INTERVIEW-Islamic State shifts defenses to east Mosul - coalition commander
Mosul was the largest city under Islamic State control and defeating the militants there would be a major blow to the self-styled caliphate
Russia, China block U.N. demand for seven-day Aleppo truce
UN says more than 200,000 people might still be trapped in rebel-held areas of Aleppo, which are affected by severe food and aid shortages
Red Cross says survey shows alarming rise in acceptance of torture in war
"We all need to redraw a line in the sand: torture in any form is forbidden"
West Mosul shelled as Iraq steps up fight against Islamic State
The International Organisation for Migration says 81,000 people have been registered as displaced since the start of the 50-day-old campaign
Account of Syrian girl who tweeted about Aleppo disappears online
Bana Alabed, whose @AlabedBana account was managed by her mother Fatemah, had close to 200,000 followers
U.N. refugee chief warns EU against carrot-and-stick approach to migration
"Caution should be exercised in linking financial aid to other benefits and migration controls"
Russia says one of its medics killed in Aleppo hospital attack
Russia says rebels directed artillery fire at mobile field hospital after it started receiving civilians
U.N. launches record $22.2 billion humanitarian appeal for 2017
More than half of the money will be used to address the needs of people caught up in crises in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and South Sudan
U.N. refugee chief warns EU against carrot-and-stick approach to migration
"Support to host and transit countries should be driven by solidarity, not strict conditionality"
Fleeing Aleppo fighting, Syrians describe terrifying choices
"I didn't take anything with me. I took the kids, ran to my car, and left... We took the decision at the final hour, because the army could have swooped in at any moment"