Follow the leader? Germany struggles as Syria, refugee crises rage
Berlin finding it difficult to forge consensus and looking isolated on its objective to limit the refugee flow into Europe
Obama urges Russia to stop bombing "moderate" Syria rebels
The White House said Obama's discussion with Putin stressed the need to rush humanitarian aid to Syria and contain air strikes
Refugees find free Berlin films contain a few shock extras
The film festival is making an extra effort to welcome the latest wave of refugees
Unknown dead fill Lesbos cemetery for refugees drowned at sea
Locals conclude that entire families have drowned in the same shipwreck, leaving no survivors to identify the victims
Syrian army gains ground around Aleppo, looks to Raqqa
Recent government offensives around Aleppo have sent tens of thousands of people fleeing towards Turkey
French PM rejects permanent quota system for refugees
Prime Minister Manuel Valls said France would stick to its pledge to take on 30,000 refugees
Under fire for Syria bombings, Russia denies hitting civilians
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russia of dropping so-called "dumb bombs", saying it led to the killing of civilians
Russia keeps bombing despite Syria truce; Assad vows to fight on
Deal reached by the world powers falls short of a formal ceasefire, as it was not signed by main warring parties
Syria rebels say get more missiles from Assad's enemies
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MISSILES (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Syrian rebels say get new missiles to confront offensive
Clooney says refugee crisis is huge, U.S. Muslim ban won't happen
"It's just a terrible, terrible time," said the Hollywood star