Syrian insurgents retake two villages in Aleppo from Islamic State
Islamic State seized the two villages from Syrian rebels in August
Bavarian leader calls for end to "welcome culture" for refugees
The mood has shifted since scenes of German volunteers applauding refugees and offering them food as they descended from trains
Putin says seeks global anti-terrorism fight after 19 killed in Mali attack
The assault on the Radisson Blu hotel killed 19 people
Obama visits refugees in Malaysia to highlight global crisis
Obama's visit came a week after attacks by Islamic State militants in Paris renewed debate over plans to bring more than 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States
Islamist militants kill 19 in attack on hotel in Mali's capital
The former French colony has been battling Islamist rebels for several years
U.N. to hold March summit to resettle, place millions of Syrians
"We must respond not by closing doors but by opening our hearts with unity, tolerance, and pluralism and compassion" - U.N.'s Ban Ki-moon
World 'must do more' to rescue missing Nigerian girls from Boko Haram - activist
The militant Islamist group seized 276 girls from secondary school dormitories in Chibok in April 2014
Balkan border controls leave migrants in limbo - aid agencies
More than 4,000 refugees and migrants are flowing into Europe each day