They have captured some 242 villages around Kobane, including the 19 in Raqa province, according to the Observatory.

Bernard Cazeneuve will discuss his govt's concerns about violent jihadist social media messaging with leading tech and Internet companies.

"We do not believe that at the moment it would be helpful to provide lethal support to the Ukrainian armed forces," British Foreign Secretary said.

Recently, Islamic State fighters destroyed the Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Der Zor, Syria.

In 2012 he wrote a book, Humblebrag: The Art of False Modesty, that was based on his popular @Humblebrag Twitter account.

McGregor will next be seen in Rodrigo Garcia‘s “Last Days in the Desert” which premiered to rave reviews at Sundance.

The follow-up to "Divergent" will see Tris and Four on the run following events in the first movie.

Meanwhile, Viola Davis is in negotiations to play Amanda Waller and Jesse Eisenberg is in talks to reprise his upcoming role as Lex Luthor.

The images are the latest to emerge ahead of the device's expected unveiling at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona early next month.

Sony is not expected to launch its next flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z4, until later this year, but will have a presence at MWC.