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Truck driver killed in crash
KUWAIT: A fuel tanker truck's driver died after he lost control over his vehicle which flipped along Wafra highway, said security sources noting that special gear was used to cut open the wrecked vehicle and release the dead man's body. A case was filed to investigate the cause of the accident.Cat rescuedKuwait Fire Service Directorate's (KFSD) public relations and media department said that the operations center had received a call about a cat...
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Drunk people arrested
KUWAIT: Three citizens were arrested in Fintas for drinking and fighting outside a building. Security sources said detectives found a bottle of whiskey with the suspects. A case was filed. In a similar case, a female citizen was arrested for drinking, ramming her vehicle into the rear of another citizen's vehicle and insulting him. Security sources said on examining a routine road accident in Salmiya, they found that the woman was heavily drunk....
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, before signing an executive order aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for churches. - AP n
Saudi step to relax male guardianship welcomed
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, before signing an executive order aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for churches. - APBEIRUT: A move by Saudi Arabia to give women more control over their life choices by further relaxing a male guardian system was tentatively welcomed yesterday as another step for women in the conservative kingdom. Saudi Arabia is well known as...
President Donald Trump, accompanied by GOP House members, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health care bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump to visit Saudi Arabia, meet Gulf, Muslim leaders
President Donald Trump, accompanied by GOP House members, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health care bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Thursday his first foreign trip as president will feature stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican, where he will meet with Pope Francis, an ambitious foray onto the world stage that will...
Displaced Iraqis from the al-Haramat neighbourhood, north of Mosul, react after leaving their home as Iraqi forces advance towards the area during the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State (IS) group fighters on May 5, 2017. Iraqi forces thrust into west Mosul from the north, opening a new front in the more than six-month-old offensive to dislodge the Islamic State group from the country's second city. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Iraqi forces gain foothold in Mosul after new push
Displaced Iraqis from the al-Haramat neighbourhood, north of Mosul, react after leaving their home as Iraqi forces advance towards the area during the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State (IS) group fighters on May 5, 2017. Iraqi forces thrust into west Mosul from the north, opening a new front in the more than six-month-old offensive to dislodge the Islamic State group from the country's second city. / AFP / AHMAD...
Algerian Interior and Territorial Collectivities Minister Noureddine Bedoui announces the results of the country's legislative elections in Algiers on May 5, 2017. The party of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and its coalition ally have won a clear majority of the seats in parliament, results released by the interior ministry showed. / AFP / RYAD KRAMDI / RYAD KRAMDI
Algeria ruling coalition wins legislative elections
Algerian Interior and Territorial Collectivities Minister Noureddine Bedoui announces the results of the country's legislative elections in Algiers on May 5, 2017. The party of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and its coalition ally have won a clear majority of the seats in parliament, results released by the interior ministry showed. / AFP / RYAD KRAMDI / RYAD KRAMDIALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's party and its...
French independent centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron shakes hands to supporters as he campaigns in Rodez, southern France, Friday, May 5, 2017. The 39-year-old independent candidate faces far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen in Sunday's presidential runoff. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Macron stretches lead as campaign enters final day
French independent centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron shakes hands to supporters as he campaigns in Rodez, southern France, Friday, May 5, 2017. The 39-year-old independent candidate faces far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen in Sunday's presidential runoff. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)PARIS: Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen yesterday,...
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N Korea accuses CIA of plot to assassinate Kim
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 5, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the defence detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet located in the southernmost part of the waters off the southwest front. South Korea - AFP.SEOUL: North Korea yesterday accused the CIA and Seoul's intelligence services of conspiring to assassinate the...
President Donald Trump, accompanied by House GOP members, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health care bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
House passes Obamacare repeal
President Donald Trump, accompanied by House GOP members, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health care bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump extracted a much-needed victory from Congress Thursday as Republicans narrowly pushed through the House of Representatives a bill repealing the landmark health reforms of his predecessor. The vote...
Crew members wave after completing the maiden flight of China's home-grown C919 passenger jet at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on May 5, 2017. The first large made-in-China passenger plane took off on its maiden test flight on May 5, marking a key milestone on the country's ambitious journey to compete with the world's leading aircraft makers. - China OUTn / AFP / STR
China enters dog-fight with Boeing, Airbus
Crew members wave after completing the maiden flight of China's home-grown C919 passenger jet at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on May 5, 2017. The first large made-in-China passenger plane took off on its maiden test flight on May 5, marking a key milestone on the country's ambitious journey to compete with the world's leading aircraft makers. -  AFP SHANGHAI: China's home-grown C919 passenger jet completed its long-delayed maiden...
Asha Devi and Badri Singh, mother and father respectively, of the victim of the fatal 2012 gang rape on a moving bus, speak on their mobile phones as they arrive at the Supreme Court complex in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 5, 2017. India's top court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men who were convicted in the fatal gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in the Indian capital nearly five years ago. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
India court upholds death penalty in gang rape case
Asha Devi and Badri Singh, mother and father respectively, of the victim of the fatal 2012 gang rape on a moving bus, speak on their mobile phones as they arrive at the Supreme Court complex in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 5, 2017. India's top court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men who were convicted in the fatal gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in the Indian capital nearly five years ago....
Manchester United's forward Marcus Rashford (R) celebrates with his teammate Ecuadorian defender Antonio Valencia after scoring during their UEFA Europa League semi final first leg football match RC Celta de Vigo vs Manchester United FC at the Balaidos stadium in Vigo on May 4, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA
Rashford edges United towards Europa final
Manchester United's forward Marcus Rashford (R) celebrates with his teammate Ecuadorian defender Antonio Valencia after scoring during their UEFA Europa League semi final first leg football match RC Celta de Vigo vs Manchester United FC at the Balaidos stadium in Vigo on May 4, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPAVIGO: Marcus Rashford's stunning free-kick 23 minutes from time put Manchester United on the brink of reaching the Europa League final...
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