Rebel fighters pose for a picture inside a room in the town of Morek in Hama province
Rebel fighters pose for a picture inside a room in the town of Morek in Hama province July 20, 2014. Picture taken July 20, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Russia's Putin not blinking in "last chance saloon"
UKRAINE-CRISIS/PUTIN-CHOICE:Russia's Putin not blinking in "last chance saloon"
Lebanese bomb maker killed, militant arrested - security sources
SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON-TRIPOLI (TV):Lebanese bomb maker killed, militant arrested - security sources
Influx of Syrian Women Frays Turkey's Welcome Mat
As official "guests" in Turkey women trained as pharmacists and lawyers cannot find comparable employment. For less-educated, rural women, the conditions can be deplorable.
Top Kurdish security official warns West of Iraq blowback
IRAQ-SECURITY/KURDS:Top Kurdish security official warns West of Iraq blowback
Islamic State claims wave of Baghdad bombings
IRAQ-SECURITY/CLAIM:Islamic State claims wave of Baghdad bombings
Tunisia orders crackdown after militants kill 14 soldiers
TUNISIA-VIOLENCE/:Tunisia orders crackdown after militants kill 14 soldiers
Ancient Christian population of Mosul flees Islamic State
IRAQ-SECURITY/CHRISTIANS:Ancient Christian population of Mosul flees Islamic State
Residents inspect a site damaged by what activists claim was a car explosion in central Douma, eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus
Residents inspect a site damaged by what activists claim was a car explosion in central Douma, eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus July 19, 2014. REUTERS/Yousef Albostany (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Italy says 19 boat migrants die, thousands rescued this week
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) estimates that more than 500 migrants have died in the Mediterranean so far this year, compared to 700 during the whole of last year