Scores killed during battle for Iraq provincial capital
IRAQ-SECURITY/ (PIX, TV):WRAPUP 1-Scores killed during battle for Iraq provincial capital
Baghdad blames Saudi Arabia for promoting "genocide" in Iraq
IRAQ-SECURITY/SAUDI-STATEMENT (URGENT):Baghdad blames Saudi Arabia for promoting "genocide" in Iraq
Turkey imposes reporting ban on seizure of consulate staff in Iraq
IRAQ-SECURITY/TURKEY:Turkey imposes reporting ban on seizure of consulate staff in Iraq
INSIGHT-Decay of Libyan state clears desert trail for Africans to Europe
LIBYA-SECURITY/MIGRANTS (INSIGHT, PIX, TV):INSIGHT-Decay of Libyan state clears desert trail for Africans to Europe
People flee damaged site hit by what activists said was barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President al-Assad in Aleppo
People flee a damaged site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's district of al-Sukari June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Men carry barrel at site hit by what activists said was barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President al-Assad in Aleppo
Men carry a barrel 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 district of al-Sukari June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A girl gestures as she walks on rubble of collapsed buildings at site hit by what activists said was barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President al-Assad in Aleppo
A girl gestures as she walks on the rubble of collapsed 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 district of al-Sukari June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
UNHCR rushes aid to thousands of displaced Iraqis in remote region
UNHCR and its partners dispatch aid convoys to reach newly displaced civilians in northern Iraq and gear up aid to hundreds of thousands in the Kurdistan region.
U.S. considers airstrikes on Iraq, holds talks with Iran
US action is contingent on Iraq's prime minister taking steps to broaden his Shi'ite-dominated government