One in three Germans worry that tensions between the West and Russia over Crimea, Ukraine and Syria could lead to a military confrontation, according to an opinion poll by the respected Forsa institute published on Wednesday. The survey found that 32 percent of 2,504 Germans polled believe it...

(The Daily Star)- Kurdish YPG militia fighters will be a part of the force to isolate ISIS-held Syrian city of Raqqa, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Wednesday. The United States regards the YPG as an ally in its fight against ISIS, but Turkey regards it as a terrorist...

Turkey said on Wednesday it will press its military offensive in Syria until Islamic State is driven from the town of al-Bab, despite a warning from forces allied to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a helicopter attack on the rebels it backs. Turkey's incursion into Syria, launched two...

French authorities declared the Calais migrant camp known as "the jungle," empty on Wednesday, after fires set by departing migrants accelerated plans to evacuate people from the burgeoning slum. Local officials announced the destruction of the camp, where thousands fleeing war and poverty...