Mass Yazidi grave discovered after Iraq's Sinjar taken from IS
Kurdish forces retook Sinjar town itself on Friday in a two-day offensive
Merkel, under fire over refugees, says "I'm fighting for my vision"
Local authorities are struggling to cope with the influx and the 'welcome culture' that Germany projected over the summer
Wounded toll at 25,000 a month in Syria, medicines lacking, cholera feared -WHO
At least 60 percent of Syria's public hospitals have closed amid the country's deadly civil war
Rights group says migrants face beatings, abuse in Bulgaria
An Afghan refugee was shot dead near the Turkey-Bulgaria border on October 15
Lebanon PM holds emergency meeting as nation mourns bomb victims
Medical sources raised the death toll on Friday from 43 to 44, with more than 200 people wounded
UN urges Greece to boost aid at Lesbos island "epicentre" of migrant crisis
Greece has been the first port of call for migrants streaming into Europe
Winter is coming: from Lesbos to Austria, helping Europe's freezing refugees
First hand stories from aid workers as governments and agencies struggle to cope with the influx of refugees
This is no ordinary year in Ethiopia; this is a ‘code red’ and it needs to be treated like one
Time is running out to procure enough food to meet the needs, let alone actually putting hand in pocket and paying for it
Britain commits 275 million pounds to help Turkey handle refugees
Britain's pledge forms part of a 3 billion euro fund planned by the EU