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Rubber ducks replace ISIS in photoshopped pictures
What's the point of social media hashtag campaigns and memes when it come to real change? Audio
Mass grave found near town recaptured from IS
A booby-trapped mass grave containing the bodies of at least 110 people from the minority Yazidi sect has been found in northern Iraq, officials say.
Talks continue between France and Russia amid rising tensions
Francois Hollande and Vladimir Putin are meeting in Moscow with the French President keen to build a coaltion against Islamic State, following the attacks on Paris. Audio
Ending civil war will be difficult - Syria expert
The United States is optimistic its strategy to bring peace to Syria and eradicate Islamic State is working. Audio
Germany thwarts major attack at soccer stadium
In other developmenst German authorities have released more details of the planned attack on a football match Tuesday night. Audio
Mass graves discovered in Iraq
While Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the brutal, calculated killing of 132 people in Paris, the group also continues to terrorise Syria and Iraq. Audio
Air strike on IS not thought to have killed Baghdadi
Iraq says its air force has killed eight senior figures from Islamic State, but the group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not appear to be among the dead.
US says NZs role in Iraw shows ISIL a global problem
The American spokesman for the coalition efforts against Islamic State in Iraq has used New Zealand's presence there to further its argument that ISIS poses a global threat. Audio
The first western journalist embedded with IS
Jurgen Todenhofer is a prominent German author, politician, and journalist. He's 75 now. He's also a very brave man. Audio
IS 'making and using chemical weapons'
There is a growing belief that Islamic State is making and using crude chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria, a US official says.