EUROPEAN UNION

A German politician has threatened to take the government to court over Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy.

More than 2,000 soldiers have died in Ukraine, and suicide was the leading cause of deaths outside battle.

As Russia continues its airstrikes in Syria, some Iraqis have welcomed this move against the Islamic State group.

In a birthday photo opportunity, Russian President Vladmir Putin played ice hockey while airstrikes continued in Syria.

The conflict in Ukraine has become a prime issue in Canada's upcoming election as politicians court the country's 1.3 million Ukrainian-Canadians.

NATO’s Allied Joint Force commander in Italy called Russia the most dangerous threat to Europe as the country increases its naval reach.

The anti-trafficking mission marks a shift from a surveillance-and-rescue phase, and now involves the interception and seizure of traffickers' vessels.

In a YouTube video, a former Ukrainian minister has launched a campaign to have his named removed from the EU's list of sanctioned individuals.

With the passage of a draft law, Ukraine's parliament welcomed foreigners to officially serve in the civil war in the east.

Russian media have refocused their energy from coverage of Ukraine to airstrikes in Syria and criticism of the U.S.

The war in eastern Ukraine and a poor global economic environment could see the country's GDP fall by 12 percent this year.

The Ukrainian military began pulling back light artillery from the frontline Monday in the hopes of ending a conflict that has resulted in the deaths of over 8,000.

The number is almost double the 800,000 asylum seekers Germany previously expected. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under growing pressure to freeze the influx of refugees.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a long-awaited trip to Brussels on Sunday, officially a two-day state visit to Belgium, that will be dominated by EU meetings over Europe's migration crisis and the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria.

Monitors said they saw the new, deadly weaponry system in eastern Ukraine as Russian and Ukrainian leaders met Friday in Paris to discuss a solution to the conflict.

Dutch brothel owners must be able to communicate with sex workers to prevent abuses.

Officials estimated that approximately 500 refugees were entering the German city of Hamburg on a daily basis.

With increased Russian military activity in the Arctic, NATO member Norway reacted Thursday to a perceived threat.

With Russian airstrikes in Syria, low oil prices and sanctions, Russian businesses are holding back on construction and expansion plans.

The court’s ruling was likely to again raise debates over the classification of refugees versus economic migrants.

Judges at the Luxembourg-based court ruled that Italian legislation prescribing a one- to four-year jail term for such an offense was in line with EU law.