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Bremen police downgrade terror alert after search yields no weapons Bremen police have downgraded a terror alert after a search of homes and a cultural center found no weapons. At least one suspect is being investigated for selling on guns, but fears of an Islamist plot have subsided. Police in Bremen downgraded a terror alert in the north German city, claiming...

UNICEF: 'hundreds' of South Sudan boys kidnapped The UN has dramatically increased its estimate over how many South Sudanese boys were kidnapped two weeks ago by armed men. It now says hundreds of school boys were abducted. The UN children's agency, UNICEF, said on Sunday it feared that hundreds of school boys were kidnapped in a mass abduction on February 15...

Shocked Moscovites rally after Nemstov murder Russians shocked by Friday's assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov have gathered to mourn in Moscow. In a last interview, Nemtsov accused President Vladimir Putin of stoking "senseless aggression" in Ukraine. Organizers claimed more than 70,000 people had gathered to show their respects in the Russian capital on Sunday, with many more expected. Police estimates...

Doha to Host Meeting for Senior GCC Sports, Youth, Olympic Officials Doha, February 27 (QNA) - Doha will host Sunday the 29th meeting for GCC ministers of youth and sports and presidents of GCC Olympic committees along with accompanying conventions, which continue until Wednesday. During the four-day meetings, several decisions will be taken to help in the development of sport in...

Qatar Stars League: Al Arabi and Al Kharaitiyat Draw in Thriller Doha, February 28 (QNA) - Al Arabi clinched Saturday a draw from the jaws of defeat after they drew 4-4 with Al Kharaitiyat in a thrilling encounter. Paulinho scored the equalizer in the 94th minute to clinch a point for Al Arabi. The starts of the match however had to...

Qatar Stars League: Al Jaish Defeats Al Sailiya 3-1 Doha, February 28 (QNA) - Al Jaish defeated Al Sailiya on Saturday 3-1, in the final match of the 19th week of Qatar Stars League. Romarinho opened the scoring in the 4th from the spot kick. The Brazilian added his personal and his team's second in the 21st minute. Moustafa Abdul Hafiz...

HH The Emir Shooting Cup To Begin On Saturday Doha, February 28 (QNA) - The competitions of HH the Emir Shooting Cup will begin in Doha on Saturday, Qatar Olympic Committee website said. The official training sessions were held on Friday as the Pistol and Rifle Competition for women and girls will be staged on Saturday.     Read the full text news in...

Opponents of new Turkish laws fear police state The Turkish government has proposed new legislation to give police heightened powers to break up demonstrations. Opposition parties and human rights groups worry that the measures will turn Turkey into a police state. Physical confrontations are not uncommon in the Turkish parliament, but the last two weeks saw escalations reach new levels. One...

Putin vows to bring Nemtsov killers to justice Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to find the perpetrators behind the fatal shooting of outspoken opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. World leaders have called for a thorough and transparent investigation. As world leaders condemned the assassination of Boris Nemtsov on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would do everything possible to bring...

10 Tips To Create Your Best Self I decided to listen to my heart, trust my gut and design the life I dreamed about. I chose to become my most authentic self. My dreams didn’t come true overnight. It took consistent thought and action… and it will always be a work in progress. But here I am, 10 months into living...

The Business of the 21st Century, For the past several years, multimillionaire businessman, entrepreneur, and investor Robert Kiyosaki has been a staunch supporter of network marketing. Like many people, he was skeptical about the industry at first ... until he learned firsthand what network marketing is all about: helping people. In his latest book, the author of the phenomenally successful...

Safarova-Azarenka set up Qatar total Open final Azarenka brushes Venus aside; left-hander Safarova beats Navaro Doha - Lucie Safarova set herself on the path for her maiden WTA Premier title by brushing aside Carla Suarez Navarro in straight sets during the semi-final match at the ongoing 2015 Qatar Total Open in Doha on Friday. In the almost one-sided encounter lasting 77...

Qatar moves to standardize use of DNA evidence in court DNA evidence may soon be admissible in Qatar’s criminal courts after the nation’s Cabinet approved a draft law specifying how the powerful investigative tool could be used. According to a statement released by Qatar’s state news agency, the draft law would make “DNA tests and data kept in DNA database to...

Emir meets George W Bush HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meeting with George W Bush, former president of the US, on the occasion of his visit to Houston, Texas. The meeting was attended by members of the official delegation accompanying HH the Emir. Houston was the final leg of the Emir’s official visit to the US.     Read...