Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council ask U.N. chief for Syria hospital attacks inquiry
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces began an offensive on the last major insurgent stronghold three months ago that the U.N. says has killed at least 450 civilians and displaced more than 440,000 people
Syria's Rukban camp dwindles after five-month Russian siege - residents, aid workers
Russia set up 'humanitarian corridors', which it says will allow people to return home. The men living in the camp say if they leave, they face conscription to the military or worse.
Saudi-led forces, Israel among states rapped by U.N. for killing children
The Children in Armed Conflict report has long been controversial with diplomats saying Saudi Arabia and Israel both exerted pressure in recent years in a bid to stay off the list
UN says Syria air strikes killed at least 100 civilians in past 10 days
Over the past three months, the offensive has driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes or temporary shelters to seek refuge near the border with Turkey
As mood sours, Syrians report forced deportations from Turkey
Turkey has taken in 3.6 million refugees from Syria war and Istanbul is home to up to 1 million Syrians
WIDER IMAGE-In Georgian valley, war-scarred women battle tradition to make a living
53-year-old Leila Achishvili has fought hard to secure her independence in fiercely patriarchal north-east Georgia
Dutch court convicts Islamic State militant of war crimes
Oussama Achraf Akhlafa was tried under so-called universal jurisdiction, which enables war crimes to be prosecuted regardless of where they were committed
Air strikes kill at least 20 in rebel-held city in Syria, rescuers say
The raids, believed to be carried out by either Syrian or Russian jets, targeted a densely populated city in southern Idlib province, leaving a trail of destruction and carnage
Istanbul gives Syrians one month to return to provinces in which they are registered
City authorities prepare to remove refugees in the city without a permit amid reports some have been deported to northern Syria
Air strikes kill at least 32 in rebel-held city in Syria, rescuers say
The raids, believed to be carried out by either Syrian or Russian jets, targeted a densely populated city in southern Idlib province, leaving a trail of destruction and carnage