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Boko Haram kills six farmers in NE Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists have killed six farmers who were working on their land near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, civilian militia members and locals said yesterday. Gunmen on motorcycles attacked the group who were preparing their fields for the rainy season outside Amrawa village, 16 kilometers from the Borno state capital, on Saturday.“The gunmen attacked the farmers with machetes as they were clearing their farms...
MOSUL: Iraqis sell goods in Mosul’s neighborhood of al-Jadida as civilians gradually return to the area after Iraqi forces recapture the district from Islamic State group fighters.—AFP
Rescued human shields tell of Mosul horror
MOSUL: Iraqis sell goods in Mosul’s neighborhood of al-Jadida as civilians gradually return to the area after Iraqi forces recapture the district from Islamic State group fighters.—AFPHAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq: Fear and hunger are driving an ever-growing number of Iraqi civilians into a camp in Hammam al-Alil, where they share harrowing tales of deadly violence and jihadist tyranny in Mosul. Some arrive at the displacement camp, the largest in...
DAMASCUS: Syrian civilians and rebels, who were evacuated from the Qabun district in northeast Damascus, arrive at a temporary camp in the northern countryside of Idlib province.—AFP
Syria regime nears total recapture of Damascus
DAMASCUS: Syrian civilians and rebels, who were evacuated from the Qabun district in northeast Damascus, arrive at a temporary camp in the northern countryside of Idlib province.—AFPBEIRUT: Syria's regime is close to cementing its control over the entire capital under local deals with rebels after a six-year war that has ravaged suburbs of Damascus and caused population displacements. Rebels have evacuated some of the last Damascus districts...
NEW DELHI: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, is met by officials at the start of a visit to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in Noida, on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi.—AFP
Palestinian president kicks off India visit with tech tour
NEW DELHI: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, is met by officials at the start of a visit to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in Noida, on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi.—AFPNEW DELHI: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a three-day visit to India yesterday with a tour of an IT facility that is helping Ramallah build a high-end tech hub. Abbas, who arrived late Sunday, will hold talks on the Middle...
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In rare victory, Indian sex trafficking survivor gets compensation cash
MUMBAI: Devi is a bubbly teenager who loves hip hop and belly dancing, and still nurtures her childhood dream to become a doctor, even after her life took a cruel turn when she was trafficked and sold for sex in Mumbai two years ago. "I want to study science after high school. I know it is difficult, but I have the will to study. I was only unsure of the money," she said by phone from a shelter where she has stayed since she was rescued.Now the...
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Indian woman battered to death with bricks after being gang-raped
NEW DELHI: An Indian woman was gang-raped and then brutally murdered by men who smashed her skull with bricks after she had threatened to inform authorities, police in the northern state of Haryana, said yesterday. Police have arrested two men for rape and murder in Sonipat town, and six more were being investigated after the victim's mother accused them of involvement, superintendent of police Ashwin Shenvi said.The 23-year old woman, a laborer,...
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. His trial began at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 in 2011 and a verdict was pronounced in 2013. Photo: Munir uz Zaman/AFP
Bangladesh upholds life sentence for firebrand Islamist preacher
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. His trial began at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 in 2011 and a verdict was pronounced in 2013. Photo: Munir uz Zaman/AFPDHAKA: Bangladesh's top court yesterday upheld a life sentence for a firebrand Islamist preacher convicted of war crimes, rejecting calls for him to be hanged. The Supreme Court stood by its 2014 decision to jail Delwar Hossain Sayeedi for life over atrocities committed...
LAHORE: Supporters of Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam, a Pakistani religious group, chant slogans during a demonstration to condemn the Friday’s suicide bombing, in Lahore, Pakistan.—AP
Pakistani police kill four Islamic militants
LAHORE: Supporters of Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam, a Pakistani religious group, chant slogans during a demonstration to condemn the Friday’s suicide bombing, in Lahore, Pakistan.—APMULTAN, Pakistan: Pakistani police killed four Islamic militants in a shootout in a central district yesterday, according to an official with the country's counterterrorism department. The militants were killed when the police returned fire in a raid in the Khanewal...
THE HAGUE: Dr. Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, right, and his delegation wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, yesterday. —AP
India appeals to UN court to halt execution of 'spy'
India accuses Pakistan of egregious violations THE HAGUE: Dr. Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, right, and his delegation wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, yesterday. —APTHE HAGUE: India yesterday appealed to the UN's top court to order Pakistan to suspend its planned execution of an Indian national convicted of spying, denouncing his court martial as "farcical". In an...
HONG KONG: Sri Lankan refugee Ajith Puspa, back left, Filipino refugee Vanessa Rodel, back 2nd left, her daughter Keana, front left, Sri Lankan refugee Nadeeka, back 3rd left, her partner Supun Thilina Kellapatha and their children, son Danath, front center, and daughter Sethumdi, front right, pose for the press outside the Immigration Tower in Hong Kong. — AFP
Hong Kong rejects asylum for refugees who sheltered Snowden
HONG KONG: Sri Lankan refugee Ajith Puspa, back left, Filipino refugee Vanessa Rodel, back 2nd left, her daughter Keana, front left, Sri Lankan refugee Nadeeka, back 3rd left, her partner Supun Thilina Kellapatha and their children, son Danath, front center, and daughter Sethumdi, front right, pose for the press outside the Immigration Tower in Hong Kong. — AFPHONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities have rejected asylum requests from a group of...
(Left) Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Sevilla FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Sunday. (Right) Las Palmas’ defender Pedro Bigas Rigo (right) vies with Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match UD Las Palmas vs FC Barcelona at the Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Sunday. — AFP
Real Madrid, Barca set up final day title showdown
(Left) Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Sevilla FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Sunday. (Right) Las Palmas’ defender Pedro Bigas Rigo (right) vies with Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match UD Las Palmas vs FC Barcelona at the Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on...
ROSEAU, Dominica: Retiring Pakistan cricket team members Younis Khan (left) and captain Misbah-ul-Haq celebrate with the series trophy at the Windsor Park Stadium on Sunday. - AFP
Double departure hands Pak a testing transition
ROSEAU, Dominica: Retiring Pakistan cricket team members Younis Khan (left) and captain Misbah-ul-Haq celebrate with the series trophy at the Windsor Park Stadium on Sunday. - AFPROSEAU, Dominica: As Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq head off into the sunset after long and illustrious careers, Pakistan begins a tricky period of transition looking for a new wave of players ready to fill a huge void left by the retired batting greats. In a fitting...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
Putin orders Russian army to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces
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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP
Three years after return of Taleban, Afghan economic woes loom large