Polio immunisation rate in Syria close to pre-war level -WHO
Immunisation rates at 90 percent before 2011 uprising, dropped to 50 percent as war disrupted vaccinations
Nine killed as gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libyan capital
LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 8, PIX):UPDATE 8-Nine killed as gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libyan capital
At least eight killed as gunmen storm hotel in Libyan capital
LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 6, PIX):UPDATE 6-At least eight killed as gunmen storm hotel in Libyan capital
At least eight dead as gunmen storm hotel in Libyan capital
LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5, PIX):UPDATE 5-At least eight dead as gunmen storm hotel in Libyan capital
At least eight dead as gunmen storm Tripoli hotel - Libyan official
LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 4, PIX):UPDATE 4-At least eight dead as gunmen storm Tripoli hotel - Libyan official
Kurds push Islamic State out of Kobani after four-month battle
Recapture raises question of what Islamic State will do next, militant group still has fighters in hundreds of surrounding villages
Kurds close to driving Islamic State out of Syria's Kobani - monitor
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-KURDS (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Kurds close to driving Islamic State out of Syria's Kobani - monitor
Low expectations as Moscow hosts Syria talks
Talks will begin between opposition groups; the Syrian government is expected to join on Wednesday
Assad seeks agreement over U.S. air strikes in Syria
Syria's president says U.S.-led air strikes should be subject to agreement with Damascus
Turkey opens biggest refugee camp for 35,000 from Kobani
The majority of Turkey's 1.7 million refugees live outside camps