KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in a grinding battle of attrition for key cities in the country's industrial heartland. Mostly women, children and elderly residents left on a special evacuation train...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An Israeli airstrike that struck Damascus International Airport caused “significant” damage to infrastructure and rendered the main runway unserviceable until further notice, Syria said Saturday. The statement by the Transportation Ministry was the first...

A Syrian military official said an Israeli attack targeted sites south of the capital Damascus early on Friday, Syrian state media reported. Syrian air defences intercepted the missiles and downed most of them, but the attack caused one civilian injury and some material damage, the official...

The rate of chickenpox infections in the al-Hussainiya camp for Palestinian refugees in Damascus suburbs has increased significantly in recent times due to the scarcity of water and the lack of medical services provided to the people, monitoring group said. The Action Group for Palestinians...