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Sweden and Denmark protest to Russia A passenger plane from Denmark's Kastrup was forced to turn to avoid a collision with the Russian plane. The foreign ministers of Sweden and Denmark are calling in the Russian ambassadors to Stockholm and Copenhagen, over a reported near collision between a Russian military plane and a commercial passenger flight in mid-air. The Swedish and...

YouTube in legal battle over anti-Muslim film If the court upholds the panel's ruling, YouTube and other Internet companies could face takedown notices A federal appeals court will reconsider a decision to order YouTube to take down an anti-Muslim film clip that sparked violence in the Middle East and death threats to the actors from those who considered it blasphemous...

Belgium sees massive strike against austerity measures Union-led strikes have cut air and rail service to Belgium, with the anti-austerity action set to affect schools, businesses and government offices across the country. The strike targets the new government's budget plan. A nation-wide strike affecting Belgian public transportation, schools, government offices, businesses and manufacturing facilities is unfolding Monday after disruptions to flights...

Sydney hostage crisis: live updates Five people have fled a cafe in Sydney after a gunman took an unknown number of people hostage. Sydney police have established contact with the gunman, who has demanded to speak to the prime minister. A gunman took dozens of people hostage inside a Lindt chocolate shop and cafe in central Sydney on Monday. TV images...

HE the Prime Minister Meets Vietnamese Deputy Premier Doha, December 14 (QNA) - HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani met Sunday with Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Quan and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to the country.     Read the full text news resource...

Dutchman tries to pop question, destroys house The unnamed man hired a crane in a Dutch town to lower him over his girlfriend’s house and into her garden - with disastrous results. An over-amorous Dutchman became a homewrecker - literally - when a crane he was using to have himself lowered into his girlfriend’s garden for a marriage proposal fell...

Saudi crown prince holds talks with U.S. House majority leader Saudi Crown Prince Salman meets Kevin McCarthy, the majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, on Dec. 14, 2014. (Saudi Press Agency) Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held talks in Riyadh on Sunday with U.S. congressman and U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Kevin McCarthy, the Saudi...

Swedish men's team victorious in floorball world championships Sweden won its eighth world championship in floorball on Sunday evening, beating Finland 3-2. Swedish Radio Sports news describes a scene of jubiliation at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, as the team defended their title from the last world championship, which they earned in 2012, also against Finland.     Read the full text...

Prime Minister Attends Storage Areas Project Launch Doha, December 14 (QNA) - HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani attended the launching ceremony of the Storage Areas Project at Dana Club this afternoon. In a speech he gave at the ceremony, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior said the Storage...

Russia denies plane was close enough to be a risk The Russian Defense Ministry said there was no risk that its military plane could have collided with a passenger plane flying south of Malmö on Friday, but the Swedish Air Force say the plane came far too close. Newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported that the passenger plane was likely SAS flight SK1755...

Hamas flexes muscles with Gaza drone flight Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display a home-made drone during a military parade marking the 27th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City Dec. 14, 2014. (Reuters) The Islamic militant group Hamas staged a show of strength to mark its 27th anniversary Sunday, with a military parade...

HH the Emir Meets Al-Walid bin Talal Doha, December 14 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met today at Al-Bahr Palace with Board Chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) in Saudi Arabia HRH Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to Qatar.     Read the...

Sundsvall's Saint Lucia Day parade may break world record Residents of the northern city of Sundsvall set a new world record for the biggest torch-lit parade during Saturday's Saint Lucia Day festivities, according to Swedish Radio P4 Västernorrland. Organizers say they are certain that at least 10,317 people took part in the procession, walking two kilometers over the newly built E4...

Tunisia closes largest border point with Libya The clashes are part of a struggle in the North African country between competing governments allied to armed factions. Tunisia closed its largest border point with Libya at Ras Gdair on Sunday following heavy clashes between the forces of retired Libyan General Khalifa Haftar and the Dawn of Libya rebel forces. Earlier today, Haftar...