U.S. Secretary of State says confident Syria talks can proceed
Talks are planned to begin on Jan. 25, but there is uncertainty around the date
Syrian rebel groups hold Assad, Russia responsible for any failure of talks - statement
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-REBELS (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Syrian rebel groups hold Assad, Russia responsible for any failure of talks - statement
Save the Children faces funding gap for Ethiopian drought crisis
"One of the hardest things right now is getting the awareness up," says head, as crises compete for cash
Gay rights group to open centre for LGBT asylum seekers in Berlin
There are around 3,500 LGBT asylum seekers in Berlin, many experience abuse and discrimination in shelters
Portugal nominates ex-UN refugee chief Guterres for top UN job
Guterres has helped tackle the Middle East refugee capacity during two terms as UN high commissioner for refugees
Five children hurt in school attack in southeast Turkey blamed on PKK
The attack occurred before the children entered classrooms to collect report cards on the last day of the semester
Jordan under pressure over stranded Syrian refugees
Some 17,000 Syrians are now stranded in a de facto no-man's land at the only crossing where Jordan still receives refugees
U.S. wants U.N. to raise refugee aid by a third to $13 billion
U.S.'s John Kerry says he wants to secure 30 percent increase in funding and double number of refugees resettled
Improving governance can reduce conflict in Iraq and Syria
We should not lose hope that practical solutions exist to reducing conflict in the Middle East