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Israel launches retaliatory Gaza airstrike An Israeli airstrike has hit targets in Gaza, hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state. It was the country's first strike since August's truce, following a deadly 50-day war. The airstrike, which was carried out in the early hours of Saturday, "targeted a Hamas terror infrastructure site" in the Khan Younis...

Obama’s year-end message: I’m not a lame duck If U.S. President Barack Obama is feeling the pain from a rough year at the office, he did a great job of covering it up on Friday. Before boarding Air Force One for a vacation in Hawaii, the president gave a year-end news conference with a spring in his step, buoyed by a...

Mother arrested over Australia child stabbings The 37-year-old mother of seven of the eight children found dead in a mass stabbing in Australia's northern city of Cairns has been arrested for murder. The woman had been receiving treatment for stab wounds. Queensland Police Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar said on Saturday that the woman was currently under guard at a nearby hospital. The...

China's Xi warns against pro-democracy protests on visit to Macau Chinese President Xi Jinping has reminded Macau and Hong Kong that they are part of "one China." He made the comment on a two-day visit to Macau. Xi made the comment in a speech delivered towards the end of a two-day visit to Macau to mark the 15th anniversary of the...

Boko Haram suspected of mass kidnapping in northeast Nigeria An armed group has kidnapped more than 100 women and children after a deadly raid in northeast Nigeria. Suspicion has fallen on Islamist group Boko Haram, which has carried out similar mass abductions in the past. Officials on Wednesday said that a crowd of heavily armed raiders from the group Boko Haram...

EU leaders go into summit seeking a long-term strategy on Russia EU leaders have gathered in Brussels for a summit in which they hope to agree a long-term strategy on Russia. The leaders were also expected to back an investment plan aimed at spurring growth in the 28-member bloc. As he arrived at the summit venue on Thursday, the new European...

U.S. to bid for 2024 Olympics after 28 years of absence The U.S. Olympic Committee has decided to bid for the 2024 Olympics, hoping to bring the Summer Games back to America after a 28-year absence. The USOC board heard presentations from four candidate cities Tuesday - Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington - and voted to enter a field...

Asian Cup wide open after coaching changes Only six of the 16 teams in the tournament that starts on Jan. 9 in Melbourne have the same coach they started the year with. With the start of the Asian Cup only weeks away, a wide-open tournament has become even more unpredictable after a rash of coach firings in recent months left...

Egypt jails 40 Mursi backers for church fires Dozens of churches and church properties were attacked across Egypt after a violent dispersal of two protest camps in Cairo set up by Mursi supporters. An Egyptian court sentenced 40 backers of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to up to 15 years in jail Thursday for violence including torching churches, a judicial source...

Anti-ISIS fight to take at least three years: U.S. general Terry said Kurdish forces backed up by U.S.-led warplanes had recaptured a large area in Iraq near the Syrian border in an offensive this week against ISIS militants. (AFP) The general in command of U.S. forces involved in the fight against militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...

HH the Father Emir Participates in National Day Celebrations Doha, December 17 (QNA) - HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani took part in celebrations held on the occasion of the National Day. HH visited the celebrating locations of a number of Qatari tribes across the country. (QNA)     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

Money cut from foreign student scholarships Student Gertrude Chilufya Starting next year many foreign students hoping to study in Sweden will have to foot the whole bill themselves now, after funding for scholarships is being cut. The Swedish Institute offers scholarships to non-European students, so that they may be able to study at Swedish universities, but next year, these scholarships are going...

About The Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammad bin Thani Doha, December 17 (QNA) - The State of Qatar will celebrate tomorrow (Thursday) the National Day which is marked on December 18 every year. While celebrating this glorious occasion, Qatar recalls the achievements of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammad bin Thani, who devoted his knowledge, efforts and cleverness to lay down...

HH Deputy Emir Meets Total Chief Doha, December 17 (QNA) - HH Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani met Wednesday at the Emiri Diwan with Patrick Pouyanne, chief executive officer of Total, and his accompanying delegation who called on HH to greet him on the occasion of their visit to the country.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News:...