A former Syrian government official has been indicted on torture charges by a Los Angeles grand jury, the US Department of Justice has announced. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 72, of Lexington ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in ...

Security personnel of the former government have come in the thousands to so-called reconciliation centers to settle their affairs.

A roundup of current global news highlights includes Donald Trump's intensified immigration policies, South Korean legal upheaval, Gaza's attempts to recover post-ceasefire, Syria's policing reforms, ...

Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as California's governor slammed "hurricane-force winds of misinformation" surrounding ...

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison ... Federal officials detained the 72-year-old in July at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of immigration fraud, specifically ...