Three killed by car bomb in Lebanese town near Syria-media, residents
LEBANON-BOMB/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Three killed by car bomb in Lebanese town near Syria-media, residents
Car bomb explodes in Lebanese town near Syria border -source, media
LEBANON-BOMB/:Car bomb explodes in Lebanese town near Syria border -source, media
Ban says more than $2.4 bln pledged at Syria aid conference
A near three-year civil war has left millions of people hungry, ailing or displaced
Car bomb blamed on al Qaeda kills 26 in north Syrian town
A Belgian commander from the same Al Qaeda-linked group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is said to have been killed in northern Syria. ISIL supporters deny his death.
Violence kills 75 in Iraq, PM seeks world's support
Bombs hit Iraq's capital Baghdad and a village near the northern town of Baquba on Wednesday, killing at least 75 people, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned that militants were trying to set up an "evil statelet", police and hospital sources say.
Palestinian children hold candles as they take part in a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian refugees in Syria's main refugee camp Yarmouk, in the central Gaza Strip
Palestinian children hold candles as they take part in a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian refugees in Syria's main refugee camp Yarmouk, in the central Gaza Strip January 15, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Palestinian children hold candles as they take part in a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian refugees in Syria's main refugee camp Yarmouk, in the central Gaza Strip
Palestinian children hold candles as they take part in a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian refugees in Syria's main refugee camp Yarmouk, in the central Gaza Strip January 15, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Western, Arab states pledge $2.4 bln in Syria aid
The UN estimates that the conflict has reversed development gains in Syria by 35 years