IS terrorists who kidnapped James Foley ignored efforts to negotiate, court hears

Foley's brother and mother testify at Virginia court trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, accused of kidnap and murder of US journalist

The Islamic State terrorists who kidnapped American journalist James Foley never made serious attempts to negotiate a ransom before brutally executing him, family members have told a court.

Foley's brother and mother took the witness stand at US district court in Alexandria at the terror trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a Briton accused of playing a leading role in a hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of Foley and three other Americans - Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller.