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NATO prepares as Turkey calls security meeting Turkey has called for a meeting of its NATO allies to discuss threats to its security as it carries out air strikes on "Islamic State" and Kurdish rebels. Ankara has been responding after a week of terror attacks. NATO announced that the North Atlantic Council - its decision-making body - would convene on Tuesday. The...

Up in the Air: Meet the Man Who Flies Around the World for Free Ben Schlappig is a master of flying around the world — at no cost to himself. Bryan Derballa he boarding procedure has barely started at Chicago O'Hare, and Ben Schlappig has already taken over the first-class cabin. Inside Cathay Pacific Flight 807 bound for Hong Kong, he's...

17 Simple Habits That Make You Look More Professional Unprofessional? Here are the behaviors that send the opposite, more positive message. (A quick note before we get started. I wrote the following in response to reader feedback to another column: 10 Bad Habits That Make You Look Really Unprofessional. This post is the counterpoint to that one.) Here's a story from about...

A Detroit woman with no remorse for killing two children A Detroit woman with no remorse for killing two of her four children and stuffing the bodies in a home freezer was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. Mitchelle Blair, 36, was charged, convicted and sentenced less than four months after an eviction crew discovered the children's bodies in...

TAYLOR SWIFT is adding yet another string to her bow this year as the unstoppable star is set to launch her first clothing line in Shanghai, China to coincide with the arrival of the 1989 tour in the country in November. The collection, which is being made in collaboration with Heritage 66 Company, Bloomberg reports, will be sold through one...

New Karwa meters, GPS devices a boon for passengers Doha - Complaints like fare refusal and overcharging by Karwa drivers seem to be things of the past. Now, the Karwa cabs have become a talking point for the quality of their services. Installation of new meters and GPS devices in cabs has come as a boon for commuters. The GPS...

Teen girl bomber kills 20 in Cameroon Kano, Nigeria (CNN) - A teenage girl with a bomb killed at least 20 people and herself and injured dozens Saturday in the town of Maroua, Cameroon, near the Nigerian border, according to residents and a military officer. The evening attack on a crowded bar comes just two days after two female suicide bombers...

Qatar To Release 12 Filipino Prisoners As Gesture Of Goodwill The Philippine embassy in Doha is preparing for the repatriation of 12 Filipino prisoners who are set to be released by Qatar as a gesture of goodwill. "In order to facilitate the early repatriation of the pardoned Filipinos, the embassy is coordinating with the Search and Follow-Up Department under the Ministry...

Saudi FM visits Doha HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met yesterday evening with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir, at Ras Milegi Palace. At the beginning of the meeting, the Saudi minister conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia; Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister...

Qatar records 7% rise in foreign visitors in the first half of 2015 For the first half of 2015, Qatar received a 7% increase in foreign visitors as compared to the same period last year. Majority of visitors comprised GCC residents, representing a 16% increase since last year. The figures were issued by the Qatar Tourism Authority in its Mid-Year Tourism...

Paris police open fire on car that tried to crash Tour de France barricades French police say incident in which car fled Place de la Concorde was not aimed at cycling race, and was not terror-related Police in Paris have opened fire on a car that reportedly tried to crash through barricades in the centre of the city set up ahead...

Bomb kills two Turkish soldiers in Kurdish area Turkish soldiers patrol near the border with Syria, ouside the village of Elbeyli, east of the town of Kilis, southeastern Turkey, Friday, July 24, 2015. (File: AP) Two Turkish soldiers were killed and four wounded in a car bomb attack on their convoy in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country, the local...

Kenya faces 'moment of peril and promise,' says Obama US President Barack Obama has addressed the Kenyan nation shortly before concluding a historic visit to the country. He urged Kenyans to remain united to ensure a prosperous future, emphasizing equal rights for women. In his televised address before an audience of thousands of invited guests packed into Nairobi's Kasarani stadium, Obama...

Quick Dinner: Skillet Chicken with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce The sauce is easily the best part of this dish. And that makes sense because without it this would just be cooked chicken. So yeah. You’ll be spooning licking up the sauce from your plate. How ladylike of us all. Whatever. It’s really good sauce. Ingredients 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4...