Raqqa families make daring escapes from Islamic State stronghold
"We didn't even have time to bury the neighbours' bodies, we just left"
Canada's Trudeau warns against entering country 'irregularly'
More than 3,100 people walked across the border illegally in July to file refugee claims and were arrested
Iraq starts offensive to take back Tal Afar from Islamic State
Waves of civilians have fled the city and surrounding villages under cover of darkness over the past weeks
Stifled in Middle East, Lebanese band finds audience in West
Band has stirred controversy in the region with songs tackling oppression, classism, sectarianism and homophobia
Syrian army pounds rebel areas near Damascus after Russian brokered truce
At least five civilians were killed in the towns of Hamouriya and Zalamka
INSIGHT-Germany bets on second time lucky with migrant workers
"The lesson that Germany learnt is that integration is something you work on"
Syrian city's rebel districts still in ruins years after Assad victory
Homs was one of the earliest centres of the rebellion against Assad, and the first city where it was put down with overwhelming force
In the line of fire
We cannot tolerate our colleagues being targeted deliberately or harmed indiscriminately. The system must change
Name and shame countries that do not protect doctors in war, expert tells UN
At least 80 people were killed in attacks on health facilities in 14 countries in the first three months of 2017, according to the World Health Organization
U.N. hopes for Syria peace talks in October or November
"Worst place" in Syria is Raqqa, 25,000 trapped