Europe and US increase humanitarian aid as support grows for new Iraqi PM

Pope calls on Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary general, to consider the tears and the heartfelt cries of despair of religious minorities and end the humanitarian tragedy
David Cameron has broken off his holiday to lead the government's response to the Iraq crisis as Europe and the US stepped up their humanitarian support to the persecuted religious minorities stranded in northern Iraq.
Mr Cameron is chairing a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee this afternoon after returning...