Big powers struggle to agree UN resolution ahead of Syria talks
Issues to be discussed include mechanism for monitoring of any future ceasefire and lineup for opposition delegation to negotiate with Assad's govt
World's refugees and displaced exceed record 60 million - UN
Syria, Ukraine, Yemen wars drive mass movement, while Germany, Russia and US receive most new asylum claims
FACTBOX-Global number of widows rises as war and disease take toll
Number of widows in Middle East and North Africa rose 24 percent since 2010, due to Syrian war and other conflicts
EU sees little drop in migrants since Turkey deal- document
Some 4,000 arrivals a day from Turkey
A Syrian in Paris - Jafar's story
Jaafar, the 25 year-old son of a Syrian political exile, went to help with the war in Syria until he was left stateless
One in eight babies were born in conflict zones in 2015 - UNICEF
Last year, 16.4 million babies were born into conflict zones, rising this year to 16.6 million, UNICEF said
U.N. war crimes team will not investigate foreign air strikes in Syria - chairman
"There is no possibility that we will investigate the American air strikes or French or British or Russian"
Yazidi woman begs UN Security Council to wipe out Islamic State
"Islamic State has made Yazidi women into flesh to be trafficked in" - Nadia Murad Basee Taha tells U.N. Security Council's first meeting on human trafficking
Unrest over plan for centre for asylum-seekers in Dutch town
EUROPE-MIGRANTS/NETHERLANDS:Unrest over plan for centre for asylum-seekers in Dutch town