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A woman holds her daughters as gunshots are heard in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces in western Mosul, Iraq. - AP

Death around corner for those living on the Mosul's frontline

A woman holds her daughters as gunshots are heard in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces in western Mosul, Iraq. - APMOSUL: Sitting in a wheelchair and wearing sunglasses, pensioner Abdelraziq Abdelkarim enjoys the afternoon sun outside his house in Mosul after a day of rain. He does not flinch when a mortar opens fire just around the corner. His home is on the busiest frontline in the northern Iraqi city just 200 m...

MOSUL: Federal Police soldiers move towards the front line during fighting against Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul. — AP

Iraqi men flock to join armed forces to fight jihadists

'Brothers in arms' - armed groups grow as IS shrinks MOSUL: Federal Police soldiers move towards the front line during fighting against Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul. — APMOSUL: For Iraqi police officer Jassem and his brothers, the battle against Islamic State is personal. The militants captured and beheaded their father, a Shiite militiaman, in 2014; before that, the family lost another son fighting the jihadists. "We...

Indian students shout slogans during a protest against the rapes of two minor girls outside the police headquarters. — AFP

German tourist ‘raped’ in southern India state

NEW DELHI: A German tourist has accused two men of taking her captive and raping her in southern India, police said yesterday, just weeks after the rape and murder of an Irish woman in Goa. The woman told police two men dragged her to a secluded spot from a private beach resort in the southern tourist town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu state and raped her on Sunday. “We have registered a sexual assault complaint and a manhunt has been launched...

PUNE, India: Indian social activists shout slogans and hold signs during a protest condemning an attack on students from African countries yesterday. Representatives of 44 African countries accused the Indian government of failing to do enough to stop racist attacks on their nationals following a series of brutal assaults targeting Nigerians. —AFP

African diplomats blast India over racist attacks

PUNE, India: Indian social activists shout slogans and hold signs during a protest condemning an attack on students from African countries yesterday. Representatives of 44 African countries accused the Indian government of failing to do enough to stop racist attacks on their nationals following a series of brutal assaults targeting Nigerians. —AFPNEW DELHI: Representatives of 44 African countries accused the Indian government yesterday of...

HOBYO: Masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew, in the once-bustling pirate den of Hobyo, Somalia. —AP

Pirates hijack boat, kidnap 11 Indian crew members

HOBYO: Masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew, in the once-bustling pirate den of Hobyo, Somalia. —APDUBAI: Pirates have seized a small boat and kidnapped its 11 Indian crew members off the coast of Somalia, an investigator said yesterday, the latest vessel targeted by the region's resurgent hijackers. The attack on the small ship...

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Singapore expels Islamic teacher for an exhortation against Jews and Christians

SINGAPORE: Singapore's interior ministry yesterday ordered the repatriation of an Indian Islamic teacher for an exhortation against Jews and Christians, saying there was no room for such remarks in a multi-religious society. Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel, 47, was ordered to be sent home after he pleaded guilty at a district court to a charge of promoting enmity between different religious groups and was fined Sg$4,000 ($2,860)."Nalla has paid the...

MOCOA: Rescuers search for survivors in Mocoa, Colombia. A grim search for the missing resumed in southern Colombia after surging rivers sent an avalanche of floodwaters, mud and debris through a city, killing at least 250 people. — AP

Colombia mudslide death toll hits 254

43 children perish; desperate hunt for survivors MOCOA: Rescuers search for survivors in Mocoa, Colombia. A grim search for the missing resumed in southern Colombia after surging rivers sent an avalanche of floodwaters, mud and debris through a city, killing at least 250 people. — APMOCOA: Residents of Mocoa were yesterday desperately searching for loved ones missing since devastating mudslides slammed into the remote Colombian town, as the...

NICE: Nice’s French goalkeeper Yoan Cardinale (C-R) stops the ball during the French L1 football match between Nice (OGCN) and Bordeaux (GDB) at Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice on Sunday. — AFP

Balotelli spot on as Nice edge Bordeaux

NICE: Nice’s French goalkeeper Yoan Cardinale (C-R) stops the ball during the French L1 football match between Nice (OGCN) and Bordeaux (GDB) at Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice on Sunday. — AFPPARIS: Mario Balotelli scored a penalty as Nice recovered from a goal down to defeat Bordeaux 2-1 on Sunday and close the gap on Ligue 1 leaders Monaco to four points. Gaetan Laborde struck with just nine minutes gone to give Bordeaux the lead in Nice,...

Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Sabah Cup tournament concludes

.KUWAIT: Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Cup tournament concluded on Sunday in the presence of tournament sponsor representative Sheikh Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi, KSF and ASF Secretary General Obaid Al-Osaimi, KSSC Assistant Secretary Eng Mohammad Misfer Al-Ghurba and board member Engineer Hussam Al-Roumi.The tournament lasted three days with...

DOHA: President and Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Petroleum Saad Sherida Al- Kaabi speaks during a press conference in Doha yesterday. — AFP

Qatar to boost production from vast gas field

QP chief downplays potential for dispute with Iran over new venture DOHA: President and Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Petroleum Saad Sherida Al- Kaabi speaks during a press conference in Doha yesterday. — AFPDOHA: Qatar laid out plans yesterday to boost production from a vast underwater natural gas field by 10 percent, giving the energy-rich Gulf nation potential new revenue as it pursues ambitious infrastructure plans. Qatar is a small but...

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Dubai police say they arrest hackers after White House staff

DUBAI: Dubai police have arrested foreign hackers who targeted five senior White House officials in a blackmail email scam, state-owned media reported yesterday. The Arabic-language Al Bayan newspaper and the television channel Dubai One reported the arrests, while Dubai police did not answer repeated calls for comment. The arrests come as the United Arab Emirates, which hosts some 4,000 US troops fighting the Islamic State group, remains a...

INDONESIA: This picture shows crested black macaques being displayed in a stall in Tomohon market in northern Sulawesi

Indonesian village have no reservation on eating exotic animals

Indonesia's selfie monkey threatened for its meat INDONESIA: This picture shows a vendor preparing bat meat for customers in Tomohon market in northern Sulawesi.—FP photoTANGKOKO, Indonesia: The crested black macaque shot to fame when one of the monkeys snapped grinning selfies and became embroiled in a US court battle-but the tussle over copyright is the least of the rare animal's worries. In a remote corner of their native Indonesia, amid...

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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP

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