Tension rises as Australia starts to dismantle Papua New Guinea detention centre
Refugees, asylum seekers barricade themselves inside
Convoy rolls into Damascus suburbs with aid for 40,000 -UN
At least 1,200 children in eastern Ghouta suffer from malnutrition, with 1,500 others at risk
PNG says Australia responsible for hundreds of asylum seekers when detention camp closes
Human rights advocates are warning of a looming humanitarian crisis when the Manus Island centre closes if the men are not properly resettled
Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
Parents wept as they embraced returning sons: "Thank God for your return," said an elderly man
PREVIEW-Big role for U.S. at climate talks despite withdrawal from Paris deal
Other nations are torn between welcoming or berating Washington's envoys after Trump's decided to pull out and instead promote the U.S. fossil fuel industry.
Syria rejects report blaming it for April sarin attack-state media
"(Damascus) condemns the reliance of the Joint Investigative Mechanism"
Islamic State shores up last stronghold on Syria-Iraq border
The SDF's priority for now was to shore up its control over the al-Omar oil field
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack -UN report
"Time and again, we see independent confirmation of chemical weapons use by the Assad regime"
U.N. rights chief decries hunger in Syrian siege, demands aid access
"The deliberate starvation of civilians as a method of warfare constitutes a clear violation of international humanitarian law"
U.S.-led forces acknowledge killing 51 more civilians in Iraq, Syria
The military's official tally is far below those of outside organizations