Syrian government forces press attack on Damascus outskirts - monitors, medic
Violence in western Syria has increasingly tarnished a shaky ceasefire
Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul
Islamic State militants are essentially under siege in western Mosul, along with an estimated 650,000 civilians
Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul
Up to 400,000 civilians could be displaced by the offensive as residents of western Mosul suffer food and fuel shortages
Germany aims to deport record number of rejected asylum seekers in 2017
"We'll be sending these people home quickly because if we don't it'll damage our credibility as a state based on the rule of law" - German official Altmaier
Syrian forces attack rebel-held areas of Homs, Deraa, Damacus - monitors
Syrian warplanes bombard besieged rebel-held district of Homs, southern Deraa and insurgent areas in Damascus's outskirts
Battle in west Mosul could see siege, mass displacement - U.N.
"This is a different battle with enormous implications for civilians" - U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Iraq says about Iraq's U.S.-backed offensive against Islamic State
Syrian 'White Helmets' makers get visas for Oscar travel
Last month it looked as if the Syrian filmmakers would be unable to get to the Oscars because of Trump's travel ban
In Mosul orphanage, Islamic State groomed child soldiers
"After six months at the camps, some of the boys came back to spend a weekend with their younger brothers. They were wearing uniforms and carrying weapons"
Trump says he will unveil overhauled immigration order next week
"The new order is going to be very much tailored to what I consider to be a very bad decision"
New U.N. team aims to bring Syria war crimes to court
20 reports accusing the Assad government, rebel forces and Islamic State of mass killings, rapes, disappearances and recruiting child soldiers