Kerry asks Vatican to help win release of American jailed in Cuba
KERRY-VATICAN (PIX, TV):Kerry asks Vatican to help win release of American jailed in Cuba
Syrian refugees wait to enter Turkey after fleeing violence in Syria on the Syrian-Turkish border in Shamm Alqrain village, northern countryside of Aleppo
Syrian refugees waiting to enter Turkey after fleeing violence in Syria gather around a fire to stay warm on the Syrian-Turkish border in Shamm Alqrain village, northern countryside of Aleppo January 13, 2014. Picture taken January 13, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Syrian refugees wait to enter Turkey after fleeing violence in Syria on the Syrian-Turkish border in Shamm Alqrain village, northern countryside of Aleppo
Syrian refugees wait to enter Turkey after fleeing violence in Syria on the Syrian-Turkish border in Shamm Alqrain village, northern countryside of Aleppo January 13, 2014. Picture taken January 13, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Syrian refugees wait to enter Turkey after fleeing violence in Syria on the Syrian-Turkish border in Shamm Alqrain village, northern countryside of Aleppo
Syrian refugees wait to enter Turkey after fleeing violence in Syria on the Syrian-Turkish border in Shamm Alqrain village, northern countryside of Aleppo January 13, 2014. Picture taken January 13, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
U.N. calls for more funding to protect Syrian women and girls
“Every Syrian woman must have access to affordable reproductive healthcare and be protected from gender-based violence” - UNFPA’s Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin
As al Qaeda revives, Iraq struggles to secure Syria border
IRAQ-VIOLENCE/BORDER (PIX):As al Qaeda revives, Iraq struggles to secure Syria border
Free Syrian Army fighters walk with weapons at Tameko pharmaceutical factory, after FSA claimed to have taken control of factory, in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus
Free Syrian Army fighters walk with their weapons at the Tameko pharmaceutical factory, after the FSA claimed to have taken control of the factory, in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus January 14, 2014. REUTERS/Yaseen Abelall (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Religious groups face increased hostility worldwide - report
RELIGION-HOSTILITY/REPORT:Religious groups face increased hostility worldwide - report