UN appeals for record aid to address Syria crisis

The United Nations on Monday appealed for a record $12.9 billion in emergency aid, half of which is for victims of Syria's war, which is expected to generate another two million refugees next year.

The appeal came as dozens of people were reportedly killed in Aleppo when regime warplanes dropped barrels packed with explosives on rebel-held districts of the northern city, a focal point of the 33-month war.