. airstrikes and Kurdish fighters to retake a key Iraqi town could cripple the militant group's vision of a self-governed state.

OPEC Secretary-General Abdalla El Badri said the expectation "is that the market will return to more balance in 2016,” Bloomberg reported.

"They kill anyone who doesn't agree with them. We accept everyone, including Christians and Jews, but we can never accept ISIS." 

The U.K. Foreign Office has recommended Brits not travel to these 18 countries.

Australia's Coalition government is acting on a set of 27 recommendations from a joint committee on intelligence and security that include revoking citizenship for dual nationals involved in terrorism offences.

As temperatures drop, Sweden has said it is running out of room to shelter refugees and is telling people to consider going back to Denmark.

Thousands of ISIS fighters have been killed, including key leaders of the group, yet the militants have continued to experience successes despite an campaign meant to weaken their hold.

The contract comes amid increased tension in the region, with Israel fearful of Iran's potential ability to acquire nuclear weapons.

The Cyber Caliphate has reportedly hacked some 54,000 Twitter accounts in revenge for the death of a British ISIS recruit earlier this year.

“The U.S. is taking a positive step by acknowledging civilian harm and offering monetary payments to those suffering losses.”

The Russian government says it has identified individuals financing international terrorism in 77 out of 85 of its regions.

According to reports, the attacker committed suicide after the shooting spree at a military training camp.

When it was learned one of the women had converted to Islam when she married a Muslim man, the Jewish Agency said it could not help resettle them.

Islamic State militants have joined Afghan Taliban insurgents in a splinter group led by Mullah Mohammad Rasool. The group is battling forces loyal to Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.

"If we find additional groups that are willing to fight ISIL and are capable and motivated, we'll do more," Ash Carter told ABC Sunday.