In northeastern Syria, prisons and detention camps hold thousands of men, women and children whose lives are in limbo nearly a year after the final defeat of Islamic State to which they once belonged. The area around Qamishli city is mainly controlled by Kurdish fighters who helped defeat...

A wave of displacement that has seen around 700,000 people flee a regime offensive in Syria's Idlib region is the biggest of the nine-year-old conflict, the United Nations said Tuesday. "In just 10 weeks, since 1 December, some 690,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Idlib...

At least 13 Rohingya refugees died early Tuesday when their boat capsized near Saint Martin’s island in the Bay of Bengal, said an official. "We have initially come to know that all the dead are members of the Rohingya community living in the refugee camps,” local administration chief...

Greece plans to accelerate the creation of detention centers on its outlying islands in the Aegean Sea after a backlash against overcrowded camps by some migrants and nearby residents. Authorities said on Monday they would proceed with the purchase of land on the islands of Lesbos, Chios...