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Nobel Week attracts hordes of Japanese journos Nagoya University students from Professor Hiroshi Amano's laboratory give three cheers with a life-size cardboard cutout of Amano after learning he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Around 100 Japanese reporters and photographers are descending on Stockholm to cover Nobel Week, which kicks off today. The week-long event, ending December 12th, does not normally...

Clashes on anniversary of fatal shooting of Athens teen Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in Athens. The demonstrators were marching through the Greek capital to mark the sixth anniversary of the killing of an unarmed teenager by the police. Riot police used teargas and pepper spray to push back protesters, some of whom hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at...

Cassidy wins Senate runoff in Louisiana Surrounded by family and friends, Louisiana Sen.- elect Bill Cassidy celebrates his win and thanks supporters for their help during his election watch party in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Cassidy beat three-term Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. BATON ROUGE, La. — Republicans completed their conquest of the Senate on Saturday when Republican...

U.S. drone strike in Pakistan kills four, including al-Qaeda suspect Six Pakistani military officials confirmed Sunday's drone strike. Four suspected militants were killed, including an alleged member of al-Qaeda, and two were injured when a U.S. drone strike hit a house in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, Pakistani military officials said. The strike came a day after Pakistani forces killed a major al-Qaeda...

Thousands in shelters as Hagupit lashes Philippines Hundreds of thousands of people have fled coastal villages as Typhoon Hagupit swept across the eastern and central Philippines. Power and telephone lines were reported to be down in many areas. Typhoon Hagupit slammed into remote fishing communities in the eastern Philippines on Saturday night, bringing heavy rain and packing sustained winds of 160...

The Company Crushing Apple And Samsung In China Is Making An Amazing Super-Cheap Phone Xiaomi, China's hottest smartphone company, may release a new smartphone that costs $325 without a carrier contract, according to a Chinese analyst (via Phone Arena). That's about half as much as what you would pay for a new phone from Samsung or Apple. And it's about the...

‘I will attack women,’ al-Qaeda militant warns Lebanon after wife detained The threat, delivered in a video distributed on jihadist websites, was published on Friday hours before the group said it killed one of the captive Lebanese soldiers it holds. (YouTube) A leading member of Syria's al-Qaeda branch, Abu Ali al-Shishani, has pledged to attack Lebanese women and children and end...

Ferguson has become a springboard for many movements A protester stands in front of the Ferguson Police Department as the snow falls Nov. 26, 2014. ST. LOUIS — In a cold late fall drizzle, dozens of fast-food workers gathered at a downtown plaza for a protest this week where they tied their call for increasing their state's minimum wage to their...

Ajyal film festival ends today Palestinian (above) and Indian groups (right) perform at Ajyal Youth Film Festival’s Family Weekend event yesterday. On the concluding day of the week-long Ajyal Youth Film Festival today, film lovers can watch a special screening of the BraveHearts programme that features three films illuminating “the incredible impact of education on young people.” Screening at 5pm at Katara...

National Day: Ministry of Youth and Sports...Great Achievements Deserve Recognition December 06 (QNA) - Youth and sports sector has seen the implementation of many projects and achievements and future plans thanks to the unlimited support provided by the State of Qatar for this important and vital sector and despite the recent creation of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the...

Luke Somers' sister says he was killed in failed Yemen rescue attempt Luke Somers, 33, an American photojournalist who was kidnapped over a year ago by al-Qaeda, poses for a picture during a parade marking the second anniversary of the revolution in Sanaa, Yemen, in February last year. American photojournalist Luke Somers, held by al-Qaeda militants following his abduction in Yemen's...

Third night of protests over US police shootings; grand jury to review Akai Gurley case Rallies to mark the deaths of black people shot dead by white policemen have been organised in New York and other US cities. A grand jury is to look into the latest case, of Akai Gurley. Hundreds of protesters marched in New York for the third...

Cuban doctor recovers from Ebola virus in Geneva clinic A Cuban doctor who contracted the Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has been declared clear of the virus. He was treated with experimental drugs at a Swiss clinic. Cuba's Health Ministry said that tests carried out on 43-year-old Felix Baez Sarria show he is clear of the virus and will soon...

UK to establish permanent Mideast military base The country is part of a U.S.-led coalition carrying out airstrikes on the extremist group. Bahrain will host the first permanent British military base in the Middle East as part of a deal to increase cooperation in tackling security threats in the Middle East, the BBC reported. The deal “reaffirms our joint determination to...