Six long-range Russian bombers launched an air strike against ISIS positions in Syria's Deir al-Zor province on Monday, destroying two command points and several arms storehouses, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Russia's Defense Ministry....

Syria's foreign minister Monday called on the country's refugees to return home, official media reported, without directly commenting on a U.S. ban targeting them. Walid Muallem "renewed the invitation of the government to Syrian refugees living in neighboring countries to return to their...

Germany Monday criticized the "catastrophic" human rights situation for migrants held captive by traffickers in Libya, ahead of an EU summit set to discuss migrant flows through North Africa. Media reports Sunday said that Germany's foreign ministry had warned of "concentration camp-like"...

 At least five people were killed and several people wounded after gunmen opened fire at a mosque in Quebec City, media reported. A Quebec police spokesman confirmed that there were people killed, but did not say how many. Two suspects in the shooting were arrested, he said....