WIDER IMAGE-In Jordan, a Syrian refugee camp withers
Donor states are prodding the Jordanian government to relax labour laws to allow thousands of refugees to work legally
Week of renewed Aleppo strikes kills 141 in east, 16 in west- Observatory
Air strikes and shelling of east Aleppo last week knocked all the main hospitals in that part of the city out of service
British mother whose son died for Islamic State aims to convert suffering to support
Thousands of fighters from the West have joined IS and militants in Syria and Iraq - a counselling service helps families cope with complexities of radicalisation
At New York immigration museum, guides cope with hostile remarks
"We've always been a dialogue-oriented museum that invites visitors into the conversation"
UN says nearly 1 mln Syrians besieged; U.S. names, shames commanders
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, named 13 Syrian military commanders she said had been involved in killing civilians
African states fail to stop work of U.N. gay rights investigator
Russia and Egypt, speaking on behalf of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, said they would not recognize the mandate of the gay rights investigator
IS claims attack that kills dozens at Shi'ite mosque in Kabul
Taliban denies responsibility
Iraq Shi'ite paramilitaries close to cutting Mosul supply route
Cutting the western road to Tal Afar would seal off Mosul as the city is already surrounded to the north, south and east
Iraqi villagers mourn air strike victims as Mosul toll mounts
Three strikes hit family home near Mosul
Obama offers bleak assessment of situation in Syria
Obama says chaos in Syria could persist for "quite some time"