Russia has positioned about a half dozen tanks at an airfield at the center of a military buildup in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, adding that the intentions of Moscow's latest deployment of heavy military equipment were unclear. Moscow has come under increased...

Britain Monday announced it had appointed a minister to deal specifically with the 20,000 Syrian refugees that the country has agreed to resettle from camps bordering the war-torn country. "The queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Richard Harrington MP as a Parliamentary...

Norwegian politicians are looking into sending refugees to Svalbard, an Atlantic archipelago that is one of the world’s most remote areas – and which is currently inhabited by more polar bears than people. Local representatives hope that Svalbard could receive and then home refugees. The...

Muslims and Israeli police clashed at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound for a second straight day Monday, prompting at least three arrests, police said. "As the police entered the compound masked youths fled inside the mosque and threw stones at the force," a police statement...