The Latest Breaking News from Islamic State

Explosions across Afghanistan have killed at least 10 people and wounded scores more

A series of explosions across Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 16 people and wounded scores more, according to police and health officials. The Islamic State (IS) group's local affiliate claimed an attack on a Shiite mosque in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, which killed at least 11 people.

"My requests to the Turkish Government have gone unheeded"

An Afghan police spokesman says explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six civilians and injured 17 others

Explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six people, including pupils, and injured 11.

The dark red billboards in the Ukrainian city of Lviv present a powerful image: Russian President Vladimir Putin is on his knees, a woman stands above him and pushes a gun into his mouth. The caption reads: “I am not a beauty for you.”

Three explosions rocked a high school in western Kabul on Tuesday, killing several people, according to Afghan security and health officials.

Sri Lankans protesting for days near the president’s office have criticized a lack of progress in finding those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in Islamic State-inspired bombings on Easter Sunday three years ago, adding the pressure on the government already embroiled in a deep economic crisis

He had previously fought against the so-called Islamic State in Syria