Syrian state media says rebels shell village with gas, injuring 21
The area is near the frontline between the Syrian government and the last major rebel enclave in the northwest where army bombardment has escalated in recent weeks
Islamic State "caliphate" defeated, yet threat persists
Islamic State originated as an al Qaeda faction in Iraq, but it took advantage of Syria's civil war to seize land there and split from the global jihadist organisation
Trump says all Islamic State land lost in Syria, SDF says fight continues
Hours before Trump gave a statement declaring Islamic State territorial rule over a Reuters journalist heard air strikes and saw smoke at Baghouz where fighters have been waging a last stand
Heavy fighting continues with Islamic State in Syria - SDF official
Syrian fighting continues despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying the area had been taken
UN rights body calls for halt to Israeli expansion in Syrian Golan
UN resolution calls on Israel to stop building settlements, to stop imposing Israeli citizenship and Israeli identity cards on Syrian citizens in the Golan, and to cease repressive measures
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
Most vulnerable are young children under age 5, who are 20 times more likely to die from diseases than violence
Forgotten victims: The children of Islamic State
Betrayed by the parents who took them to a war zone, groomed from the age of four in the militants' poisonous ideology and, in many instances, abandoned by the countries they came from
Battle for last Islamic State enclave edges towards its end
Women and children leaving Baghouz have spoken of harsh conditions under siege, surviving heavy aerial bombardment and with food supplies so scarce that some resorted to eating grass
Paris catches Asian tigers in most expensive city race
The survey compared the cost of more than 150 items such as cars, food, rent, transport and clothing in 133 cities
Poor people's right to water cut off by thirsty exports, unequal supply
In urban slums, poor families pay up to 10 to 20 times more for their water than their richer neighbours