Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says the Syrian government has increased the size of the territory under its control by 2 1/2 times in just two months. Shoigu made the comments in an interview with state-owned TV channel Rossiya 24 on Sunday in which he predicted the end of the...

Angela Merkel's main challenger in the country's upcoming general election says he remains confident he can unseat the chancellor despite her wide lead in the polls. Martin Schulz, who was president of the European Parliament until January, said on Germany's ZDF television Sunday there are...

The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria has gathered enough evidence for President Bashar al-Assad to be convicted of war crimes, a prominent member of the commission, Carla del Ponte, said in remarks published Sunday. Del Ponte, 70, who prosecuted war crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia,...

A commando operation backed by Russian warplanes and helicopters has killed 25 members of Daesh (ISIS) in central Syria, a monitor said Sunday. Supported by regime ally Russia, Syria's army has waged a months-long offensive to recapture the vast desert region that stretches from the...