U.S. bars all American airlines from flying over Syria
SYRIA-CRISIS/USA-AIRLINES (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-U.S. bars all American airlines from flying over Syria
TRF-Attacks on aid workers worldwide hit worst levels on record
FOUNDATION-AID-ATTACKS:TRF-Attacks on aid workers worldwide hit worst levels on record
Attacks on aid workers worldwide hit worst levels on record
155 aid workers were killed, 171 wounded and 134 kidnapped in 2013 - 66 percent more than in 2012
UNHCR in major air, land and sea humanitarian aid push into northern Iraq
Iraq's humanitarian challenges are immense. Most of the displaced still live in schools, mosques, churches, unfinished buildings and elsewhere.
Islamic State message to America: "we will drown all of you in blood"
IRAQ-SECURITY/ISLAMICSTATE-USA (URGENT):Islamic State message to America: "we will drown all of you in blood"
U.S. bars all American carriers from flying over Syria
SYRIA-CRISIS/USA-AIRLINES (URGENT):U.S. bars all American carriers from flying over Syria
Islamic State claims responsibility for detaining Japanese man-Kyodo
SYRIA-CRISIS/JAPAN (URGENT):Islamic State claims responsibility for detaining Japanese man-Kyodo
Pope says legitimate for world to stop Islamist aggression in Iraq
IRAQ-SECURITY/POPE:Pope says legitimate for world to stop Islamist aggression in Iraq
Yazidis haunted by cries for help as militants bury victims alive
"They put women and children under the ground. They were alive. I still hear their screams" - witness
Smoke rises after what activists said was an air raid by Syrian government forces at the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa
Smoke rises after what activists said was an air raid by Syrian government forces at the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa August 18, 2014. Syrian government forces struck Islamic State positions in and around Raqqa, residents said on Monday, part of a growing campaign against hardline militants who control a third of the country. Raqqa is a major stronghold of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which took one of the Syrian army's last outposts in the city this week to extend its gains across both Iraq and Syria. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)