Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding payment in rubles for natural gas — or else. Germany is talking about gas rationing in case of a cutoff. Prices for the fuel used to heat homes, generate electricity and power industry are through the roof. There's a lot of discussion around...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) Friday that 67 civilians were killed in Syria in March, including 20 children, 3 women, and 7 detainees who died as a result of torture.   The 17-page report details the death toll of victims documented killed by the warring parties, particularly...

BEIRUT (AP) — Muslim-majority nations, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria and the United Arab Emirates, declared that the holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful observe a dawn-to-dusk fast, would begin at sunrise Saturday. But the raging war in Ukraine, which has sent energy and food...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia’s tech workers are looking for safer and more secure professional pastures. By one estimate, up to 70,000 computer specialists, spooked by a sudden frost in the business and political climate, have bolted the country since Russia invaded Ukraine five...