Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said a much larger attack was apparently being planned, based on the weapons found at the scene of a car bombing in the western city of Izmir Thursday. "Based on the preparation, the weapons, bombs and ammunition seized, it is understood that a big...

Peace talks being prepared later this month in the Kazakh capital of Astana should aim to consolidate Syria's cease-fire and pave the way for wider U.N.-backed negotiations in February, the U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said Thursday. Turkey and Russia brokered the Dec. 30 cessation...

In Syria’s Wadi Barada valley, the six days since a nationwide cease-fire was declared have only brought more bombs. Residents say the bombs have rained down daily, deepening the misery caused by a government-imposed siege that has emptied market shelves and left residents relying on wood...

French authorities have stepped up their investigation into accusations that members of the far right National Front tricked the European Parliament out of several hundred thousand euros paid to legislative aides. Party members are accused of using assistants for political activity even...