Merkel stressed her commitment saying Germany has a duty to protect those fleeing war and conflict

Kremlin spokesperson points that most militants tend to be on the Syrian territory close to the Turkish border

Turkish PM says Ankara was keeping communication channels open with Moscow

World Meteorological Organisation says this is due to combination of strong El Niño and human-induced global warming

Moscow's decision to launch air strikes in Syria means Russian & NATO planes flying combat missions in same air space

Police say one of the men is believed to be behind text messages threatening writers and university teachers

Jason Van Dyke is the first Chicago police officer charged with murder for an on-duty incident in decades

The Taliban said they had shot the helicopter down and captured 15 people

The Argentina forward, who was making his first start since September, scores a brace on his return

The news comes after Chinese authorities announced they will give special trademark protection to Disney