US 'Ready To Take Action Against IS In Syria'

The US has said it will not be restricted by the Iraq-Syria border as it considers further action against Islamic State militants. White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes the US stood ready to take action to protect American citizens...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

US Creeps To Decision On Islamic State Threat

Washington has crept to a decision. It's time to do something about the threat posed by the Islamic State. There's now no lack of senior officials describing the problem. "This is an organisation that has an apocalyptic, end-of-days strategic vision...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

Russian Aid Convoy Starts Crossing Into Ukraine

Several trucks carrying Russian aid have been allowed to enter eastern Ukraine after being held at a border crossing for a week. Russia has been is trying to send a 280-lorry relief convoy to help civilians caught up in the fighting between Ukrainian...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

IS Demanded £80m For Journalist's Release

Islamic State (IS) fighters who beheaded American journalist James Foley had demanded £80m ($132.5m) for his release, according to AP news service. Two anonymous American officials quoted by AP said the ransom demands were sent in emails to Mr Foley's...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

James Foley's Parents: 'We Know He's In Heaven'

The father of James Foley has said that he knows his son who was beheaded by militants "is in heaven", in an emotional tribute. John Foley was speaking with his wife Diane and James's brother hours after a video emerged of an Islamic State (IS) militant...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

James Foley: US In Failed Hostage Rescue Bid

The White House has said it sent special forces into Syria to rescue hostages including James Foley, but could not locate them. News of the unsuccessful attempt came as it was revealed the journalist's family were told he would be killed a week before...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

Exclusive: US Recruits Iraq Security 'Advisers'

By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor, and Pete Norman, Sky News Online Barack Obama may have ruled out sending "boots on the ground" back to Iraq but in the face of a growing threat from the Islamic State (IS), the Pentagon appears to have hit upon...

10.53 | 0 komentar | Read More

IS 'Beheads US Journalist James Foley In Video'

Islamic State militants have released a video that purportedly shows the beheading of a US journalist who went missing two years ago. The footage appears to show a masked man - speaking in English with an English accent - killing James Foley, who was...

10.53 | 0 komentar | Read More

Missouri Unrest Goes Deeper Than Teen's Death

Timeline Of Missouri Unrest Updated: 2:13pm UK, Monday 18 August 2014 As violence in Ferguson, Missouri, continues, Sky News looks at crucial events in a week of unrest. Here is a timeline: :: August 9: Michael Brown is shot to death by police...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

'No Evidence Of Struggle' On Missouri Teen's Body

Pathologists hired by the family of a Missouri teenager shot dead by police say a preliminary post-mortem found no evidence of a struggle between the victim and the officer. The independent autopsy conducted on 18-year-old Michael Brown determined he...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

UK Military Mission In Iraq 'To Last Months'

British troops have been back on the ground in Iraq for the first time since 2009, as the Government admitted the UK's involvement "is not simply a humanitarian mission". RAF aircraft have continued flying reconnaissance missions to help the fight against...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

Iraq: Kurdish Forces Fight To Retake Mosul Dam

'Corpses Everywhere' After Jihadist 'Massacre' Updated: 12:54pm UK, Saturday 16 August 2014 Dead bodies were found "everywhere" when Yazidi fighters arrived at a village where jihadists have been accused of carrying out a massacre, witnesses have said....

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

Islamic Fighters 'Kill 400 And Take Families'

Al Maliki's Successor Faces Old Problems Updated: 6:29pm UK, Friday 15 August 2014 By Andrew Wilson, Sky News Presenter, in Irbil, Iraq The disaster in the Sinjar mountains turns out to be less of a public relations nightmare for Western leaders...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More

Kiev And Moscow Agree On Ukraine Aid Convoy

Kiev and Moscow have reached agreement on the passage of a Russian aid convoy into eastern Ukraine, according to the Red Cross. Ukraine's government had been concerned the convoy of about 280 white trucks could be a 'Trojan horse', allowing Russia...

10.52 | 0 komentar | Read More