Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq's Anbar -sources
Militants want to create an Islamic Caliphate straddling national boundaries
Attack from Syria kills teen on Israeli-occupied Golan, Israel says
ISRAEL-SYRIA/BORDER (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Attack from Syria kills teen on Israeli-occupied Golan, Israel says
Explosion kills man in Israeli-occupied Golan, Israel says
ISRAEL-SYRIA/BORDER (URGENT):Explosion kills man in Israeli-occupied Golan, Israel says
Kerry to discuss possible oil supply disruptions from Iraq conflict-official
EGYPT-USA/OIL (URGENT):Kerry to discuss possible oil supply disruptions from Iraq conflict-official
Kerry in Cairo for talks with Egypt's new president
EGYPT-USA (PIX, TV):Kerry in Cairo for talks with Egypt's new president
Joining Hands To Mark World Refugee Day 2014
CAIRO - As humanitarian crises continue to erupt in the region, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) commemorate the World Refugee Day on June 20th, as Egypt continues to host more than 200,000 refugees at a time when global forced displacement tops 50 million for the first time since World War II.
Scenes from the relentless war in Syria
Amateur video chronicles explosions and devastation across Syria.
Syrian jets bomb eastern rebel towns near Iraq, at least 16 dead
Syria bombs areas close to Iraq under the control of militants who want to create an Islamic state straddling national borders
A member of the Kurdish Peshmerga troops with his weapon sits in a vehicle as they secure an area in the town of Sulaiman Pek
A member of the Kurdish Peshmerga troops with his weapon sits in a vehicle as they secure an area in the town of Sulaiman Pek in Salahuddin province June 21, 2014. Sunni fighters have seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier, security sources said, smashing a line drawn by colonial powers a century ago in a campaign to create an Islamic Caliphate from the Mediterranean Sea to Iran. The militants, led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), first moved into the nearby town of al-Qaim on Friday, pushing out security forces, the sources said on Saturday. REUTERS/Yahya Ahmad (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
Kurdish Peshmerga troops travel in a tank as they secure an area in the town of Sulaiman Pek
Kurdish Peshmerga troops travel in a tank as they secure an area in the town of Sulaiman Pek in Salahuddin province June 21, 2014. Sunni fighters have seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier, security sources said, smashing a line drawn by colonial powers a century ago in a campaign to create an Islamic Caliphate from the Mediterranean Sea to Iran. The militants, led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), first moved into the nearby town of al-Qaim on Friday, pushing out security forces, the sources said on Saturday. REUTERS/Yahya Ahmad (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY) CRIME LAW)