EXCLUSIVE - Islamic State ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves
Far from trying to conceal the practice of slavery, IS has boasted about it and set up a department of "war spoils" to manage it
Iraq PM vows to defeat IS in 2016 after army's first major victory
Army's apparent capture of Ramadi marks major milestone for U.S.-trained force that crumbled when Islamic State fighters charged into Iraq in June 2014
Hundreds of fighters and civilians escape besieged Syrian areas under U.N. deal
Local ceasefires and safe-passage agreements seen as steps towards wider goal of ending Syria's civil war
Denmark wants Geneva Convention debate if Europe cannot curb refugee influx
The 1951 Geneva Convention is the legal foundation for the protection of refugees worldwide
EXCLUSIVE-Seized documents reveal Islamic State's Department of "War Spoils"
Spoils include slaves, antiquities and natural resources
Buses enter besieged Syrian border town to evacuate fighters under U.N. deal
Local ceasefires and safe-passage agreements seen as steps towards wider goal of ending Syria's civil war
Syria to South Sudan: aid groups list their top humanitarian concerns for 2016
More than 87 million people in dozens of countries will need humanitarian aid in 2016
Evacuation of three Syrian towns to go ahead Monday under rare deal -sources
Local ceasefires and safe-passage agreements seen as steps towards wider goal of ending Syria's civil war
Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi
Victory in Ramadi deprives Islamic State militants of their biggest prize of 2015
A Syrian refugee baby lies in his cradle on the floor as his mother takes part in an interview with Reuters in Istanbul
A Syrian refugee baby lies in his cradle on the floor as his mother takes part in an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey, December 16, 2015. To match Insight EUROPE-MIGRANTS/TURKEY-DETENTION REUTERS/Osman Orsal