(Reuters)- The deadly crush that occurred at the haj near Mecca last month killed at least 2,070 people, nearly triple the number accounted for in a death toll maintained by Saudi authorities, a Reuters tally indicated on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has come under heavy criticism for...

Germany's police union and women's rights groups accused the authorities on Tuesday of playing down reports of harassment, sexual assault and even rape at refugee shelters because they feared a backlash against asylum seekers. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere called on...

In the notoriously fluid Syrian conflict, a host of rebel groups are fighting the government and competing for resources, forming and dissolving tactical alliances but rarely making major gains. Against this fractured backdrop, though, a new name — the Army of Conquest — has emerged...

(Abdul Hafidh al-Houlani; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) The first day of school for Syrian children is not like others of different countries, as it is full of deprivation, neglect and suffering.  Abo Alaa from Qalamoon, a father of 5 students stood in front of Arena library reading...