U.N. aid chief urges Security Council to push Aleppo aid access
Around 250,000 to 275,000 people in rebel-held eastern Aleppo are cut off since fighting closed the last supply route
Bavarian bomber pledged allegiance to Islamic State - minister
The incident, the fourth attack in less than a week, will fuel growing unease about Chancellor Merkel's open-door refugee policy
Syrians in Lebanon hit by arrests, curfews and hostility after bombings
Recent suicide bombings in Lebanon prompt mass arrests, curfews and reported vigilante-style attacks against Syrian refugees
Austria breaks up migrant-smuggling ring - police
Authorities arrest 17 people smugglers, most of whom from the southern Russian region of Chechnya
Syrian refugee arrested after killing woman with machete in Germany -police
"Given the current evidence, there is no indication that this was a terrorist attack," police said in a statement
A children's hospital is partially damaged from recent airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria
Babies are seen inside a nursery at a children's hospital that was partially damaged from recent airstrikes, in a rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
ANALYSIS - Kerry's Syria plan with Russia faces deep skepticism in U.S., abroad
Critics concerned about sharing intelligence with Russia, which they say has been an untrustworthy partner in Syria
Syrian government air strikes put 4 hospitals out of action - monitor
Many hospitals have been hit or damaged during the five-year conflict
Syrian government says ready for further peace talks - state media
"Syria is ready to continue the Syrian-Syrian dialogue without any preconditions and without foreign interference, with the support of the United Nations"
A man takes pictures with his mobile phone after airstrike in Damascus, Syria
A man takes pictures with his mobile phone at a site by an airstrike in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh