Syria

Net migration into Britain reached a high of 330,000 people in the year to March, far above the 100,000 level promised

British foreign secretary says Russia represents threat to international system upon which Britain's security depends

Russia says it is bombing Islamic State but Western nations believe it is trying to shore up Syrian President Assad

Air strikes hit the district of Jabal al Zawiya, in an area under the control of al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria

Vote does not mean Russian ground forces would be engaged in conflict, it refers to the use of the air force only

President Francois Hollande said that six French warplanes hit an Islamic State training camp near Deir Ezzor city

Obama says ready to work with Russia, Iran to find a political mechanism to begin a transition process

They will now face a travel ban, freeze on their assets for their role in fighting and recruiting others to join IS

Russia thrust itself back into play by dispatching troops and fighter jets to Syria, sparking fears in the West

Between 30 and 40 demonstrators waved the Finnish flag and shouted abuse at a migrant bus

French Defence Minister says if Russia's main intention was "to protect President Bashar al Assad", it should say so

In a photograph published on his official Twitter account, Assad appears standing in prayer

The group made the pledge in a statement distributed by supporters online; pledge is a boost for anti-IS Nusra Front

The 28-nation EU has established a whole series of rules governing the handling of asylum seekers in Europe

With the local procurement season almost over, it has bought just 454,744 tonnes of local wheat

Human rights monitoring group says new Russian equipment being put into action effectively

Video of 17-year-old Aslan and his puppy has gone viral since UNHCR shared it on their Facebook page

The remarks came just hours after police raided eight properties in Berlin, including a mosque association

Nearly 2,750 people, including children and babies, have perished in the Mediterranean since the start of the year

Ihab steps off the train at Luebeck station and, seeing his family on the platform, breaks into a run

Little Zaid got to know his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo, with whom he was photographed on the pitch

Residents said about 10 air strikes were launched on the ministry building in the north of the capital

Fierce clashes and heavy shelling on the two villages continued on Saturday.

Discovering that Al Ghabad had coached soccer in Syria, a Spanish football coaching centre decided to help him

Up to 5,000 people arrived at the tiny train station overnight; police sat nervously along the track

Aleppo was Syria's most populated city and commercial hub before the conflict erupted in 2011

Syrian refugee count in Turkey has jumped by more than 200,000 since June

State broadcaster says they were killed in Mahata neighbourhood that followed first blast in Khashman district

EU interior ministers set to meet in Brussels over distribution of 160,000 refugees within the 28-member bloc

Overnight around 4,500 migrants entered Austria at the main border crossing point with Hungary at Nickelsdorf

Obama may ultimately be remembered for his failure to stop a humanitarian catastrophe in Syria

A Hungarian news website has identified the man as Osama Al-Ghabad, a former Syrian football coach

European powers have been more reluctant to join the US-led coalition against IS in Syria

'As I speak to you today, WFP has zero dollars to provide food to 5 million people inside Syria come Nov 1'

The shelling came as a rebel group that often fires on the capital began an assault on Syria's largest prison

Norwegian police say that more than 200 asylum seekers, have crossed the border into wealthy Norway this year

German proposals for compulsory quotas within the Europe Union were rebuffed by nations in the east

Today the death toll has crossed a quarter of a million and number of internally displaced persons has gone beyond 10m

France begins surveillance flights over Syria to launch strikes on extremists once targets have been identified

An investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria was launched by the United Nations last month

None of the six Gulf Cooperation Council states has signed the UN convention on refugees

160,000 new arrivals are in need of being divided around the EU bloc

The base is one of President Bashar al-Assad's last footholds in eastern Syria

Syrian state television effectively acknowledged the loss, saying troops had left the base

Using Bulgarian and Greek airspace allows Russian planes to bypass Turkey and Iran on their way to Syria

At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next

Several flights were diverted from the coastal airport of Larnaca as visibility dropped to 500 metres

Clouds of dust also engulfed Israel, Jordan and Cyprus where aircraft were diverted to Pathos from Larnaca airport

More than 4,500 others were on the Greek island of Kos alone

The world's attention has again turned to Syria in recent weeks as tens of thousands of refugees poured into Europe