Syria war
Syria hospital attacks ‘war crimes’
France and Turkey have said that air strikes on hospitals in northern Syria constitute war crimes.
French port city migrants to get heated tents
Women and children at a migrant camp outside the French port city of Calais are to be given heated tents by the end of the week, officials say.
US pours scorn on Assad Moscow trip
The White House has strongly condemned a visit to Moscow by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
EU states approve Turkey migrants deal
EU states have approved an action plan for Turkey that it is hoped will ease the flow of migrants to Europe.
Nato 'concern' over Russia Syria role
Nato defence ministers will assess the "troubling escalation of Russian military activities" in Syria, the alliance's secretary-general says, ahead of talks in Brussels.
Syria conflict: Russia considers joining anti-IS air strikes
Russia is considering whether to follow the US and its allies in conducting air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets, President Vladimir Putin says.
Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday Arctic seed vault
Syria's civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of crop seeds from a "doomsday" vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies.
Displaced people hits record 60m: UN
The number of people displaced by war, conflict and persecution reached a record level of nearly 60 million across the world in 2014, says a UN report.
Syria civil war: Regime air force strikes 'kill 16'
At least 16 people, including 13 children, are killed when Syrian air force jets bombed a town in Deraa province on Tuesday, activists say.