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Gunman in Virginia TV shooting had history of workplace issues Vester Flanagan, 41, who went on the air under the name Bryce Williams, was a former employee of WDBJ7 in Virginia, where both of the slain journalists worked. (Youtube) The gunman in the shooting deaths of two television journalists in Virginia on Wednesday was a veteran anchorman with a history of...

British hacker for ISIS killed in U.S. drone strike in Syria A British hacker who U.S. and European officials said became a top cyber expert for Islamic State in Syria has been killed in a U.S. drone strike, a U.S. source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. It was the second reported killing of a senior ISIS figure in the...

China detains 11 for alleged role in Tianjin explosions Beijing has made multiple arrests over alleged involvement in the Tianjin warehouse disaster. Twin explosions at the chemicals warehouse in the northern port city two weeks ago killed 139 people. The chairman and senior managers of Rui Hai International Logistics, who owned the warehouse in Tianjin, were among the 11 officials taken...

Orlando Airport Opening Prayer Room for Muslim Travelers The Orlando International Airport is opening a reflection room where Muslim travelers can pray. The $250,000 prayer room, which includes a lounge and electronic charging stations, is set to open by September 1. Airport officials announced that they were opening the room ahead of the start of service of Emirates airline at the airport....

North Korean Workers in Qatar Fired Over Labor Violations A diplomatic source in Doha says Qatar’s Construction Development Company (CDC) has fired 108 North Korean laborers. (Credit: Yi Jongsol) A well-known Qatari construction company has fired its entire North Korean workforce for repeated violations of the company’s rules and inhumane treatment of the workers by their North Korean supervisors. In May,...

Survey: Female expats enjoy living in Qatar more than male counterparts Qatar is apparently a more favorable expat destination for women than men, a new survey of more than 14,000 expats living in 195 countries has found. According to the Expat Insider Survey 2015, carried out by networking website Internations, Qatar ranked nine spots ahead in terms of general satisfaction for...

Qatar’s $100m gift to Hurricane Katrina victims, 10 years on Marking the 10th anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in the US, singer Marlon Jackson, civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson and the mayor of New Orleans will take part in commemorations organized by Qatar this week. On Aug. 29, 2005 the Gulf coast of the US was destroyed by Katrina,...

Ministry: Google Street View making its way to Qatar Technology giant Google has signed a deal to bring its Street View feature to Qatar, providing residents an on-the-ground look at different locations around the country. In a statement on its website this week, the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP/Baladiya) said authorities met with a senior Google official to discuss...

Mob of Turkish shopkeepers attack an Irish tourist with chairs and sticks after he accidentally knocks over some water bottles… only to come off worse when he unveils his boxing skills A video showing an Irish man fighting off a mob of Istanbul shopkeepers who attacked him with sticks and chairs in the middle of a busy street has gone...

EXCLUSIVE - Caught on camera: The moment Russian serial killer 'cannibal Granny Ripper' carries the severed head of her victim downstairs in a SAUCEPAN This is the chilling moment a pensioner, dubbed 'Granny Ripper', leaves a flat carrying the severed head of her last victim in a saucepan. Shocking CCTV pictures show alleged Russian serial killer Tamara Samsonova holding the cooking...

Two US television journalists shot dead during live broadcast interview in Virginia Two US television journalists have been shot dead while conducting a live, early-morning interview at a small shopping center near the town of Moneta, Virginia. Video of the incident has been posted online. Photographer Adam Ward and reporter Alison Parker were carrying out the interview for broadcaster WDBJ7 near...

Black Monday Meltdown And Bill Gates: Billionaires' Wealth Plummets In 'Great Fall Of China' As Rich Lose Billions For the world's billionaires, this week is already proving rough. The Chinese stock market dropped 8.5 percent Monday, the biggest single-day decline since 2007, and the world's 400 richest people lost about $124 billion collectively. Chinese billionaires lost more than $14 billion...

Has Jared Fogle's foundation actually helped anyone? Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle leaves Federal Courthouse in Indianapolis on August 19, 2015 following a hearing on child-pornography charges - AP Add this to the list of disgraced former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle's apparent misdeeds: The foundation he announced in 2008 hasn't issued any grants at all, reports USA Today, citing the organization's...

Mashreq Qatar Grabs Best Digital Bank Award for the 7th Year Mashreq Qatar, the leading financial institution in the MENA region, was awarded as the ‘Best Digital Bank in Qatar 2015’ by Global Finance Magazine, New York. Mashreq Qatar is the proud recipient of this award for the 7th year in a row. The recognition comes as a testament of...