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Sarkozy: immigration ‘complicates things’ Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy said immigration creates problems where people identify with their own community. ollowing a series of terror attacks in Paris last week, former president Nicolas Sarkozy said that immigration, “if it is not linked to terrorism... complicates things.” “The question of immigration will be the subject of an extremely deep debate because we...

Japan opens Asian Cup with 4-0 win over Palestine Japan’s Yohei Toyoda is tackled by Palestine's Musab Battat, left, and Tamer Salah, right, during the AFC Asia Cup soccer match between Japan and Palestine in Newcastle, Australia, Monday, January 12, 2014. Defending champion Japan won its first match of this year's Asian Cup, beating newcomer Palestine 4-0 Monday in its opening...

'Boyhood' takes three Golden Globe awards "Boyhood" has swept the boards at the Golden Globe awards in Hollywood. Director Richard Linklater was also named Best Director at the star-studded annual event. Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" clinched the top honors at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday as Hollywood rallied against recent threats to the art of satire. "Boyhood" won best movie...

VW sells more than 10 million vehicles Germany's Volkswagen has cracked the 10 million vehicle mark, the first double-digit million-unit sales in the company's history. Sales were up in China and the US, where a major auto show kicks off this week. Germany's Volkswagen in 2014 sold more than 10 million vehicles for the first time, the carmaker's chairman Martin Winterkorn...

AirAsia cockpit voice recorder found in crash wreckage The cockpit voice recorder from the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea has been located. The recorder, which has yet to be recovered, was found near where the flight data recorder was retrieved earlier. The cockpit voice recorder was located just hours after officials announced the data flight recorder had been...

New security measures in France in wake of Paris attacks France's president has held a crisis meeting on security issues in the wake of last week's deadly attacks in Paris. Security forces are being mobilized to protect key sites. A ministerial meeting on national security was held on Monday morning at the Elysee Palace in Paris to "review preventive and protective...

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is Croatia's first female president-elect Conservative leader Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has become Croatia's first female president-elect. Grabar-Kitarovic beat center-left incumbent Ivo Josipovic in Sunday's runoff vote to take the country's top job. Croatia elected its first female president on Sunday after Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, a member of the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), defeated Social Democrat (SDP) and current President Ivo...

Peshawar schools reopen after Taliban massacre The December attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar by a group of gunmen and suicide bombers prompted a bout of national soul-searching. (Reuters) Schools in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar re-opened Monday morning for the first time since a Taliban raid massacred 150 people, mainly children, with returning students expressing defiance tinged with...

Visit Qatar From pristine beaches and graceful sand dunes, to colourful souks, forts and museums, Qatar offers you an endless variety of things to do. Depending on how long you plan to stay – from a day to a month – there’s an exciting world of culture, shopping and entertainment to explore. Climate Qatar enjoys year round sunshine with a subtropical desert...

Driving the Qatari Desert (Doha, Qatar) Dune Bashing Outside Doha Doha, the capital of tiny Qatar, is a hub waiting to happen. The glistening Arabian Peninsula city, full of ritzy hotels, restaurants, and boutiques sits within eight hours' flying time of over three-quarters of the world's population. Right now it is primarily a business stopover, but skyscraper-filled Doha offers a chance...

World leaders attend Paris mass rally Israel’s PM (L), Mali’s President Keita (2ndL), French President Francois Hollande (C), Germany's Chancellor Merkel (4thL), European Council President Donald Tusk (5thL) and Palestinian President Abbas attend the solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in Paris. (Reuters) Dozens of world leaders including Muslim and Jewish statesmen linked arms leading hundreds of thousands of French citizens in an...

Mango and coconut chicken skewers Mango chutney is elevated from bit part to star status in these fruity coconut chicken skewers. Equipment You'll need 8 pre-soaked bamboo skewers. Ingredients 800g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces 1/2 cup mango chutney 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter 1 tablespoon soy sauce 270ml can light coconut cream 100g Asian salad leaf mix 3 radishes, thinly sliced 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled, thinly sliced 2...

10 Thoughts On Measuring Success "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the ings you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain. Society talks about success all the time... and for many people that...

Prevent dry eyes If you experience dry eyes, pay attention to the situations that are most likely to cause your symptoms. Then find ways to avoid those situations in order to prevent your dry eyes symptoms. For instance: Avoid air blowing in your eyes. Don't direct hair dryers, car heaters, air conditioners or fans toward your eyes. Add moisture to the air. In...