BBC News
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
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VIDEO: Philadelphia prepares for the Pope September 17, 2015
The final leg of Pope Francis' US tour is Philadelphia. It's being billed as one of the largest events in the City of Brotherly Love in modern times, and could attract up to a million and half people.
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VIDEO: 'Unfit' Italy migrant centre closed September 17, 2015
A migrants centre in Italy, investigated by the BBC, has been closed after Italian MPs said it "it was not fit for a rubbish dump".
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VIDEO: Exhausted Syrian 'to walk all night' September 17, 2015
A Syrian migrant explains why he will keep walking through the night to reach his destination.
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VIDEO: 'Is Jeb related to George Bush?' September 17, 2015
After the latest GOP debate, we look at the strange searches people are putting into Google about Republican candidates.
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VIDEO: Making a perfect pair of boots by hand September 17, 2015
Meticulously sewing kangaroo leather with a pig's bristle and a hand-rolled thread are just some of the traditional methods Duncan McHarg uses to create the perfect boot.
Recruitment
– BARCELONA NET
Barcelona net managed to smuggle out of Spain some of the most wanted terrorist for committing the Madrid trains bombing: Said Berraj, Mohamed Belhadj, Mohammed Afalah and Daoud Ouhnane. Continue reading
– OSSAMA ABDULLAH KASSIR
Ossama Abdullah Kassir arrived to Sweden from Lebanon in 1984, one of the worst years in the Lebanese civil war. He became a Swedish citizen in 1989. Ossama Abdullah Kassir is married. Continue reading
– MILAN 2001 CELL
The Milan 01 Cell was an Al Qaeda cell operating in Milan, Italy, from 1998 to 04/2001. The cell was assembled by a group of about a dozen Muslims from the Maghreb - North Africa, some of them escaped the civil war in Algeria and were Al Qaeda sympathizers. Continue reading
– TAREK MAAROUFI
Tarek ben Habib Maaroufi was born in Tunisia in 1965. He became a naturalized Belgian citizen. Continue reading
– AMOR SLITI
Amor ben Mohamed Sliti - Abu NADHIR was born in Algeria in 1960. He became a Belgian citizen through marriage in the mid 80s’ although he lived long periods of time in London, UK. Continue reading
– LAKAWANNA CELL
Lakawanna Cell was an Al Qaeda cell that operated in the small town Lakawanna, south of Buffalo, New York, USA from summer 2000 to summer 2001, prior to The 9/11 attack. Continue reading
– KAMAL DERWISH
Kamal Derwish, also known as Ahmed Hijazi, is a USA citizen from Yemeni descent, born in Buffalo, New York, USA in 1973. His family returned to Yemen in 1978. He lived with relatives in Saudi Arabia where he was raised. Continue reading
– ABD AL-RAHIM AL-NASHIRI
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 01/05/1965. In the mid 80’s he left Saudi Arabia and joined the war in Afghanistan against the Russians. Continue reading
– MONTREAL 99 CELL
Montreal 99 cell was an Islamic terror cell affiliated to Al Qaeda and was organized by Canadian residents or citizens from Algerian descent. The cell consisted of four Algerian refugee claimants who had lived in Canada for as long as from 1994 Continue reading
– MULLAH KREKAR [ NAJMUDDIN FARAJ AHMAD ]
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, known as Mullah Krekar, was born on 07/07/1955 in Iraqi Kurdistan. Continue reading