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Paris attacks: One suicide bomber identified as investigations ramp up Paris (CNN) - Investigators in France and beyond have begun making arrests as they piece together the identities and back stories of the terrorists who killed more than 120 people in gun and bomb attacks across Paris. The Islamic extremist group ISIS has claimed responsibility for Friday night's coordinated series of...

10 killed after French high-speed train derails and crashes into canal Rescuers arrive at the scene where a high-speed train derailed and crashed into a canal in eastern France on Saturday. (CNN) - At least 10 people were killed in eastern France on Saturday after a high-speed train came off the tracks and plunged into a canal during a test run,...

Biography: Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian physicist, chemist, and a pioneer of electricity and power, who is credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane. He invented the Voltaic pile in 1799 and the results of which he reported in 1800 in a two-part letter...

This is a list of major active social networking websites and excludes dating websites. For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking websites. Name Description/focus Date launched Registered users 43 Things Goal setting and achievement 1 January 2005 3,000,000 About.me Social networking site October 2009 5,000,000 Academia.edu Social networking site for academics/researchers September 2008 18,000,000 Advogato Free and open source software developers 1999 13,575 aNobii Books 2006 AsianAvenue A social network for the Asian American community 1997 aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite...

Paris attacks: ISIS claims responsibility for gunfire, blasts that killed 128 people Paris (CNN) - ISIS claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that targeted six locations in Paris with gunfire and explosions, killing 128 people in one of the nation's deadliest massacres. In an online statement distributed by supporters, the terror group said eight militants wearing explosive belts and armed...

‘I Saw Bodies’ in Paris’s Night of Terror Suicide bombers and gunmen struck the capital of France in one of the worst attacks in the West since 9/11. At the start of a nightmarish, bloody, apocalyptic evening in Paris, Carmela Uranga heard sounds near her apartment that she thought at first were merely fireworks. Uranga, 47, a British-born mother of two young...

Paris attacks: Horror as terror strikes France again, killing 128 Paris (CNN) - Terrorists struck six locations in Paris with gunfire and explosions, killing 128 people and seizing hostages in yet another massacre in France this year. In addition to the fatalities, 180 others were injured, according to the Paris Police Prefecture. More than half of the injured are in critical...

7.0 quake strikes off shores of Japan (CNN) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck northwest of Japan's Ryukyu Islands on Friday, but there was no immediate tsunami danger to the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia and Alaska, the National Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake was about 90 miles off the western shores of Makurazaki, Japan, the...

HH the Father Emir Attends Longines Global Tour Doha, November 13 (QNA) - HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and HH Wife of the Father Emir Sheikha Moza bint Nasser attended Friday the final day of the Longines Global Tour, which is taking place in Al Shaqab here in Doha. The three-day event sees a host of the...

Diet Food: Red Hot Chili Peppers May Help You Eat Less It’s long been known that spicy red peppers can help suppress appetite and burn calories. But most scientific studies of red peppers’ properties used quantities of the stuff that were too large to be applicable to Americans. Now, researchers report that even a reasonable amount of red pepper consumption...

Chili peppers nutrition facts Chili peppers, despite their fiery hotness, are one of very popular spices known for their medicinal and health benefiting properties. The chili, actually, is a fruit pod from the plant belonging to the nightshade family (Solanaceae), within the genus, capsicum. Chili plant is a small, perennial shrub with woody stem, growing up to a meter in height....

A Fusion of Indian and Spanish Cuisines at Meliá Doha Meliá Doha, the first 5-star Spanish hotel in Qatar, invites guests to sample an authentic taste of both Spain and India with their new Friday Fusion Brunch, the perfect place for families to enjoy a weekend afternoon. Both superior dining options are fused and are served conveniently on the hotel’s 5th...

Mashreq Qatar Opens E-Cube Retail Concept Branch Mashreq Qatar, the leading financial institution in the Middle East & North Africa, has extended its network of state-of-the-art branches in Qatar with the opening of its latest branch which is set to bring in New Age Banking. The new E-Cube retail concept branch located in Grand Hamad Street, in the financial center...

International Cruise Line Executives head to Qatar for Global Cruise Forum Eleven international cruise line executives are set to meet with government representatives and industry stakeholders from the ports, tourism, immigration and security departments around the GCC at next month’s Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum in Qatar. Global cruise lines including MSC Cruises, Thomson Cruises, TUI Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Royal Caribbean...