As Europe gears up to take in those fleeing war, many who seek a better life are taking note – and losing their passports

Disgraced investigator tells judge he is ‘not a criminal,’ ‘admitted wrongdoing,’ and asks for less than 5 years in prison

Presidential contender says influx could bring terror threat; some four million have fled Syria since 2011

Inclement weather, speeding blamed in crash near Shiite shrine city of Qom

Schools affiliated with Catholic Church have been shuttered since the start of term last week over cuts to their budgets

Canberra government promises ‘significant’ increase in refugee settlement, without committing to numbers; Wellington to allow in 600

Riham Dawabsha’s body to undergo autopsy before burial in Duma, where a Molotov cocktail attack killed her son and husband too

A report calling for firings of senior cops over the pride parade attack is met with derision and questions over whether the force can actually clean house