Hundreds of thousands of people have entered Germany in the last year or two, applied for asylum, and been rejected. That means more than 500,000 are facing possible deportation. But German authorities are proceeding with caution.

A significant part of the battle for Aleppo, in Syria, has been for control of the narrative. Rebel underdogs have spun an emotional tale of helpless suffering and death among innocent people. The Russian-backed government has denounced the rebels as ruthless jihadi terrorists. So where does the truth lie?

Early last year, filmmaker Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar read a news story about a young French man desperately looking for his sister who had left to join ISIS in Syria. The director could not understand what would motivate a teenage girl to do such a thing. So she set out to make a film about it.

The former head of the CIA and the NSA, Michael Hayden, says a Trump presidency could make "unwise" choices if it continues to reject intelligence assessments.

Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The entire downtown area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And before the revolution in 2011, it had a thriving arts and cultural scene. We try to get a sense of what has been lost.

President Barack Obama signaled his concern about civilian casualties in the Yemen war on December 13 when he halted a major resupply of smart bombs to the Saudi Arabian air force. But the same day, the US Air Force delivered the Saudis four new fighter jets.

Lebanese satirist Karl Sharro loves to poke fun at the state of the Arab world. But the tragedy of Aleppo has left him doubting satire's role for the first time in his life.

The Syrian government and its allies, Russia and Iran, are indiscriminately bombing and shelling the last square mile of Aleppo under rebel control. The area still contains tens of thousands of unarmed civilians. Many experts say it's a war crime. But legally, it's not genocide. It's a crime of extermination.

White Helmet volunteer Ismail Alabdullah says the city of Aleppo is like a mother to him, and until evacuation was announced on Dec. 13, he never thought he would leave it.

President-elect Donald Trump's tweet about a US-made fighter jet, the F-35, caused its manufacturer's stock to tumble. Here's why critics of Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter program say that the plane, designed to be efficient and economical, is neither.