Documenting Torture: Doctors Search For New Ways To Gather Evidence
Holding torturers to account requires evidence, the kind that doctors are learning to compile from countries at war, like Syria. But there are many challenges.
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String Of Attacks In Pro-Regime Cities In Syria Leave Scores Dead
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for bombings in Tartus and Jableh, strongholds of Bashar Assad's regime.
Hezbollah Says Insurgents Killed Its Top Commander In Syria
The Lebanese militant organization says it was insurgent shelling near Damascus International Airport that killed Musrafa Badreddine. But major questions remain about the circumstances of his death.
Hezbollah Says A Top Commander Was Killed By 'Huge Blast' In Syria
Mustafa Badreddine is believed to oversee the group's extensive military operations inside Syria since 2011. It's not clear what kind of explosion killed him or who is responsible.
Convoy Carrying Desperately Needed Aid Refused Entry To Besieged Damascus Suburb
A U.N. official said Daraya was "probably the place in Syria where the greatest unmet needs exist." The Red Cross says a government checkpoint turned away the convoy carrying baby milk and vaccines.
They're The Invisible Ones: Refugees Who Aren't Officially Refugees
Nearly 28 million people were displaced within their own country last year by conflict and natural catastrophe. And they're especially hard to help.
As War Dangers Multiply, Doctors Without Borders Struggles To Adapt
More airstrikes. More kidnappings. How will the medical aid group protect its workers, patients and hospitals in a more threatening world?
Former Child Refugees, Rescued From Nazis, Urge U.K. To Take Syrian Kids
The "Kindertransport" program of the late 1930s rescued hundreds of European children from the Nazis. Some former refugees, now in their 90s, want the U.K. to accept 3,000 unaccompanied Syrian kids.
After Almost 10 Months Of Captivity In Syria, 3 Spanish Journalists Freed
Antonio Pampliega, José Manuel López, and Ángel Sastre crossed into Turkey from its northern border with Turkey last July to report on the fighting in Aleppo. They hadn't been heard from since.
U.S. Army Captain Is Suing Obama Over Legality Of The War Against ISIS
Capt. Nathan Michael Smith, who is currently on active duty in Kuwait, says he is concerned that an "illegal" war "forces him to violate his oath to 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution."