(The Guardian)- Long before Khatoon Khider took up a gun, she became famous for singing about another woman who went to war, a tragic heroine who followed her lover into battle in disguise. And she wondered even then, years before the Islamic State had been created and nearly a decade before...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State has showed stubbornness on Sunday despite the gains made by the Turkish special forces and Free Syrian Army in its last stronghold of al-Bab in northern Aleppo province. FSA took new ground from ISIS in the northern neighborhood but its defeat still not...

France pulled clear in the final 10 minutes to defeat battling Scotland 22-16 in the Six Nations on Sunday. Scotland outscored France by two tries to one but Camille Lopez kicked 17 points to guide the hosts to victory. Although wasteful at times, France coach Guy Noves said it was...

Police fired tear gas after clashes erupted in the suburbs of Paris as demonstrators protested over the assault of a young black man who was allegedly anally raped with a truncheon while being arrested. Surrounded by a heavy police contingent, about 2,000 protesters, some carrying placards...