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MANILA: A Muslim woman passes by policemen at a checkpoint in downtown Manila, Philippines yesterday as the Philippine National Police is placed under full alert status following the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, southern Philippines. —AP
Islamic State-linked militants besiege Philippine city
Duterte threatens martial law for all of Philippines MANILA: A Muslim woman passes by policemen at a checkpoint in downtown Manila, Philippines yesterday as the Philippine National Police is placed under full alert status following the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, southern Philippines. —APMANILA: Islamic State group-linked militants swept through a southern Philippine city, beheading a police chief, burning buildings, seizing a...
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Salman Abedi: Student dropout known to UK security services
Salman AbediMANCHESTER: Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people in an attack in Manchester on Monday, was a university dropout with "proven" links to the Islamic State group, according to France's interior minister. Born to a devoutly Muslim Libyan family in Britain's third biggest city, officials said he was known to British security services and the Financial Times reported he had turned to radical Islam. Abedi, 22, worshipped at...
MANCHESTER: Helpers attend to injured people inside Manchester Arena after a blast late Monday. - AP
‘Irritating’: UK scolds US officials who leaked the name of attacker
LONDON: Britain expressed irritation yesterday at leaks in the United States of details about a suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a packed pop concert, saying disclosures of that kind could hinder such investigations. The suicide bombing at a packed concert in Manchester was the deadliest attack in Britain since July 2005, when four British Muslim suicide bombers killed 52 people in coordinated attacks on London's transport network.US...
MOGADISHU: Somalis carry away the dead body of a person who was killed when a car bomb detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia yesterday. — AP
Islamic State kills 5 in first suicide attack in Somalia
Suicide bomber detonates at a checkpoint MOGADISHU: Somalis carry away the dead body of a person who was killed when a car bomb detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia yesterday. — APMOGADISHU: The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia that left five dead as it steps up activities in a region dominated by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab. The group's self-styled news agency Amaq claimed the "martyrdom-seeking operation with an...
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani fruit vendor reads a newspaper as he waits for customers on a street in Islamabad yesterday. — AFP
Chinese language teachers kidnapped in Pakistan city
Abductors pretended to be policemen ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani fruit vendor reads a newspaper as he waits for customers on a street in Islamabad yesterday. — AFPQUETTA: Armed men pretending to be policemen kidnapped two Chinese language teachers in the Pakistani city of Quetta yesterday, provincial officials said, an attack likely to raise concerns in Beijing about its huge investment plans. China has pledged to invest $57 billion in Pakistani...
Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte gestures a clenched fist as he visit soldiers in Butig, Lanao del Sur, southern Philippines November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
Philippines martial law
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who have declared allegiance to the Islamic State group. Here is what we know about his reasons and what happens next:What happened?Duterte acted after security forces on Tuesday battled dozens of gunmen in Marawi, a city of about 200,000 people. One policeman and two soldiers died in the fighting, authorities said....
TAIPEI: Same-sex activists hug outside the parliament in Taipei yesterday. — AFP
Taiwan becomes 1st in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage
TAIPEI: Same-sex activists hug outside the parliament in Taipei yesterday. — AFPTAIPEI: In a first for Asia, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage yesterday, punctuating a yearslong campaign by advocates for gay rights in one of the continent's most liberal democracies. In its majority opinion, the court said a provision in the current civil code barring same-sex marriages violated two articles of the constitution...
EAST JAVA, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities destroy thousands of bottles of alcohol ahead of the holy month of Ramadan at a police station in Surabaya yesterday. — AFP
Indonesian police steamroller alcohol ahead of holy month
EAST JAVA, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities destroy thousands of bottles of alcohol ahead of the holy month of Ramadan at a police station in Surabaya yesterday. — AFPSURABAYA: Indonesian police yesterday used a steamroller to crush thousands of bottles of alcohol and torched a huge stash of seized drugs ahead of Ramadan in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. Islam's holiest month is due to begin this weekend, with observant...
STOCKHOLM: United's Wayne Rooney, center, lifts the trophy after winning the soccer Europa League final between Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday.. — AP
Man Utd outclass Ajax to win Europa League
STOCKHOLM: United's Wayne Rooney, center, lifts the trophy after winning the soccer Europa League final between Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday.. — APSTOCKHOLM: Paul Pogba propelled Manchester United towards a 2-0 victory over Ajax yesterday in a Europa League final rendered heavy with emotion by this week’s terror attack in Manchester. A night that began with a moment of silence,...
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi gestures after missing a goal opportunity during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs SD Eibar at the Camp Nou stadium. - AFP
Messi loses appeal in tax fraud trial
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi gestures after missing a goal opportunity during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs SD Eibar at the Camp Nou stadium. - AFPMADRID: Spain’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal by Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi and stood by a Catalan regional court’s 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud, court documents showed. The five-times World Player of the Year is...
DUBLIN: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal runs between wickets during the Tri-Series final One-Day International between Bangladesh and New Zealand at Clontarf cricket ground in Dublin yesterday. — AFP
Bangladesh down New Zealand to boost 2019 World Cup push
DUBLIN: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal runs between wickets during the Tri-Series final One-Day International between Bangladesh and New Zealand at Clontarf cricket ground in Dublin yesterday. — AFPDUBLIN: Bangladesh took a huge step towards qualifying for the 2019 World Cup with a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the tri-series finale yesterday. The win at Clontarf promoted Bangladesh to sixth place, above Sri Lanka in the standings, with...
RIO DE JANEIRO: In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, United States’ Kerri Walsh Jennings stands on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women’s beach volleyball competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 100 athletes from around the world say the medals they won at the Rio Olympics are damaged. The IOC and Rio organizers plan to replace them with new medals. Among those with defective medals are beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings who says her bronze medal from last summer is flaking and rusting. — AP
Faster, rustier: Medals from Rio Olympics damaged
RIO DE JANEIRO: In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, United States’ Kerri Walsh Jennings stands on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women’s beach volleyball competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 100 athletes from around the world say the medals they won at the Rio Olympics are damaged. The IOC and Rio organizers plan to replace them with new medals. Among those with defective medals are...
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