Official results confirm that Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have won Germany's election, but indicate that they have finished short of an absolute majority. Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party together won 41.5 percent of the vote,...

 The majority of Palestinians in Syria live in 13 refugees camps, besides other clusters outside camps in Damascus like al-Tadamon, Kaboun,  Rokn al-Din, Kafr Sooseh, al- Hajar al-aswad, Yalda, al-Moadamiyeh, Jdaydet Artooz Palestinians who live in gatherings outside...

  Reuters reports that the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is now saying that Moscow is ready to send troops to Syria to ensure the safety of United Nations chemical weapons inspectors. Major assault launched to free hostages held by al-Shabab fighters in...

        Germany's domestic spy chief says at least 170 Islamic extremists have traveled to Syria from Germany and some are thought to be actively participating in the fighting.   Hans-Georg Maassen told Deutschlandfunk radio in an interview...