13 Kids Among 19 Dead in Qatar Mall Blaze
Thirteen children and four teachers were among at least 19 people killed when a fire broke out in a shopping mall in the Qatari capital of Doha yesterday. The victims were trapped inside a nursery in...
View ArticleWorld Carbon Emissions Hit New Record in 2011
Neither concern for the planet nor a weak global economy have been able to keep carbon emissions down, researchers say. Emissions rose 3.6% to a new record last year and have risen another 2.6% so far...
View ArticleUS, Taliban to Talk Peace in Group's New Qatar Office
The Taliban has opened its long-promised office in Doha, Qatar, where it will openly hold direct peace talks with the US, Taliban officials announced today at, of all things, a press conference. Top US...
View ArticleTaliban Kills Americans Hours After Peace Office Opens
Taliban insurgents aren't letting up the fight in Afghanistan despite the opening of an office for peace talks . Four American troops were killed in a rocket attack on a convoy near Bagram Air Base...
View ArticleBehold, the World's Longest Flight
Qatar Airways has launched the world's longest scheduled commercial airline route with the arrival of its flight from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand. The Gulf carrier said flight QR920 touched down in...
View ArticleBehind the Fastest Woman on Earth, Empty Seats
The women's 100-meter final is called "one of the marquee events" of the world track championships taking place right now in Doha, Qatar, per the AP . Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took gold in the event...
View ArticleAustralia: Women From 10 Flights Had 'Invasive' Exams in Qatar
A baby was born and abandoned at an airport in Doha, Qatar, and now officials are apologizing over their controversial attempt to find the mother amid the revelation that there may have been more women...
View ArticleIn Just 90 Minutes, Hope for NYT Journos in Afghanistan
The New York Times on Wednesday reported that it managed to safely get a group of Afghans who worked for the paper and their relatives—24 families in all—out of Afghanistan in a "harrowing escape" that...
View ArticleAfter Newborn Is Found, Women Pulled From Planes
A group of Australian women is planning to sue the government of Qatar after they say they were removed from their plane, detained, and forced to undergo invasive medical checks to determine if they...
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