(theguardian)- Paid paternity leave in Spain is to be increased to 16 weeks to give men parity with women, under new measures agreed by parliament. Fathers are currently entitled to 13 consecutive days off work, starting two days prior to the birth, adoption or fostering of a child. This...

(The Daily Star)- Iraqi forces prepared to retake the country's largest Christian town from ISIS Wednesday, a key milestone in their progress towards the extremists' main hub of Mosul. News of the move to recapture Qaraqosh sparked jubilation among Christians who had fled the town, with...

French, Russian and German leaders will meet in Berlin for talks on Syria Wednesday ahead of a brief truce in Aleppo backed by Moscow in the face of mounting criticism for its part in a brutal regime offensive. The meeting comes a day after the Kremlin announced that Russian and Syrian air...

The Syrian army and its allies see a risk that Islamic State will regroup in eastern Syria as it is forced from the Iraqi city of Mosul in a U.S.-backed operation, posing new risks for President Bashar al-Assad. Both the Syrian army and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah have warned of what they...