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ZHUMADIAN, China: Chinese soldiers take part in a counterterrorism exercise during the multinational UN peacekeeping live exercise 'Shared Destiny-2021' held by Chinese military at a tactical training base of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Zhumadian, central China's Henan province yesterday. - AFP n
China hosts multinational exercise
ZHUMADIAN, China: Chinese soldiers take part in a counterterrorism exercise during the multinational UN peacekeeping live exercise 'Shared Destiny-2021' held by Chinese military at a tactical training base of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Zhumadian, central China's Henan province yesterday. - AFPZHUMADIAN: China wrapped up the country's first multinational peacekeeping exercise yesterday, demonstrating the extent of its military might...
CHENNA: An unidentified corpse is seen on the ground near the village of Chenna, 95 kilometers northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia. - AFP n
Stench of death: Villagers flee site of Ethiopian mass killings
CHENNA: An unidentified corpse is seen on the ground near the village of Chenna, 95 kilometers northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia. - AFPCHENNA: Bodies of rebel fighters dot the roads and fields leading to Chenna, a village in the mountains of northern Ethiopia that this month saw one of the most gruesome reported incidents in the country's 10-month-old war. Last week, the government accused the rebels, the Tigray People's Liberation Front...
SEOUL: People watch television news broadcast showing file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul yesterday after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea according to the South's military. - AFP n
South Korea test-fires first submarine-launched missile
SEOUL: People watch television news broadcast showing file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul yesterday after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea according to the South's military. - AFPSEOUL: South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile yesterday, becoming only the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology and raising the prospect of a regional...
HOUSTON: Houston Fire Department paramedics transport a man suffering from breathing difficulties to a hospital in Houston, Texas. - AFP n
US approaching Delta wave peak
HOUSTON: Houston Fire Department paramedics transport a man suffering from breathing difficulties to a hospital in Houston, Texas. - AFPWASHINGTON: The latest coronavirus wave in the United States driven by the Delta variant could soon peak, but experts warn against complacency and expect the virus will be part of everyday life for years to come. The seven-day-average of daily cases as of Monday was 172,000, its highest level of this surge even...
WASHINGTON: In this file photo, US Army General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives for a press briefing about the US military drawdown in Afghanistan, at the Pentagon.- AFP n
Dubious of Trump's sanity, US general secretly called China
WASHINGTON: In this file photo, US Army General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives for a press briefing about the US military drawdown in Afghanistan, at the Pentagon.- AFPWASHINGTON: The top US general was so worried in early January that Donald Trump was out of control that he took secret action to prevent the outgoing president from sparking a war with China, according to a new book. Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark...
KRASNODAR: Activists run a campaign event for Andrei Pivovarov - who is being held in the city's Detention Centre No 1.- AFP n
'Candidate in handcuffs': Kremlin critic campaigns from prison
KRASNODAR: Activists run a campaign event for Andrei Pivovarov - who is being held in the city's Detention Centre No 1. - AFPKRASNODAR: With parliamentary elections in Russia around the corner, canvassers in the southern city of Krasnodar are asking passersby to write letters to their candidate, who has no way to meet them. That's because Kremlin critic Andrei Pivovarov is behind bars just down the road. Arrested at the end of May, Pivovarov's...
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
The new Uzbekistan: New possibilities for investors
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of UzbekistanKUWAIT: The declaration of State Independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991 opened a new chapter in modern history of the country. This year the Uzbek people celebrate 30th anniversary of this significant date. During this historically short period, Uzbekistan had a great achievement in all spheres, including his internal and foreign policy.Today, Uzbekistan under the leadership of...
BERN: Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo shoots the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Young Boys and Manchester United at Wankdorf stadium in Bern, on Tuesday. - AFPn
Man Utd learn Ronaldo's goals alone won't suffice in Champions League
BERN: Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo shoots the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Young Boys and Manchester United at Wankdorf stadium in Bern, on Tuesday. - AFPBERN: Cristiano Ronaldo has wasted no time in showing how valuable he will be to Manchester United but Tuesday's shock Champions League defeat at the hands of Young Boys in Bern was a reminder that the Old Trafford side have...
BARCELONA: Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski (right) celebrates his goal with Bayern Munich's German forward Thomas Mueller (left) during the UEFA Champions League first round group E football match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday. - AFPn
Lewandowski at the double as Bayern outplay Barca again
BARCELONA: Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski (right) celebrates his goal with Bayern Munich's German forward Thomas Mueller (left) during the UEFA Champions League first round group E football match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday. - AFPBARCELONA: Bayern Munich gave Barcelona a brutal demonstration of how far their opponents have fallen by strolling to a 3-0 win in the Champions...
LONDON: Chelsea's German head coach Thomas Tuchel (right) shakes hands with Chelsea's Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku on the pitch after the UEFA Champions League Group H football match between Chelsea and Zenit St Petersburg at Stamford Bridge in London on Tuesday. - AFPn
'World class' Lukaku what Chelsea were missing, admits Tuchel
LONDON: Chelsea's German head coach Thomas Tuchel (right) shakes hands with Chelsea's Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku on the pitch after the UEFA Champions League Group H football match between Chelsea and Zenit St Petersburg at Stamford Bridge in London on Tuesday. - AFPLONDON: Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said Romelu Lukaku's knack of scoring decisive goals is what the Blues were missing despite winning the Champions League last season. Lukaku...
ROME: Roma's coach Jose Mourinho reacts during his team's Italian Serie A football match against Sassuolo at the Olympic stadium in Rome on September 12, 2021. - AFPn
Spurs, Roma provide stardust in new Europa Conference League
ROME: Roma's coach Jose Mourinho reacts during his team's Italian Serie A football match against Sassuolo at the Olympic stadium in Rome on September 12, 2021. - AFPPARIS: To its detractors it is a third-rate tournament, far from the glamorous elite level of European football, but the inaugural Europa Conference League which kicks off this week has plenty going for it. Tottenham Hotspur and Jose Mourinho's Roma are the star attractions in what...
BELLAIRE, US: Antonio Fernandez, 64, poses in his house in Bellaire, Texas. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Antonio Fernandez, 64, had envisioned staying in his job at Chevron in Houston for perhaps another five years. -AFPnnnn
As pandemic roils economy, more US workers call it a day
BELLAIRE, US: Antonio Fernandez, 64, poses in his house in Bellaire, Texas. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Antonio had envisioned staying in his job at Chevron in Houston for perhaps another five years. -AFPWASHINGTON: Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Antonio Fernandez, 64, had envisioned staying in his job at Chevron in Houston for perhaps another five years. "I probably think I had five more years to work, at least," Fernandez said of...