INTERVIEW - France has 'misunderstood' the burkini, Australian designer says
"The burkini was designed for freedom, flexibility and confidence. It was designed to integrate into society"
Slow EU aid puts Syrian children's lives on hold in Turkey
Aid workers say thousands of families with serious medical problems not receiving adequate help
U.N. warns of migrant crisis challenges, urges Europe to support Greece
"Winter is coming, we need to organise"
UN braces for refugee exodus from Iraq's Mosul
"Up to 1.2 million people could be affected"
Greece asks EU to do more on migrant relocation - minister
More than 58,000 migrants and refugees are currently in Greece, nearly all of whom planned to head farther north but ended up stranded in the country
Germany to accept hundreds of migrants to boost EU programme -Italy
Italy has taken in more than 420,000 boat migrants since the start of 2014
Kurdish group in near full control of Syria's Hasaka city
Hasaka's remaining government officials are confined to a few buildings in the city centre while the rest of the city is under Kurdish control
In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
"Child recruitment across the region is increasing"
British contractor killed in mine-filled Iraqi city
The contractor's death is the first of a Western de-mining expert in the city of Ramadi
All Syria parties must commit to Aleppo aid truce, not just Russia -UN
Russia, which has been backing Syrian government forces with a bombing campaign, said on Thursday it supported the truce