GENEVA — The United Nations says it has confirmed at least 240 civilian casualties, including at least 64 people killed, in the fighting in Ukraine that erupted since Russia’s invasion on Thursday — though it believed the “real figures are considerably higher” because many...

A Syrian man was tortured to death by Faylaq al-Sham rebel group, following two hours of his arrest in the town of Jindires in northern Syria, activists said Saturday. The Military Judiciary in the opposition's Interim Defense Ministry said two members of Faylaq al-Sham were arrested,...

The Turkish state of Hatay joined the list of states that prevent the registration of civil status for Syrians in more than 40 regions within its geographical area. The Immigration Department of the Turkish capital, Ankara, had issued a package of arbitrary decisions against the refugees in...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv residents braced Saturday for another night sheltering underground, as Russian troops closed in on Ukraine's capital and skirmishes were reported on the outskirts. Ukraine's leader, meanwhile, claimed the country's forces had repulsed the Russian assault, and he vowed...