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Kerry seeks 'clarity' within 48 hours on Syria peace talks US Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for "clarity" within 48 hours on talks aimed at ending Syria's five-year war which had been due to start Monday. Speaking in Laos, America's top diplomat said he had held a flurry of conversations with key parties including his French, Turkish, Russian...

First on CNN: Obama to push to clear leftover Vietnam-era bombs Vientiane, Laos (CNN) - Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Laos on Sunday ahead of a major push by the Obama administration to fix a decades-old wrong: clearing up leftover Vietnam-era U.S. bombs. Kerry's visit will help usher in a new partnership with a former wartime foe and end...

HE Foreign Minister Participates in GCC Joint Meeting with US Official Riyadh, January 23 (QNA) - HE Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah participated Saturday in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers joint meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry. The meeting took place at King Salman airbase in Riyadh today. They...

Hong Kong hit by coldest temperatures in 60 years HONG KONG: A cold snap gripped Hong Kong on Sunday, with residents shivering as temperatures plunged to the lowest point in nearly 60 years and frost dusted the mountaintops of a city accustomed to a subtropical climate. Weather officials issued a frost warning saying an "intense cold surge" was in place, coupled...

Burkina arrests 11 failed coup soldiers after arms depot raid Eleven former members of the elite Burkinabe presidential guard which staged a brief but failed coup last year were arrested after a raid Friday on an arms depot near the capital, the army said Sunday. Senior military official Mahamadi Bonkoungou said all 11 people detained were ex members of the RSP...

Strikes on east Syrian town kill 63, including children: monitor At least 63 people, including nine children, have died in air strikes believed to be carried out by Russian warplanes on a town in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. The raids on Khasham near the city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday were among a series...

Syrian army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia Syrian regime forces on Sunday overran the last major rebel-held town in the coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, state television and a monitoring group reported. Citing a military source, state television said Syria's "armed forces, in coordination with the popular defence , seized control of the town of...

It was a great fight by Qatar captain Hassan DOHA: Qatar captain Abdelkareem Hassan on Friday termed his team’s quarterfinals win over North Korea as ‘a great fight’. Qatar on Friday beat North Korea 2-1 in extra time to reach the semifinals of the 2016 Olympic Games qualifying event. The top three sides will reach the football competition at the 2016...

Four dead, Several injured in shooting in Saskatchewan school (CNN) - Four people were killed and an alleged shooter was arrested Friday after gunfire erupted at a school in a small town in northern Saskatchewan, Chief Superintendent Maureen Levy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday night. Levy said authorities received a call about 1 p.m. Friday saying a weapon...

Blizzard with 'life and death implications' hits D.C., Mid-Atlantic (CNN) - Up to 85 million people are in the path of a worsening winter storm that's hit much of the East Coast of the United States. Snow is coming down, but when the storm goes into the Atlantic on Saturday morning, it will supercharge, CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers said. "The fuse was...

Lekhwiya beat Al Sadd to clinch First Sheikh Jassim Cup title Qatar Stars League champions Lekwhiya whomped Al Sadd 4-1 last night, taking the Sheikh Jassim Cup for the first time. Despite having Xavi and winning the cup 13 times before, Al Sadd appears to have been outplayed during the entire match.  

Qatar Executive displays new Gulfstream G650ER in Bahrain Qatar Executive, Qatar Airways' corporate jet division, on Thursday revealed its new Gulfstream G650ER and officially welcomed the aircraft into the fleet with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Bahrain International Air Show. The aircraft was inaugurated by Qatar's Minister of Transportation HE Jassim Saif Ahmed al Sulaiti and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive...

Mexico invites Qatar to invest in energy, tech Qatar is a large country in terms of resources, vision and influence, and Mexico intends to strengthen the bilateral relationship, especially in energy and new technology sectors, Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto has said. He was speaking at the Qatar-Mexican Business Forum in Doha on Thursday in the presence of Minister of Energy...

Qatar, Mexico sign slew of agreements to boost ties The Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani held official talks with President of the United Mexican States Enrique Pena Nieto in Doha on Thursday. The Deputy Emir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani also attended the talks. The two sides reviewed bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them in all...