EUROPEAN UNION

With direct military talks planned between the U.S. and Russia, experts point to the challenges ahead: mainly Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The announcement comes at a moment of high tensions between Washington, D.C., and Moscow over Russia’s involvement in both the Syrian and Ukrainian conflicts.

Russia said it would consider sending troops into Syria if asked by President Bashar Assad.

Croatia has one of the top three youth unemployment rates in the EU. Now the country is faced with an influx of more than 7,000 refugees.

The U.S. companies are among those at the center of a deepening investigation into alleged sweetheart deals in Europe.

Russia's actions in Ukraine and Syria have prompted the U.S. Air Force to call for a permanent F-22 Raptor base in Europe.

With increasing border controls in Europe, refugees are endangering their lives by traveling perilous and often longer journeys.

Hungarian authorities used tear gas and water cannons to push back refugees trying to cross the border from Serbia.

A study released in Germany revealed as many as half of the refugees in the country were afflicted with psychological issues.

German schools face dual challenges: not enough teachers qualified to teach German as a second language and a big influx of refugee children.

With involvement in both Syria and Ukraine, Russia has the Pentagon rethinking its budget allocations.

"Those countries that are refusing, nothing happens to them. The refugees simply pass them by," said one German minister.

Internment centers in southern Europe would also allow for the swift deportation back to Syria of those who were denied refugee status in the EU.

Google and Goldman Sachs are among the large corporations stepping in with donations during Europe's refugee crisis.

European Union leaders will meet Monday to discuss proposals to relocate 160,000 refugees across Europe as well as a permanent mechanism to allocate asylum seekers.

Finance ministers are finally nearing an end to the deadlock on a deal that would have a major economic impact on participating countries.

How the European Central Bank is trying to bring "consistency, comparability and trust" to the region's banking system.

Hungary previously said stronger immigration laws there would take effect Sept. 15, and EU states have continued to look for financial solutions to the crisis.

Central European countries have rejected Brussels' quota proposal to take in refugees, complicating any unified response.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced an increase in contract servicemen amid tension over Russia's role in Syria and Ukraine.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted a European Parliament call for labels on products imported from occupied territories, saying it amounted to a boycott of Israel.