Islamic State committing "staggering" crimes in Iraq -UN report
IS insurgents have carried out mass executions, abducted women and girls as sex slaves, and used child soldiers - UN
Massacre in Syrian Kurdish town would end PKK's peace talks with Turkey - Ocalan
Islamic State militants have besieged the border of town of Kobani for more than two weeks, sending more than 150,000 Syrian Kurds fleeing to Turkey
Chaos in Homs
Amateur video posted on a social media website purports to show the immediate aftermath of a deadly bomb blast at a school in the Syrian city of Homs
Turkey vows to fight Islamic State, coalition strikes near border
Insurgents have taken control of 325 of 354 villages around the border town of Kobani, rights group says
Coalition jets strike Islamic State near Turkish border -Kurdish sources
U.S.-led forces said to launch rare daylight attack on Islamic State fighters who are besieging Kurdish town near border
Rebel fighters target Islamic State, airstrikes intensify
Rebel fighters, along with the U.S.-led alliance's aerial bombings, target Islamic State positions in Syria
INTERVIEW-"We all thought we were going to die" - Syria shipwreck survivor
Number of fatalities in treacherous sea crossings has risen sharply
Syrian Kurds continue exodus across Turkey's border to flee fighting
Turkey says more than 160,000 Kurdish refugees have crossed the border from Syria to escape Islamic State militants
Syrian Kurdish leader fears Kobani massacre if weapons don't arrive
A steady stream of people, mostly men, have been crossing the border post back into Syria, apparently to help defend the town