The Syrian musician girl, Brolin Thani, learned music before she learned to walk and speak, and the environment in which she lived contributed to the development of her musical talent for playing.    The sound of the violin played by her two older brothers attracted her more...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of patients in Ukraine are receiving lifesaving medicines to treat HIV and opioid addiction through a U.S.-funded group still operating despite the Russian invasion. Supplies are running short and making deliveries is a complicated calculus with unpredictable risks....

Unidentified gunmen launched separate attacks on Saturday, targeting military and security checkpoints in the town of al-Sanamayn in southern Daraa province. Zaman al-Wasl correspondent said the attacks affected the checkpoints of "Qaita, al-Souk, the Moustafa complex, and al-Zein...

LONDON — Britain's Defense Ministry says Russia continues to besiege a number of major Ukrainian cities including Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol. A daily update says Russian forces are proving reluctant to engage in large scale urban infantry operations, rather preferring to rely on the...