At least 27 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in an explosion at a cultural centre in the Turkish town of Suruc, near the Syrian border.
A suicide attack by Islamic State (IS) militants has brought fierce fighting back to the Kurdish town of Kobane in northern Syria.
British hostage John Cantlie has appeared in a new Islamic State (IS) propaganda video in which he appears to be speaking from with the Syrian city of Kobane, near the Turkish border.
US military aircraft have made a number of airdrops of weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies to Kurdish YPG fighters battling Islamic State (IS) militants in Kobane.
Dutch prosecutors have declared it legal for biker gang members to travel to Syria and Iraq and fight against the Islamic State.