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Germany cracks down on child marriages
BERLIN: Germany's cabinet yesterday moved to ban child marriages after the recent mass refugee influx brought in many couples where one or both partners were aged under 18. The new law, set to receive parliamentary approval by July, is seen as a protective move especially for girls by annulling foreign marriages involving minors.It will allow youth welfare workers to take into care underaged girls even if they were legally married abroad and, if...
ST PETERSBURG: People form digits of the time of the subway bombing in memory of victims of the tragic event, on Marsovo Polye in St Petersburg, Russia yesterday. A bomb blast tore through a subway train under Russia’s second-largest city on Monday, killing several people and wounding more. —‚AP
'The enemy within' - Russia faces different Islamist threat with bombing
ST PETERSBURG: People form digits of the time of the subway bombing in memory of victims of the tragic event, on Marsovo Polye in St Petersburg, Russia yesterday. A bomb blast tore through a subway train under Russia’s second-largest city on Monday, killing several people and wounding more. —‚APMOSCOW: Akbarzhon Jalilov, the man suspected of blowing up a Russian metro train, represents a new wave of radical Islamists who blend into local...
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India’s ‘anti-Romeo squads’ accused of harassing couples, shaming young men
NEW DELHI: Indian "anti-Romeo" police squads set up to protect women from sexual harassment in public places should be disbanded because their heavy-handed tactics and moral policing are leaving people insecure and fearful, women's rights activists said. The squads, made up of plainclothes and uniformed police officers, were introduced in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in March following the appointment of a new state leader who had pledged...
MOSUL: Iraqis stand near a heavily damaged house in the Mosul Al-Jadida neighborhood in the western part of the northern city of Mosul as Iraqi forces advance in their offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. — AFP
Islamic State used the Mosul museum as tax department
Militants destroyed priceless artifacts MOSUL: Iraqis stand near a heavily damaged house in the Mosul Al-Jadida neighborhood in the western part of the northern city of Mosul as Iraqi forces advance in their offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. — AFPMOSUL: After they seized Mosul two years ago and destroyed the priceless Mesopotamian artifacts in its museum, Islamic State militants found a practical use for the...
LAHORE: A Pakistani forensic team arrives at the scene of a suicide bomb attack on a census team in Lahore yesterday. —AFP
Five killed; Taleban suicide blast targets census team in Pakistan
LAHORE: A Pakistani forensic team arrives at the scene of a suicide bomb attack on a census team in Lahore yesterday. —AFPLAHORE: At least five people were killed and up to 18 wounded in a Taleban suicide blast that targeted a census team in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore yesterday, officials said. Witnesses described being knocked to the ground by the blast just after 8:00 am, then a "horrible scene" of blood and bodies and the sound of...
NEW DELHI: A student activist holds a placard during a protest denouncing the killing of a 52-year-old Muslim farmer Mohammad Akhlaq by villagers upon hearing rumors that the family was eating beef, a taboo for many among India's majority Hindu population, in New Delhi, India. - AP
Muslim man dies after attack by cow vigilantes
Tensions rise over the slaughter of animal Hindus consider sacred NEW DELHI: A student activist holds a placard during a protest denouncing the killing of a 52-year-old Muslim farmer Mohammad Akhlaq by villagers upon hearing rumors that the family was eating beef, a taboo for many among India's majority Hindu population, in New Delhi, India. - APNEW DELHI: A Muslim man has died after he was attacked by hundreds of vigilantes while transporting...
TAGUIG CITY: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dons a Philippine Army ball cap presented to him by Army Chief Lt Gen Glorioso Miranda during the 120th anniversary celebration of the Philippine Army at Fort Bonifacio in suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. - AP
Philippines' Duterte draws ire for defending adultery
TAGUIG CITY: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dons a Philippine Army ball cap presented to him by Army Chief Lt Gen Glorioso Miranda during the 120th anniversary celebration of the Philippine Army at Fort Bonifacio in suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. - APMANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced criticism yesterday for defending adultery by a powerful political ally. Duterte had said that like himself, House of...
BEIJING: A bottle of Cherry Coca-Cola with a portrait of Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett sits on a shelf with other soft drinks at a convenience store in Beijing yesterday. — AP
Warren Buffett becomes face of Coke in China
BEIJING: A bottle of Cherry Coca-Cola with a portrait of Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett sits on a shelf with other soft drinks at a convenience store in Beijing yesterday. — APBEIJING: The likeness of billionaire Warren Buffett is gracing Cherry Coke cans in China, where the company’s largest investor enjoys a legendary reputation. Coca-Cola announced over the weekend that a grinning cartoon portrait of the American...
This file photo taken on December 28, 2016 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook. —AFP
Facebook to use photo-matching to block repeat ‘revenge porn’
This file photo taken on December 28, 2016 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook. —AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc is adding tools to make it easier for users to report socalled “revenge porn” and to automatically prevent the images from being shared again once they have been banned, the company said. “Revenge porn” refers to the sharing of sexually explicit images on the internet, without the...
BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar (R) vies with Sevilla’s French defender Clement Lenglet during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Sevilla FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday. — AFP
Messi double, Suarez stunner take Barca top
BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar (R) vies with Sevilla’s French defender Clement Lenglet during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Sevilla FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday. — AFPMADRID: Lionel Messi scored twice on his return from suspension as Barcelona piled the pressure on Real Madrid yesterday by moving top of La Liga with a 3-0 win over Sevilla. Messi was banned for his last two outings...
Hyderabad, Telangana, India : Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Rashid Khan (R) celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore Mandeep Singh (L) during the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on April 5, 2017. / AFP / NOAH
Art of deception will help spinners thrive in IPL
Hyderabad, Telangana, India : Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Rashid Khan (R) celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore Mandeep Singh (L) during the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on April 5, 2017. / AFP / NOAHNEW DELHI:  Contrary to popular belief, Twenty20 cricket rewards brains as well as brawn with the...
MANCHESTER: Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores from the penalty spot, against Everton during their English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Tuesday. - AP
Late Ibra penalty saves Man United, more Sunderland woe
MANCHESTER: Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores from the penalty spot, against Everton during their English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Tuesday. - APMANCHESTER: Manchester United's struggle to achieve a top-four finish  continued on Tuesday as Zlatan Ibrahimovic came to their rescue with an added time penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw against Everton in their...
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