(The Daily Sabah)- Australia is considering subjecting thousands of refugees from Syria to tougher character and security checks than European counterparts, to minimize the risk of "extremist infiltration," according to a leaked policy document. The draft document singles out refugees...

Islamic State militants have slipped into Europe disguised as refugees, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BfV) said on Friday, a day after security forces thwarted a potential IS attack in Berlin. Hans-Georg Maassen said the terrorist attacks in Paris last...

A Syrian child with eye cancer was flown into Italy for treatment Thursday, becoming the first to benefit from a new humanitarian corridor hoping to stop desperate refugees from attempting an often deadly Mediterranean crossing to Europe. "So happy because we come to Italy,...

The British government announced £1.2 billion (1.6 million euros, $1.74 billion) in aid for war-torn Syria and its neighbours on Thursday, ahead of a donors' conference in London. "More money is needed to tackle this crisis and it is needed now," Prime Minister David Cameron said in...