The 4-year-old Loujain Ahmed Nassif, was buried in the Chania cemetery on the island of Rhodes on Friday after she died of hunger and thirst on the boat that was carrying her with dozens of migrants off the Greek coast. The baby's family, of Homs city, left the refugee camp of Muhammarah...

CANTIANO, Italy (AP) — Flash floods swept through several towns Friday in hilly central Italy after hours of exceptionally heavy rain, leaving 10 people dead and at least four missing, authorities said. Dozens of survivors scrambled onto rooftops or up trees to await rescue. Floods invaded...

The outbreak of cholera in Syria presents a serious threat to people in the war-torn country and the region, a U.N. official said Tuesday, adding that urgent action is needed to prevent further cases and deaths. The statement by the U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran...

Six Syrian refugees, including two infants and a child, have been found dead on a migrant boat that arrived in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has said. “They died of thirst, hunger and severe burns. This is unacceptable,” the UNHCR’s...