Struggling to cope with a record influx of asylum seekers, Germany told its European partners on Monday they must take in more refugees too, saying the burden could not fall on just a few countries. Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking after a weekend in which some 20,000 migrants made...

Islamic State fighters have seized the last major oilfield under Syrian regime control during battles over a vast central desert zone, Reuters said on Monday. The Jazal field was now shut down and clashes were ongoing east of Homs, with casualties reported on both sides, the...

 France's president says the country will send reconnaissance planes over Syria beginning Tuesday to help in the fight against ISIS. President Francois Hollande says terror attacks have been planned from Syria against several countries, including France. He said his responsibility is to...

A huge duststorm hit Syria's provinces of Idlib, Homs and Latakia on Monday amid forecast reports say it's the fiercest in decades, in time regime supporters say the storm comes in favor of ISIS fighters who took an oil-rich village in northern countryside of Homs. Activists have praised the...