Turkey breaks up smuggling ring that brought thousands of migrants to Europe
The network mainly helped Afghan, Iraqi and Syrian nationals cross into European countries from Turkey by land and sea
FACTBOX - From marriage to murder, one in four robbed of childhood globally
About one in four of the 2.3 billion children under the age of 18 have been robbed of their childhoods by child marriage, early pregnancy, exclusion from education, sickness and malnutrition
Syrian government steps up air strikes in northwest, seizes small town
The bombardment has killed 229 civilians, injured 727 and forced more than 300,000 people to flee since April 28
'We won't stop here' - European teens vow to keep up climate strikes
Students say they will continue putting pressure on politicians to step up action on climate change, as adults plan to join them on Sept. 20
OPINION: Disasters happen to real people – and it's complicated
Age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and many more factors must be considered if people are to become resilient to climate extremes
Numerous reports consistent with Syria chemical exposure but no definite conclusion yet -US
The State Department said on Tuesday it saw signs the Syrian government may be using chemical weapons, including what it called an alleged chlorine attack on Sunday
Islamophobia helps jihadists recruit, says UK playwright
Hundreds of Western women have left their homelands to join IS as "jihadi brides", according to a 2015
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
More than 200,000 people have now fled the violence since the end of April and are in urgent need of food and protection
U.N. agency aiding Palestinians rejects U.S. bid to strip it of mandate
The suggestion that UNRWA should be effectively dismantled is the latest U.S. attack on an agency that began operations in 1950
U.S. calls for ceasefire as more heavy fighting hits northwest Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launched his assault late last month saying rebels had breached an existing ceasefire, triggering a civilian exodus by bombarding Idlib and adjacent areas