Turkish PM blames Ankara bombing on Islamic State

The Islamic State (IS) group is the prime suspect in the Ankara bombings that killed nearly 100 on Saturday, Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said.

No group has said it carried out the attack, but the government believes that two male suicide bombers caused the explosions, hitting a peace rally.

Mustard gas 'likely used' in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria

By The Guardian

Testimony from doctors and experts has added weight to claims that civilians in a town near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo were the victims of an Islamic State attack involving a chemical agent that was most likely mustard gas. 

Doctors said the patients, who come from the town of Marea, suffered from skin lesions, respiratory problems and redness in the eyes following a barrage of attacks on Friday. The symptoms were were highly suggestive of exposure to a chemical agent. 

Bangkok bomb: Thailand trebles award to find main suspect

By BBC News

Thailand has trebled its reward for information leading to the arrest of the main suspect in the deadly bomb attack on the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok.

Hiroshima prepares to remember the day the bomb dropped

By The Guardian

Tens of thousands of people will gather in Hiroshima to mark 70 years to the day since the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb.

Syria crisis: 'Barrel bomb strikes kill 72' in Aleppo province

By BBC News

At least 72 people have been killed in Syria's northern Aleppo province by barrel bombs dropped from government helicopters, activists say.

 

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 60 people died in the strike on al-Bab - a town currently held by Islamic State (IS) militants.