Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital
The jihadists deployed vehicle and suicide bombs to tear through Iraqi government lines north of the city of Ramadi overnight
Syria talks in Moscow end with no progress
Four-year-old conflict that has killed more than 220,000 people
After Damascus move, Islamic State attacks rivals near Aleppo
The radical jihadist group has in recent weeks conducted a series of attacks in western areas of Syria
First Red Cross, UNICEF planes land in Yemen
U.N. officials and aid workers say that the fighting is pushing Yemen towards a humanitarian catastrophe
Syria's rival sides end Moscow talks, no sign of progress
Talks marred by friction among President Bashar al-Assad's critics were not attended by the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition
PLO says against Syrian army drive to regain Yarmouk camp from militants
UN says it is extremely concerned about the safety and protection of Syrians and Palestinians in the camp
New sea rescue mission aims to help curb migrant death toll in Mediterranean
Last year more than 3,400 people died trying to cross from Africa to Europe by boat
Syrian refugee camp resembles "a death camp," says U.N. chief
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon demands end to hostilities in Syria's Yarmouk refugee camp
UN chief urges Syria mediator to focus on political process
"There is no military solution, only a political solution," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said