Russia races to complete Crimea annexation, EU ponders sanctions
UKRAINE-CRISIS/ (WRAPUP 1, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS):WRAPUP 1-Russia races to complete Crimea annexation, EU ponders sanctions
First U.N. aid trucks cross from Turkey to Syria
SYRIA-CRISIS/AID (URGENT):First U.N. aid trucks cross from Turkey to Syria
5 facts you need to know about the humanitarian crisis in Syria
More than 2.5 million people have fled Syria's civil war to neighbouring countries such as Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq more are fleeing the violence every day. The United Nations says the situation in Syria is extremely challenging and continues to deteriorate rapidly with more than 6.8 million Syrians needing humanitarian aid.
SPECIAL REPORT-Iraqi forces, images testify to atrocities in new fighting
A senior general in Baghdad acknowledged that soldiers working for Iraqi counter-terrorism units, or Special Forces, had carried out extra-judicial killings but called them isolated cases
Scores of Syrian rebels flee into Lebanon after ambush
SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Scores of Syrian rebels flee into Lebanon after ambush
UNHCR report shows leap in asylum applications for industrialized countries
The "Asylum Trends 2013" report says 612,700 people applied for asylum in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Pacific last year ? the highest total for any year since 2001.