REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 14 images Image: A woman grieves as she lay flowers at the beach next to the Imperial Marhaba Hotel where 38 people were......

Obama seeks war powers; vows defeat of Islamic State

Asserting that it will take time to dislodge Islamic State militants, President Barack Obama has sought a three-year Congressional authorisation of military action against the terror group which he......

These women warriors are fighting the IS in Syria

Kurdish forces this week inflicted a major blow to Islamic State militants when they liberated the Syrian city of Kobani after a hard-fought battle. Amid their recent successes in the battlefield......

PHOTOS: It wasn't a quake that brought this town down

The nondescript town of Kobani caught global attention after Islamic State jihadists wreaked havoc on its streets and hoisted a black flag on a hill nearby in mid-September. After a four-month long......