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For Syrian victims, the path to justice runs through Europe

After his arrest and torture by the government of Bashar al-Assad, dissident Khaled Rawas slipped out of Syria pledging to continue the fight. On Wednesday, he did just that — joining a landmark legal complaint in Germany seeking something that has long proved elusive for the victims of the...

Germany arrests Syria war crimes suspect

(BBC)- A Syrian national has been arrested in Germany accused of war crimes involving the murder of dozens of civil servants. The man named as Abdalfatah HA is suspected of being part of a unit with an al-Qaeda-linked group formerly known as al-Nusra Front, which killed 36 Syrian government...

EU's Juncker to unveil plans for life after Brexit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will Wednesday unveil a menu of options for the EU's future in the hope of rebuilding unity after Britain leaves the troubled bloc. Juncker's "White Paper" will be presented to the European Parliament in Brussels, before it is given to...

German police raid sites linked to radical mosque in Berlin

Police Tuesday searched dozens of sites in Germany linked to a mosque that was frequented by the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri, after authorities banned the Islamic group that operated it. Some 450 officers raided 24 locations in Berlin, the neighboring state of Brandenburg, and Hamburg...