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By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Arms and fighters are still pouring into rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine from Russia, a United Nations report said on Wednesday, as it put the death toll from 20 months of fighting at more than 9,100. Killings, torture and lawlessness still prevail in the disputed region, the report by the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said. A fresh ceasefire last August has led to a significant drop in hostilities, particularly due to the withdrawal of certain heavy weapons by the Ukrainian military and armed groups from the contact line, it said, while warning of a new build-up.More...