'Weeks' to Save Thousands From Starvation in Besieged Syrian Town

US President Barack Obama is to widen background checks on buyers of firearms, in a series of measures to address gun violence.

The main suspect in the latest propaganda video by so-called Islamic State is thought to be British man Siddhartha Dhar. So how many Britons are joining IS?

Reports from Syria say up to 40,000 civilians are starving to death in the besieged town of Madaya. Syrian-American doctor Ammar Ghanem grew up in the Madaya area and still has family stuck inside.