Archbishop says government is discriminating against Christian Syrian refugees Justin Welby says government policy risks excluding Christians from the asylum programme.
Assyrian Christians kidnapped by ISIS inch closer to freedom ISIS has lowered its demands for their release.
ISIS making and using chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria, US official says Evidence which suggests ISIS are manufacturing and using chemical weapons is mounting, a US official has told the BBC.
Kayla Mueller: Christian aid worker killed by ISIS, not US airstrike The American aid worker Kayla Mueller was killed by ISIS, not a coalition airstrike, it has been claimed today.
Syrian refugees are risking their souls in Europe, says Islamic State The magazine of Islamic State said those who leave its domain were committing a "major sin".
Syria: Russian troops are fighting alongside Assad regime Russia sent two tank landing ships and cargo aircraft to Syria in the past day or so.
Syria drone strike: Rights group brings legal action against UK government A human rights group has launched legal action against the UK government over the recent drone strikes.
UN says at least 850,000 will cross the sea to Europe this year and next The UN refugee agency UNHCR called for more cohesive asylum policies.
We'll use drone strikes against jihadists again if we have to, government says Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has defended the killing of a British Islamic State fighter.
Cameron's drone strike in Syria means the death penalty has returned to Britain Do not execute in our name, says David Robertson.
More than 9,000 Brits offer to take in children fleeing Syria More than 9,000 people have volunteered in under five days to foster refugee and migrant children fleeing the crisis in the Middle East.
Cameron says UK drone strike killed British IS fighters in Syria Reyaad Khan was targeted and killed in a precision drone strike in the country.