Militants positioned to hold captured Iraq territory, U.S. official says
USA-IRAQ/INTELLIGENCE:Militants positioned to hold captured Iraq territory, U.S. official says
Germany charges 20-year-old citizen with ISIL membership
SYRIA-GERMANY/:Germany charges 20-year-old citizen with ISIL membership
People stand on rubble of collapsed buildings at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sakhour district
People stand on rubble of collapsed buildings at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sakhour district June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
An old man walks past rubble at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sakhour district
An old man walks past rubble at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sakhour district June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man operates an excavator 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-Sakhour district
A man operates an excavator 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-Sakhour district June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Children walk down a street littered with rubble at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sakhour district
Children walk down a street littered with rubble at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sakhour district June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People stand on the rubble of collapsed buildings at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sakhour district
People stand on the rubble of collapsed buildings at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Sakhour district June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
More than 1,000 killed in Iraq violence in June - UN
UN says the figure - which should be viewed as a minimum - includes summary executions and extra-judicial killings
Iraq: Serious food security concerns due to conflict
Iraq is facing serious food security concerns following the recent escalation of conflict in a large swath of the country, FAO warned today.
Suicide bomber kills security officer, wounds 19 in Beirut
LEBANON-BLAST/BOMBER (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV): UPDATE 3-Suicide bomber kills security officer, wounds 19 in Beirut