Qatar is one of the countries in the Arabian Peninsula, and it is easily among the tiniest in the region. With a land area of just 11,437 square kilometres, Qatar is actually smaller than a lot of islands in the Philippines; the island of Negros is considerably larger, for example.
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Judge blocks parts of Arizona’s controversial new law
Hours before it was to take effect, a judge in Arizona blocked parts of a controversial new law. Federal judge Susan Bolton issued an injunction against a particular part of Arizona’s new immigration bill that gives authorities the right to questi...
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People would tell you that money couldn’t buy happiness, but according to a recent Gallup World Poll, it seems like there’s growing reason to believe otherwise. In a survey that combined the responses of thousands of people in 155 countries from 2005 to 2009, countries that are known to be relatively...
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Wikileaks.org discloses Afghan war reports
Wikileaks.org , a whistleblower website, put out tens of thousands of documents from 2004 to January 2010 recording military records and incidents covering the Afghan war.
The website’s introduction in the War Diary said that the reports in the documents illustr...
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It was supposed to be a joyous occasion filled with music and camaraderie but it has turned out to be a catastrophe. For the 20 people who died at the Love Parade in Duisburg, Germany they wouldn’t have guessed that a supposedly fun event would turn out to be the thing that would mark the end to their...
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