humanitarian crisis
After tough negotiations with GOP and Democratic leaders, critics of the military intervention got their first chance to debate it in the House.
The U.S. is considering sanctions against Myanmar as the Rohingya humanitarian crisis intensifies.
Top government officials are profiting as the nation spirals deeper into a manmade crisis.
For the mostly Sunni rebel groups, the fall of Aleppo would deprive them of their last big foothold in a major Syrian city.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Accounts from eastern Aleppo, where the UN says at least 250,000 civilians are trapped with no access to the outside world, point to a dire humanitarian situation.
The rate of recorded deaths in the Mediterranean has risen sharply this year, with more than 3,740 migrants drowning on their way to Europe.
"I have never heard such fear and desperation. This is a new terrible.”
"When thinking of Syria, think of the people there, not about ISIS or Assad.”
Only 20 percent of the $18.2 billion needed for disasters has been covered.
“These actions would mean the difference between life and death.”