Kurdish counter-terrorism officials tell the BBC so-called Islamic State cells in Syria are regrouping and increasing attacks.

Norwegian state TV sparks outrage after NRK hosts joke about Jews, drawing condemnation from Israeli officials and Jewish groups.

After 18 months of surviving forced starvation and shelling by the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the regional capital and symbolic battleground of Al Fashir is on the verge of full military collapse.

Amy Keenan Molloy moved with her husband to Cape Verde in 2005, where she has run bars, set up a charity and become an author of children’s books