U.S. strikes help Iraq Kurds, army advances against Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish forces capture strategic border crossing and several villages from Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq
EU must put up resources for Mediterranean rescues - Amnesty
A record 3,072 migrants have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean in rickety boats so far this year
U.S., Kurds strike at Islamic State in Syria
Rights group says strikes killed civilians as well as jihadist fighters
Syria backs global fight against Islamic State, minister tells U.N.
Minister's statement seems to give tacit approval of U.S. and Arab air strikes in Syria
Syrian war rages on multiple fronts as Turkish tanks reinforce border
Turkish tanks and armored vehicles have taken up positions overlooking the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani, as fighting across Syria intensifies
Record number of migrant deaths at sea, in deserts this year - IOM
Three quarters record 4,077 migrants who died this years lost their lives in the perilous journeys across the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe
Turkish tanks reinforce border as Islamic State shells Syrian town
"Because of the bombs everyone is running away, we've heard people have been killed. The YPG (Kurdish forces) have got small weapons but Islamic State has big guns and tanks" -resident
German govt condemns pictures showing refugees abused
Pictures published in German media appear to show asylum-seekers maltreated by security guards and forced to lie in a bed filled with vomit
Aid world seeks better recipe for clean cookstoves in emergencies
Clean cookstoves are the latest must-have in humanitarian response, but many models don't meet people's needs