Serbia has no more beds for migrants as bottlenecks build -UNHCR
More than a thousand face a winter sleeping rough
Iraqi forces launch second phase of Mosul offensive against Islamic State
Up to 1.5 million civilians are thought to remain inside Mosul
Four million in Damascus without mains water after springs targeted - U.N.
Water supplies had been cut because "infrastructure was deliberately targeted and damaged", U.N. says
Russia announces ceasefire in Syria from midnight
The ceasefire will pave the way for a political solution to end the country's six-year-old war
Turkey aims to establish Syria ceasefire before new year, foreign minister says
"We are on the verge of an agreement with Russia. If everything goes alright, we will make this agreement. Russia will be the guarantor of the regime"
Russia, Turkey, Iran eye dicing Syria into zones of influence
"We've all grown used to the United States playing the lead role and had rather forgotten that Russia used to play at the same level"
Iraqi forces launch fresh advance against Islamic State inside Mosul
Mosul's fall would probably end Islamic State's ambition to rule over millions of people in a self-styled caliphate
EXPERT VIEWS - With crises set to worsen, what are aid groups' priorities for 2017?
After a year of record humanitarian needs, 2017 looks set to be even more challenging for aid agencies
A boy plays with a wheel inside a damaged school in Syria
A boy plays with a wheel inside a damaged school in rebel-held Tal-Aar village, northern Aleppo province, Syria December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Greece vows to improve conditions in overcrowded migrant camps
About 15,000 are in overcrowded island camps that have grown violent as the slow processing of asylum requests adds to frustration over living conditions