Prime Minister David Cameron has ignored calls from across the continent for the UK to do its part and help house a greater proportion of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have made their way into Europe in recent months.
More than 12,000 Icelanders have offered to open their homes or provide other assistance to Syrian refugees after their government said they would only take in 50 people form the war-torn country.
Infamous Islamic State (IS) executioner ‘Jihadi John’ has appeared unmasked in a video for the first time, apparently promising to bring the brutality of the extremist group back to the UK.
Islamic State (IS) militants have blown up the Baalshamin temple in the ancient city of Palmyra, local activists say.
In a televised speech on July 26, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad for the first time conceded defeats to rebel forces and admitted that he could never hope to regain rule of all of Syria.