Thessaloniki, Greece, Vassilis KYRIAKOULIS- Hours after leaving the mud and misery of the Greek border camp of Idomeni, Juan from Syria is dismayed to find his new home -- a warehouse turned into a...

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN's peace envoy for Syria said Thursday he has no plans to convene a new round of talks in the next two or three weeks as fighting flares on the ground. Staffan de...

VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Pope Francis on Wednesday asked God to "convert the hearts of those who sow death and destruction" following a series of deadly attacks by the Islamic State group (IS) in...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Here are key points regarding Raqa, the northern city that serves as the Islamic State group's de facto capital in Syria. IS now faces a major assault by Kurdish-Arab forces in the...

ISE-SHIMA, JAPAN- The world needs to act together on the refugee crisis gripping Europe, and not leave the continent to battle the problem alone, European Council President Donald Tusk said Thursday....

TEHRAN, IRAN- An Iranian delegation was travelling to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on the annual hajj pilgrimage despite a diplomatic crisis between the Gulf rivals, the official IRNA news...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY- Spending on humanitarian relief has tripled in the last 10 years but is still too small to meet demand, a top UN official told AFP Tuesday as she called for a fundamental re-think...

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui with Ahmad al-Rubaye near Fallujah- Kurdish-Arab forces launched a major assault against the Islamic State group in Syria's Raqa province Tuesday and Iraqi forces...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM- Belgian premier Charles Michel vowed Sunday that the West will ultimately defeat Islamic State group "terrorists", as the royal family hosted a ceremony marking two months since...