Explosions heard on Tuesday in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia were a result of anti-aircraft defenses intercepting drones launched toward Hmeimim air base, Syrian state TV and the state news agency (SANA) reported. State media said militants had launched the drones toward the air base...

A group of UN experts on Tuesday voiced concern over the "incommunicado detention" and torture of ethnic Rakhine men by the Myanmar's military. "The practice of incommunicado detention must be immediately brought to an end. Detainees’ right to a fair trial, including access to a lawyer,...

Social app Facebook mulls hiding Like counts from News Feed posts to help its users feel less uninteresting at a time when some Like-minded people get depressed over a lack of interest in their posts.  According to a Monday report at tech website DigitalTrends, code uncovered this week...

 The Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented at least 569 cases of arbitrary arrests in August, including 362 cases of enforced disappearance.    All warring parties have carried arbitrary arrests, according to London-based monitoring group.   269 people...