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Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:05 PM

Syrian refugees, fleeing the violence in their country, wait to receive tents at a new refugee camp on the outskirts of the city of Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, August 20, 2013. The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has set an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day to cope with an influx of Kurds fleeing the civil war in Syria, but there are signs many more are still coming in, aid agencies said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:03 PM

A view of the new refugee camp on the outskirts of the city of Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, August 20, 2013. The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has set an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day to cope with an influx of Kurds fleeing the civil war in Syria, but there are signs many more are still coming in, aid agencies said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:57 PM

Syrian refugees rest at a new refugee camp on the outskirts of the city of Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, August 20, 2013. The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has set an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day to cope with an influx of Kurds fleeing the civil war in Syria, but there are signs many more are still coming in, aid agencies said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:25 PM

Report singles out Syria and South Sudan as particularly difficult and dangerous countries for aid workers to operate in, and says kidnapping is the biggest threat to aid workers in terms of numbers

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:59 PM

Controversial plans to mine the floor of the Pacific Ocean should not go ahead before Earth's 'urban mines' have been exploited, say campaigners.