Syrian air strikes on Islamic State positions kill 60 civilians-activists
Syrian military has stepped up an aerial campaign over the last three months against Islamic State that controls about a third of Syria's territory
Hagel in Turkey to see how far it will go in US-led coalition
IRAQ-CRISIS/USA-TURKEY:Hagel in Turkey to see how far it will go in US-led coalition
Bosnia court detains five Islamists under terrorism charges
SYRIA-CRISIS/BOSNIA:Bosnia court detains five Islamists under terrorism charges
West widens contacts with Syria's Kurds but suspicion remains
SYRIA-CRISIS/KURDS:West widens contacts with Syria's Kurds but suspicion remains
Badran, a 14-year-old Syrian boy, stands next to his father at an observation post in Jabal al-Zawiya
Ali Badran, a 14-year-old Syrian boy, stands next to his father as they use walkie-talkies at an observation post to locate the positions of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and monitor their movements in Jabal al-Zawiya, in the Idlib countryside September 7, 2014. Badran quit school two years ago to become an observer after his father taught him the relevant skills. Picture taken September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Ali Badran, a 14-year-old Syrian boy, carries a walkie-talkie and binoculars as he sits at an observation post in Jabal al-Zawiya
Ali Badran, a 14-year-old Syrian boy, carries a walkie-talkie and binoculars as he sits at an observation post to locate the positions of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and monitor their movements in Jabal al-Zawiya, in the Idlib countryside September 7, 2014. Badran quit school two years ago to become an observer after his father taught him the relevant skills. Picture taken September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Badran, a 14-year-old Syrian boy, looks through binoculars at an observation post in Jabal al-Zawiya
Ali Badran (L), a 14-year-old Syrian boy, looks through binoculars at an observation post to locate the positions of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and monitor their movements in Jabal al-Zawiya in the Idlib countryside September 7, 2014. Badran quit school two years ago to become an observer after his father taught him the relevant skills. Picture taken September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Badran, a 14-year-old Syrian, uses a walkie-talkie at an observation post in Jabal al-Zawiya
Ali Badran, a 14-year-old Syrian, uses a walkie-talkie at an observation post to locate the positions of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and monitor their movements in Jabal al-Zawiya in the Idlib countryside September 7, 2014. Badran quit school two years ago to become an observer after his father taught him the relevant skills. Picture taken September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Middle East conflicts threaten crop ancestors key to food security, scientists warn
Scientists plan to conserve wild relatives of food crops in natural habitats, but many are in conflict zones like Syria
Baher walks past children as he carries his equipment at an observation post in Maaret al-Naaman, in the Idlib countryside
Abu Baher walks past children as he carries his equipment at an observation post to locate the positions of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and monitor their movements in Maaret al-Naaman, in the Idlib countryside September 7, 2014. Baher quit his job as a construction worker and became an observer to help rebel fighters on the frontlines and alert civilians from shellings and airstrikes. Picture taken September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)