Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian border town, shells hit Turkey
More than 140,000 Kurds have fled the town and surrounding villages since last Friday, crossing into Turkey
Air strikes hit oilfields and Islamic State bases in Syria -monitoring group
MIDEAST-CRISIS/OIL-RAIDS (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Air strikes hit oilfields and Islamic State bases in Syria -monitoring group
Asylum claims from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones rise in first half 2014 - report
Refugee status claims in industrialised nations could reach levels not seen since 1990s conflict in former Yugoslavia
Humanitarian arm of Syrian opposition stumbles at audit hurdle
Auditors have been unable to trace $1 million in aid spending by Syria's Western-backed opposition
Gambia urges U.N. inquiry into 'deliberate' migrant shipwrecks
Earlier this month, as many as 500 migrants are believed to have died after traffickers rammed their ship off Malta's coast, leaving only nine survivors
Lebanese army tightens grip on border town, kills one person
The army has been searching for suspected militants at refugee camps near the border with Syria
Kurdish forces push back Islamic State in northern Syria
Kurdish forces have appealed for U.S.-led air strikes to target Islamic State tanks and heavy armaments
Lebanese army raid at Syrian border kills one, wounds two
The army has been searching for suspected militants at refugee camps near the border with Syria
More than one million Iraqis receiving food aid from WFP
The WFP believes 1.2 million displaced Iraqis require food aid, but faces a funding shortfall of $35 million to meet this need