At least nine people were killed on Saturday when government forces launched a barrage of rockets that hit a funeral on the edges of the Syrian capital, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said "seven rockets and several shells hit areas on the edges of Qabun", a...

 Kevin Gameiro came off the bench to score a hat-trick in the space of five minutes to fire Atletico Madrid to a 4-1 win over struggling Sporting Gijon in La Liga Saturday that kept them fourth in the standings. Yannick Carrasco had given Atletico the lead 12 seconds into the second...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Five people, including four family members, were killed in Daraa province when regime warplanes hit the eastern and western countryside, activists said Saturday. Father, mother and two sons have lost their lives in the village of Om al-Mayathen as regime and Russia...

(The Independent)- Isis’ “business model” is failing as jihadis lose their grip on territory and the vital oil and tax revenue it brings, a new report has found. The so-called Islamic State is believed to be the richest terrorist group in the world, exploiting natural resources and...