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BANGLADESH: A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, shouts for help as a relative lies unconscious after the boat they were traveling in capsized minutes before reaching shore at Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh yesterday.—AP

Nearly 3 weeks into Rohingya crisis, refugees still fleeing

Council called for 'immediate steps to end the violence' BANGLADESH: A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, shouts for help as a relative lies unconscious after the boat they were traveling in capsized minutes before reaching shore at Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh yesterday.—APCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still...

ST BERNARD: In this Sept 16, 2005, file photo, a wheelchair with a slipper still on the footrest sits in the mud left behind by Hurricane Katrina at St Rita’s Nursing home, where 34 people died while waiting to be rescued from the floodwaters. — AP

Florida’s nursing home deaths spur efforts to protect elderly

ST BERNARD: In this Sept 16, 2005, file photo, a wheelchair with a slipper still on the footrest sits in the mud left behind by Hurricane Katrina at St Rita’s Nursing home, where 34 people died while waiting to be rescued from the floodwaters. — APHOLLYWOOD: Emergency workers around hurricane-scarred Florida worked to make sure elderly residents were safe, evacuating multiple assisted-living facilities, after eight people died in a...

ARCHIDONA: A Spanish flag flies at Ochavada square. — AFP

Spain threatens 700 pro-referendum mayors

ARCHIDONA: A Spanish flag flies at Ochavada square. — AFPMADRID: Spain's public prosecutor on Wednesday ordered a criminal probe of over 700 Catalan mayors who are cooperating with an October 1 independence referendum deemed illegal by Madrid. The move increases the pressure on Catalan officials just one day before the pro-separatist camp officially kicks off its referendum campaign in the Mediterranean port of Tarragona.Furious at the...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Fire and Rescue personnel stand outside the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah religious school. —AFP

Fire at Islamic school in Malaysia kills 24

One of the country’s worst fire disasters KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Fire and Rescue personnel stand outside the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah religious school. —AFPKUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-four people, mostly teenage boys, were killed yesterday when a blaze tore through a Malaysian religious school, in what officials said was one of the country's worst fire disasters for years. The blaze broke out before dawn in the tahfiz-an Islamic religious school-in...

AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, India: Photo shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe exchanging agreements at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat state.

India’s first bullet train project deepens Japanese ties

Eyeing China, two leaders pledge more defense, security projects AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, India: Photo shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe exchanging agreements at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat state.GANDHINAGAR, India: The leaders of India and Japan agreed yesterday to deepen defense ties and push for more cooperation with Australia and the United States, as they seek to...

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Toshiba: Japan’s faded titan selling the family silver

TOKYO: At a train station used by hundreds of workers at struggling Japanese electronics giant Toshiba, an advert is apparently trying to poach staff worried by their employer’s precarious financial position. “Do you work for ‘that’ electronics company? If so, come and work for us!” screamed the ad for Toyota. The mere fact Toshiba staff are apparently being urged to jump ship by rivals underscores the difficulties suffered by the...

Lebanese-French director Ziad Douieri poses with actors at the pre-screening of ‘The Insult’ in Beirut on Tuesday. — AFP photos

‘The Insult’ takes on taboos of Lebanon’s civil war

Lebanese-French director Ziad Douieri poses with actors at the pre-screening of ‘The Insult’ in Beirut on Tuesday. — AFP photosNearly three decades after it ended, Lebanon’s civil war returned to haunt Beirut this week at a screening of the film “The Insult,” which forcefully explores the taboos of the conflict. The movie opened to rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival, earning accolades for its French-Lebanese director Ziad...

LAHORE: World XI batsman Hashim Amla, right, runs between the wickets with his partner Thisara Perera during the second Twenty20 match at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium. — AP

Amla, Perera power World XI to 7-wicket win vs Pakistan

LAHORE: World XI batsman Hashim Amla, right, runs between the wickets with his partner Thisara Perera during the second Twenty20 match at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium. — APLAHORE: Hashim Amla smashed a half century and Thisara Perera provided an excellent finish with a 19-ball 47 as World XI defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 international on Wednesday. “Hash (Amla) told me to stay till the last moment because we can...

SHANGHAI: A Chinese man holds an umbrella as he rides a scooter in Shanghai yesterday. — AFP

China economy losing steam as investment growth eases

Overall growth still, seen hitting 2017 target SHANGHAI: A Chinese man holds an umbrella as he rides a scooter in Shanghai yesterday. — AFPBEIJING: China posted a rare flurry of disappointing data yesterday— including its slowest growth in investment in nearly 18 years—suggesting the world’s second-largest economy is finally starting to lose some momentum as borrowing costs rise. Factory output and retail sales also grew less than...

BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, left, and Jordi Alba, right, celebrate with Lionel Messi who scored 3-0 during a Champions League group D soccer match between FC Barcelona and Juventus at the Camp Nou stadium. — AP

Barca emerge from gloom to set the pace in La Liga

BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, left, and Jordi Alba, right, celebrate with Lionel Messi who scored 3-0 during a Champions League group D soccer match between FC Barcelona and Juventus at the Camp Nou stadium. — APMADRID: Barcelona have emerged from a cloud of pessimism to make a perfect start to their La Liga campaign and travel to Getafe on Saturday looking to stretch their advantage over Real Madrid, whose early optimism has been...

MADRID: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after scoring the first goal during a Champions League group H soccer match between Real Madrid and Apoel Nicosia at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. — AP

Ronaldo returns to smash double in routine Real win

MADRID: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after scoring the first goal during a Champions League group H soccer match between Real Madrid and Apoel Nicosia at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. — APMADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo wasted no time in showing Real Madrid what they have been missing during his five-game domestic suspension, by scoring twice as the holders began their Champions League defence with a routine 3-0 win over APOEL Nicosia...

LONDON: Tottenham’s Harry Kane is about to score during the Champions League group H soccer match between Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund, at the Wembley stadium. — AP

Kane downs Dortmund as Spurs end Wembley woe

LONDON: Tottenham’s Harry Kane is about to score during the Champions League group H soccer match between Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund, at the Wembley stadium. — APLONDON: Harry Kane banished Tottenham Hotspur’s Wembley curse as the England striker’s double sealed a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. With White Hart Lane being redeveloped, Tottenham are playing their home matches at the...

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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA

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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP

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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.

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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA

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