Syrian jets have bombed rebel-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), killing and injuring dozens in stepped-up raids against the group since its Iraqi offshoot made stunning gains in northern Iraq, Reuters news agency has reported.

Three US-led foreign soldiers have been killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says.

The United States has lost more than 400 military drones in major crashes worldwide since 2001, The Washington Post said in a report questioning the safety and reliability of the unmanned aircraft.

A Palestinian child was killed and two people were injured by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank early Friday.

An estimated 60 foreign workers, including 15 Turks, were captured by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in northeastern Iraq on Tuesday afternoon, according to a released hostage.

Nigeria Muslim community has lost another leading figure with the prominent businessman and Islamic leader, Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao, the head of Muslims in Yorubaland and Deputy President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, reported to have passed away on Wednesday, June 18.

Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man and arrested the speaker of parliament, as the hunt for three Israelis believed to have been kidnapped in the occupied West Bank continued.

Sri Lanka Muslims are pleading for help after three Muslims were killed and scores injured when extremist Buddhists attacked the southern Sri Lankan coastal towns, as security forces ignored Muslim pleas to stop the rampage.

Egypt’s prosecutor general has ordered the release of Al Jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy on medical grounds, ending almost a year of imprisonment without charge.

Syrian regime forces have pushed into Kasab, a village on the border with Turkey, a monitoring group and state media said.