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Boko Haram claims Baga attack in new video Boko Haram has claimed a deadly massacre on the Nigerian town of Baga, which it largely destroyed earlier this month. The message coincided with a meeting of regional leaders discussing how to stop the terrorist group. "We killed the people of Baga. We indeed killed them, as our Lord instructed us in His...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels tighten siege on president Houthi fighters ride a military truck outside the Presidential Palace in Sanaa Jan. 21, 2015. (Reuters) A day after Yemen’s Houthi rebels inched closer to overthrowing the president and taking over power, their gunmen appeared on Wednesday standing guard outside the private residence of president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, witnesses said. The leader of the Shiite...

Nine wounded in Tel Aviv stabbing Israeli police say a Palestinian has stabbed at least nine people on a bus in Tel Aviv, wounding four of them seriously. Prison warders among the traffic chased down the attacker and shot him in the leg. A stabbing rampage on a commuter bus in central Tel Aviv ended on Wednesday in the arrest of...

Thousands from Central Asia joining 'Islamic State': Report At least 2,000 Central Asians are believed to have joined "Islamic State," a new report found. Marked by poverty and radicalization, the region has become a growing source of foreign fighters, as Deirdre Tynan tells DW. The fallout from the conflicts in Syria and Iraq has become a major security concern for Central...

Turkish parliament votes down corruption trial for ex-ministers Four former Turkish ministers will not face trial in a corruption investigation following a vote in parliament. The ministers, allies of President Erdogan, resigned at the end of 2013 in face of graft allegations. The Turkish parliament voted on Wednesday against sending the former ministers to trail in front of Turkey's Supreme Council...

In State of the Union, Obama praises breakthroughs, calls for bipartisanship In his sixth annual State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama has declared the economic crisis over and called on Americans to move forward together. The speech marks the final leg of his two-term presidency. With the balance of power of Congress already established by mid-term elections in...

Houthi fighters attack Yemen presidential residence Shiite rebels have entered the Yemeni presidential compound after a short clash with the security guards, army sources say. The presidential residence in a different part of town is also under attack. Shiite Houthi rebels are shelling the residence of president Abed Rabbo Mansour, Yemen's information minister said. The president is believed to be inside...

Ukraine accuses Russia of firing on troops near Donetsk Russian forces have attacked government troops in eastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv say. France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine are launching another attempt to restart talks on the conflict. On Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said that Russian forces had opened fire on government troops in the country's east. "In violation of all prior agreements, Ukrainian...

Japan demands immediate release of Islamic State hostages Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has condemned Islamic State for taking two men hostage. The militants are threatening to kill the pair unless they receive a $200 million (172,764 euros) ransom in the next 72 hours. Speaking on Tuesday at a conference in Jerusalem during a tour of the Middle East, Prime Minister...

3 killed in rain-related accidents in UAE Three people were killed and several injured Monday in a spate of traffic accidents reported in Abu Dhabi and Dubai following rain. In Dubai, a man was killed and two injured when a bus carrying three people swerved on Mohammad Bin Zayed Road under Al Nahda Street bridge and hit a vehicle parked on...

The whole family will love these fresh Japanese beef rolls. Ingredients 6 beef minute steaks 12 stalks asparagus 12 spring onions 1 carrot 60ml (1/4 cup) light soy sauce 2 tablespoons sake (see Top tips) or dry sherry 2 tablespoons mirin (see Top tips) 2 teaspoons caster sugar 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 40g butter 100g button mushrooms, thinly sliced Steamed rice, to serve Method MAKES: 6 1) Bring a saucepan of water to the boil...

Doha Metro to award systems contract in January 2015 The contract for the train system to be used in the first phase of the $19.2 billion (QR70bn) Doha Metro project is likely to be awarded within the next two weeks, according to Qatar Rail’s deputy CEO Hamad Al Bishri. Speaking at the GCC Rail and Metro Conference yesterday, Al Bishri said...

Facebook report says it adds more than $200 billion to global economy (Reuters) - With 1.35 billion users of its Internet social network, Facebook Inc would rank as the world’s second-most populous nation if it were a country. While its users may populate only a virtual country, Facebook says it generates a lot of real economic activity – $227 billion worth...

Warm welcome for rally ace al-Attiyah Qatar rally ace Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah posing with HE the Minister of Youth and Sports Salah bin Ghanem al-Ali (second from left), HE the Qatar Olympic Committee secretary-general Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (fourth from left), Qatar Motor and Motorcycling Federation president Nasser Khalifa al-Attiyah (second from right) and others at the...