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KYOTO, Japan: Japanese woman Chisako Kakehi, who was arrested on suspicion of poisoning her husband with cyanide in the latest ‘Black Widow’ case, arrives at the Kyoto district court. —AFP

Japan ‘Black Widow’ sentenced to death

KYOTO, Japan: Japanese woman Chisako Kakehi, who was arrested on suspicion of poisoning her husband with cyanide in the latest ‘Black Widow’ case, arrives at the Kyoto district court. —AFPTOKYO: A one-time millionairess dubbed the "Black Widow", who tricked elderly lovers into drinking cyanide and then pocketed millions in insurance payouts and inheritance, was sentenced to death in Japan yesterday. Kyoto District Court condemned Chisako...

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Bangladeshi found guilty of raping an elderly nun in West Bengal, India

KOLKATA: An Indian court yesterday found a Bangladeshi guilty of raping an elderly nun in a crime that sparked an outpouring of anger at persistent high levels of sexual assault in the country. The 71-year-old nun needed surgery after the brutal attack in 2015, when a gang of robbers broke into the convent school where she lived in the eastern state of West Bengal.A court in the state capital Kolkata found Nazrul Islam guilty of rape and...

MENTON: Photo shows the car of an alleged suspect parked outside his residence in Menton, southeastern France, after ten people were arrested in an anti-terror operation in France and Switzerland. —AFP

France and Switzerland in a joint anti-terrorism swoop

Ten arrested in counter-terrorism operation - Switzerland cites suspected links to Al-Qaeda, IS MENTON: Photo shows the car of an alleged suspect parked outside his residence in Menton, southeastern France, after ten people were arrested in an anti-terror operation in France and Switzerland. —AFPPARIS: French police arrested nine people and another was arrested in Switzerland in coordinated counter-terrorism swoops that follow a spate of deadly...

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Trafficked on Myanmar passports, Indian maids struggle to return home

AIZWAL: The 17-year-old recalls being excited as she took the car journey and bus ride from her home in northeast India and across the border into Myanmar. But a few weeks into her stay in Yangon, a phone call to her distraught mother suddenly made her fearful. "She told me I had illegally crossed into another country," she said. "My family said I should come back and their tone made me very scared." An agent - a man she had seen around her...

This undated picture shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (center) visiting the March 16 factory at an undisclosed place. —AFP

China detains N Koreans amid possible defector crackdown

Group detained in Shenyang, trying to defect to S Korea This undated picture shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (center) visiting the March 16 factory at an undisclosed place. —AFPSEOUL: Ten North Koreans, including a three-year-old child, have been detained in China, where they face being deported back to the North, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation said. The group was trying to defect to South Korea but were detained by...

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Seeing double as identical twins play for Russia

Alexei MiranchukMOSCOW: Opponents of Russia's national side can be forgiven for confusion as they face two identical players: twin brothers Anton and Alexei Miranchuk. The 22-year-old Miranchuk siblings appeared together in the national squad for the first time last month after manager Stanislav Cherchesov rewarded their solid performances for Russian league leaders Lokomotiv Moscow. "We gave the new players a chance to show their worth in...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Members of Indian cricket team pose with the winners trophy after their win in their third Twenty20 international cricket match against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram, India, yesterday. – APnnn

India clinch rain-hit thriller

Wins T20 three-match series against New Zealand THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Members of Indian cricket team pose with the winners trophy after their win in their third Twenty20 international cricket match against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram, India, yesterday. – APTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India pipped New Zealand by six runs in a rain-truncated Twenty20 thriller to win the three-match series 2-1 in Thiruvananthapuram yesterday.Put into bat after steady...

RIYADH: This file photo shows a Saudi investor walking past the stock exchange monitors at the Saudi Stock Exchange or Tadawul, in Riyadh. — AFP

Reform or risk? Saudi investors try to read the runes

DUBAI/LONDON: Investors hope the sweeping anti-graft probe ensnaring some of Saudi Arabia's top politicians and businessmen is a sign of reform but those holding its bonds worry about instability.Saudi stocks recovered their losses after the wave of arrests over the weekend, but bonds came under pressure as investors pondered the outlook for the kingdom. Saudi Arabia embarked on an ambitious reform program including fiscal reforms and a massive...

TOKYO: In this Nov 5, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump (left) and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Yokota Air Base, in Fussa on the outskirts of Tokyo. Some businesses in Asia are bracing for the unexpected as Trump traverses the region and meets with the leaders of major US trading partners. — AP

Asia businesses brace for the unexpected Trump vows to reshape trading relationship during tour

TOKYO: In this Nov 5, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump (left) and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Yokota Air Base, in Fussa on the outskirts of Tokyo. Some businesses in Asia are bracing for the unexpected as Trump traverses the region and meets with the leaders of major US trading partners. — APHONG KONG: Some businesses in Asia are bracing for the unexpected as President Donald Trump traverses the region and meets with the...

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KFH wins 'Best Consumer Digital Bank in Kuwait 2017' award

KFH, KFH-Turkey win product innovation awards Yousef Al-Ruwaieh receiving the awardProduct innovation (Al Nuwair Deposit) for KFH, Product Innovation (New Generation Credit Card) for KFH-Turkey AwardsKUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) won "Best Consumer Digital Bank in Kuwait 2017" Award from Global Finance Magazine in the Middle East Category. Also, KFH and KFH-Turkey won Product innovation (Al-Nuwair Deposit), and Product Innovation (New...

In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at thenOscars in Los Angeles. — AP/AFP photos

Weinstein’s ‘army of spies’ to thwart complaints

In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at theOscars in Los Angeles. — AP/AFP photosHarvey Weinstein hired journalists and highly trained ex-spies and military personnel who used fake identities to try to stop accusers from going public with sexual misconduct claims against him, The New Yorker reported Monday. The news came as the Television Academy, which hands out Emmy Awards, was said to have expelled Weinstein "for...

This file photo shows Misoko Nzalaya Jean Luther, alias Ir Socklo, a stringed-instrument maker for 40 years, as he poses with a guitar at his workshop in Kinshasa. — AFP

The guitar maker of Kinshasa: Father of a unique sound

This file photo shows Misoko Nzalaya Jean Luther, alias Ir Socklo, a stringed-instrument maker for 40 years, as he poses with a guitar at his workshop in Kinshasa. — AFPIn 2010, a group of Kinshasa street musicians, several of them left paraplegic by childhood polio, caused a sensation in Europe. Calling themselves Staff Benda Bilili, the penurious band wowed audiences with Congolese rumba, combining pounding rhythms with scintillating...

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos

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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA

India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar

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GAZA: A Palestinian man carries a cat as he flees with others a makeshift camp for displaced people in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip after Zionist tanks took position on a hill overlooking the area on Aug 18, 2024. - AFP

Under-fire Bibi blames Hamas as Gaza suffers