BBC News
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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Europe
-TERROR ATTACK IN GRENOBLE, FRANCE
A bomb exploded in a factory in Grenoble, about 50 km South East to Lyon, France, on Friday 06/26/2015, at about 10:00 local time, killing at least one and wounding others. A body was found decapitated and an Islamist flag was found… Continue reading
– KICKBOXING CHAMPION VALDET GASHI JOINED ISIS
* Valdet Gashi, a 29-year-old German of Albanian descent, kickboxer and two-time Muay Thai world champion has joined ISIS and left for Syria to fight for the Islamists, Swiss media reported on 06/13/2015..Valdet Gashi was born in Pristina, Kosovo,… Continue reading
– THE JIHADI JUNCTIONS TO EUROPE
A . – The Balkan Junction – British jihadis recruited by Islamic State are using land routes run by human traffickers to travel unnoticed via the Balkans and Turkey to fight in Syria – and to slip back into Europe… Continue reading
– 16 ARRESTED IN BELGIUM OVER TERROR
16 suspects were arrested in an alleged anti-terrorism raid, on Monday 06/08/2015, as part of two investigations into suspected extremist Chechen groups, according to local Belgian media.
Belgian public broadcaster RTBF said that the arrests were made after Belgian authorities… Continue reading
– CONFUSING MEETING IN PARIS
On 06/02/2015 delegates from 27 countries met in Paris to discuss the war against the Islamic State in the Middle East. The conference was comprised of Middle Eastern countries and Western powers who participate in the coalition of airstrikes against… Continue reading
– SUSPECTED HIZBALLAH AGENT ARRESTED IN CYPRUS
Cypriot police suspect a man arrested on Wednesday was planning an attack on Israeli interests on the island after they found almost two tonnes of ammonium nitrate in his basement, newspapers reported on Friday 05/29/2015. The 26-year-old man is Lebanese-born and… Continue reading
– ITALY UNCOVERED A SARDINIAN TERROR RING
A militant ring inspired by Al Qaeda was found to be operating in Sardinia, and there had been possible plans to target the Vatican already in 2010, according to investigators on Friday 04/24/2015. Police issued 20 warrants and made nine… Continue reading
– 11 NABBED IN CATALONIA OVER ISLAMIC TERROR
Police in Spain, on 04/08/2015, have arrested 11 people with suspected links to Islamic State – I.S.I.S who were allegedly planning terror attacks in Catalonia.
Officers arrested 10 men and one woman, aged between 17 and 45, in raids… Continue reading
– EUROPE HAS LONG IGNORED DANGERS OF ISLAMIC TERROR
Military action is inevitable in the fight against terrorism and more should be done to tackle religious persecution, Italy’s foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni said.
In an unusually strongly worded interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Tuesday 07/04/2015,… Continue reading
– PARIS TERROR RAMPAGE INVESTIGATION
According to Christophe Crepin, a French police union representative, on Tuesday 01/13/2015, Investigations into the bloody Paris Terror Rampage suggest it was financed from abroad, was hatched as long as three years ago and involved a terrorist cell of as… Continue reading