Russia, U.S. tensions spill over at U.N. meeting on Syria
Russia says U.S.-led coalition air strikes that killed dozens of Syrian soldiers could endanger truce deal between Moscow and Washington
Russia and rebels cast doubt over Syria ceasefire
Russia believes ceasefire has been breached 199 times by rebels and says United States would be responsible if it were to collapse
Syria says it is doing all required to allow aid access
U.N. officials have accused the government of not providing letters to allow convoys to reach besieged areas in Syria
Russia says U.S. refuses to share Syria truce deal with UN council
United States does not want to share the documents detailing the agreement with the 15-member U.N. Security Council, whose endorsement would add political weight to the deal
INTERVIEW-Education is civil rights struggle of our age - UN envoy Gordon Brown
The two countries with the highest number of children out of school - Nigeria and Pakistan - spend only 2 percent of their national income on education
Russia, U.S. ready to extend Syria truce but aid deliveries blocked
The provision of aid to what was Syria's largest city before the war is a critical test of the ceasefire
EXCLUSIVE - UN inquiry blames Syrian military for chlorine bomb attacks - source
Chlorine's use as a weapon is prohibited under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, which Syria joined in 2013
Number of refugees fleeing South Sudan tops one million - U.N.
"With this milestone, South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries which have produced more than a million refugees"
Economic costs of Middle East wars exceptionally high -IMF study
Migration of more than half of Syria's population has magnified economic losses, escalating poverty, unemployment and school dropouts in countries that were already struggling