Foley

For the fifth consecutive year, the Greek Community of Melbourne offers free Greek History and Culture Seminars, which will take place at the organization's new building.

A video showing the purported beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff held hostage by Islamic State has been released online, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

An American journalist held hostage in Syria by a militant group linked to al-Qaida was released on Sunday.

The release of Peter Theo Curtis, 45, had been facilitated by the Gulf emirate of Qatar. It came just days after the barbaric execution of American reporter James Foley by Islamic militants.

British intelligence services have identified the Islamic State (IS) fighter suspected of having beheaded US journalist James Foley, government sources say.

"Senior" officials quoted by the Sunday Times say the identity of the man with a London accent known to fellow insurgents as "Jihadi John" was already known to MI5 and MI6.

The US is mulling a response to Islamic State after a video showed the beheading of James Foley, amid reports the group could be holding more people.

Under a decision taken on the August 15 and published in the official gazette on Tuesday, Tirana will transfer 22 million rounds of AK-47 7.62 millimeter bullets, 15,000 hand grenades and 32,000 artillery shells of different calibers to Iraq.

Tirana also announced that it is donating 10,000 model-56 Kalashnikov automatic rifles to Afghanistan.

Jihadist militant group Islamic State (IS) has posted a video online Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of US journalist James Foley.

IS said the execution was carried out in retaliation for US air strikes against its fighters in Iraq.