UNHCR seeks massive boost in funding for South Sudan refugees
A total of $658 million is needed to help the 715,000 refugees expected to flee from South Sudan by the end of the year ? double the refugee total foreseen in March.
Combining vaccines may help eradicate polio
Crippling viral disease re-emerged in Syria in 2013
U.N. chief says de Mistura to be new Syria mediator
SYRIA-CRISIS/UN (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-U.N. chief says de Mistura to be new Syria mediator
Girls walk past damaged buildings at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in al-Myassar
Girls walk past damaged buildings at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Myassar neighbourhood July 10, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man pushes his bicycle past a site damaged by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in al-Myassar
A man pushes his bicycle past a site damaged by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Myassar neighbourhood July 10, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A boy dives into a crater filled with water in al-Shaar
A boy dives into a crater filled with water in Aleppo's al-Shaar district July 10, 2014. Activists said the crater was caused by barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY)
A boy dives into a crater filled with water in al-Shaar
A boy dives into a crater filled with water in Aleppo's al-Shaar district July 10, 2014. Activists said the crater was caused by barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A man sits at a site damaged by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Assad, in al-Myassar
A man sits at a site damaged by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's al-Myassar neighbourhood July 10, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
UN chief says de Mistura to be new Syria mediator
SYRIA-CRISIS/UN (URGENT):UN chief says de Mistura to be new Syria mediator
U.S. imposes sanctions on Lebanese firm for Hezbollah ties
USA-LEBANON/SANCTIONS:U.S. imposes sanctions on Lebanese firm for Hezbollah ties