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Mexico's 'Arab Spring' Is Here MEXICO CITY — In this mountain capital, tens of thousands marched downtown, with a few hundred smashing the windows of banks and shops. In southern Oaxaca state, protesters blockaded the entrance to an oil refinery. In Ciudad Juarez, demonstrators took over a cross-border bridge, letting cars enter from the US toll free. In Guerrero state, rioters burned...

China's President Just Proved How Serious He Is China's Communist Party has expelled former security tsar Zhou Yongkang, the highest-ranking politician to be purged from the party since the days of Mao. The news was released at midnight Chinese time. He will now be arrested by China's top prosecutors, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, according to the BBC. What we're seeing is beyond...

Sarah Sjöström takes gold at Doha Worlds Sarah Sjöström won gold in the 50m Butterfly Final on the opening day of the World Short Course Championships in Doha. The Swede had only 30 minutes earlier raced to claim a silver medal in the 100m Freestyle Final. Sjöström took gold in the 50m butterfly in a time of 24,58 seconds. Her success...

Middle East rally champion Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (L) poses with QMMF chief Nasser Khalifa al-Attiyah in Doha on Thursday night. Almost a week after it was deemed that his 10th Middle East Rally Championship title had evaded him for now, Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah was declared as the champion yesterday. In the last MERC rally in Dubai, UAE’s Sheikh Khalid al-Qassimi...

Eritrean President Arrives Saturday in Doha Doha, December 05 (QNA) - President of the State of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki will arrive Saturday on a visit to the country. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the Eritrean president will hold talks on Sunday on bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and means of boosting and enhancing them. (QNA)     Read...

Jordanian Monarch Meets U.S. Vice President Washington, December 05 (QNA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II met on Friday with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. During the meeting, they discussed Jordanian-American relations and ways of enhancing them in different spheres, Jordanian news agency Petra reported.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

Ghani promises self-reliant Afghanistan at London talks Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pose on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street after their meeting in London yesterday. President Ashraf Ghani outlined his vision for a more self-reliant Afghanistan at a conference in London on Thursday as he welcomed the withdrawal...

‘I can’t breathe’: Why Eric Garner protests are gaining momentum Suddenly, it feels like the 1960s again, with swirling movements for social justice finding inspiration and a powerful common denominator in the struggle for black equality. The decision by a Staten Island, New York, grand jury not to indict Police Officer Daniel Pantoleo in the choking death of Eric Garner came...

EU interior ministers warn of returning 'IS' fighters European ministers have called for a 'more ambitious' response to the problem of young Europeans going to fight in Syria and Iraq. They also warned that the threat of an attack in Europe by returning fighters was 'real.' On Friday, EU interior ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss the problem of young Europeans...

Obama nominates Carter to replace Hagel at US Pentagon US President Barack Obama has nominated Ashton Carter as his next defense secretary, following Chuck Hagel's resignation last month. After the appearance of the "Islamic State," Obama and Hagel found themselves at odds. Long the rumored nominee, Ashton Carter, 60, would replace Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator and Vietnam war veteran...

Amnesty International criticizes rich nations for Syria Amnesty International has criticized rich nations for not taking in enough refugees from Syria. According to the rights group, that represents a failure to respond to the crisis created by the country's civil war. On Friday, the human rights group Amnesty International criticized wealthy nations for failing to support refugees from Syria. Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Amnesty's...

More than a dozen dead in migrant boat tragedy in Italy More than a dozen people have died on a migrant boat heading for Italy. The Italian navy reported that the harsh elements killed the refugees, who were seeking asylum in the EU. The Italian navy announced on Friday that it had rescued more than 270 migrants stranded in the Strait...

ISIS could expand in Libya: EU anti-terrorism chief An armed motorcade belonging to members of Derna's Islamic Youth Council proceeds along a road in Derna, eastern Libya, Oct. 3, 2014. (Reuters) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) could expand in Libya, EU coordinator for anti-terrorism Gilles de Kerchove warned on Saturday. De Kerchove made the statement to Al Arabiya correspondent...

Iran confirms it carried out air strikes in Iraq The comments are the first official confirmation of air strikes by Tehran since U.S. officials said earlier this week the Iranian air force carried out attacks against ISIS. A senior Iranian official confirmed on Friday that his country had carried out air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...