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MELBOURNE: This frame grab taken from video shows smoke and flames after a twin-engined Beechcraft plane crashed into a shopping center just after take-off from Essendon Fields airport yesterday. - AFP

Plane crashes into Melbourne mall

MELBOURNE: This frame grab taken from video shows smoke and flames after a twin-engined Beechcraft plane crashed into a shopping center just after take-off from Essendon Fields airport yesterday. - AFPMELBOURNE: A light aircraft smashed into shops and exploded into a "massive fireball" killing all five on board, including four American passengers reportedly golfers on the trip of a lifetime, officials in Australia said yesterday. The...

AL-BAB: Rebel fighters, part of the Turkey-backed Euphrates Shield alliance advance towards the city of Al-Bab. — AFP

CIA-backed aid for Syrian rebels frozen after attack

US tries to stop arms, cash falling into militant hands AL-BAB: Rebel fighters, part of the Turkey-backed Euphrates Shield alliance advance towards the city of Al-Bab. — AFPBEIRUT: CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack last month, rebel sources said, raising doubts about foreign support key to their war against President Bashar Al-Assad. Rebel officials said that...

A masked fighter of the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitaries poses for a picture carrying a Kalashnikov assault rifle by defensive positions near the frontline village of Ayn Al-Hisan, on the outskirts of Tal Afar west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are preparing for the offensive retake the western side of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. —AFP

Mideast helps double Kalashnikov's sales

A masked fighter of the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitaries poses for a picture carrying a Kalashnikov assault rifle by defensive positions near the frontline village of Ayn Al-Hisan, on the outskirts of Tal Afar west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are preparing for the offensive retake the western side of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. —AFPABU DHABI: Russian weapons maker Kalashnikov Group's sales doubled last...

Aliya Harir poses after an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation in Bangkok February 10, 2017. Picture taken February 10, 2017. Alisa Tang/Thomson Reuters Foundation

After epiphany in US, woman forges peace among Indian, Pakistani youth

Aliya Harir poses after an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation in Bangkok February 10, 2017. Picture taken February 10, 2017. Alisa Tang/Thomson Reuters FoundationBANGKOK: Aliya Harir was an impressionable teenager who soaked up the patriotic propaganda from her schoolbooks and the one TV channel that served her town in the mountains of northern Pakistan. So she feared, and hated, India. "There were always rumors that India's going to...

Pakistani security personnel gather at the main entrance of a court complex in Tangi area of Charsadda district after a group of suicide bombers attempted to storm it on February 21, 2017. At least six people were killed and more than 20 injured in the assault, the latest in a wave of terror attacks which has raised fears that militants are regrouping. (AFP)

Seven killed as three suicide bombers hit Pakistan court

Pakistani security personnel gather at the main entrance of a court complex in Tangi area of Charsadda district after a group of suicide bombers attempted to storm it on February 21, 2017. At least six people were killed and more than 20 injured in the assault, the latest in a wave of terror attacks which has raised fears that militants are regrouping. (AFP)TANGI: At least seven people were killed when multiple Taleban suicide bombers attacked a...

MANILA: Philippine Senator Leila De Lima gestures as she speaks during a press conference at the senate in Manila yesterday. — AFP

Philippines' Duterte a serial killer: Senator

Senator Leila de Lima invokes 'People Power' revolution MANILA: Philippine Senator Leila De Lima gestures as she speaks during a press conference at the senate in Manila yesterday. — AFPMANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a "serial killer" who should be forced out of office, one of his chief critics said yesterday, as she faced arrest on drug charges which she insisted were meant to silence her. Senator Leila de Lima invoked the...

TEL AVIV: Israeli soldier Elor Azaria is embraced by his mother at the start of his sentencing hearing in Tel Aviv, Israel yesterday. — AP

Israeli soldier sentenced to 18 months for killing Palestinian

Decision to court-martial conscript divided Israelis TEL AVIV: Israeli soldier Elor Azaria is embraced by his mother at the start of his sentencing hearing in Tel Aviv, Israel yesterday. — APTEL AVIV: A young Israeli soldier convicted of killing a Palestinian assailant lying wounded on the ground was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment yesterday, far less than prosecutors requested, in one of the most divisive cases in Israel's history. The...

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Aguero stars as Man City sink Monaco in thriller

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, right, scores his side's third goal during the Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Manchester City and Monaco at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday Feb. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)MANCHESTER: Sergio Aguero starred as Manchester City beat Monaco 5-3 in a breathless and dizzyingly end-to-end Champions League last 16 first-leg encounter at a rocking Etihad Stadium...

KUWAIT: The victorious Kuwait SC team with the Amir Cup after beating Kazma SC 4-2 yesterday

Kuwait SC clinch prestigious Amir Cup

Amir congratulates Kuwait SC for winning football cup KUWAIT: The victorious Kuwait SC team with the Amir Cup after beating Kazma SC 4-2 yesterdayKUWAIT: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and attendance of His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait and Kazma sporting clubs played the final game of HH the Amir’s Cup.HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah...

Kuwait National Juniors Tennis team

Kuwait defeat Saudi, S Lanka in U-16 World Cup Tennis tournament

Kuwait National Juniors Tennis teamKUWAIT: Kuwait National Juniors Tennis team defeated Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka with the same score 3/0 each, during the World Cup Tennis tournament for U-16 being held in New Delhi, India. 15 Asian countries participating in the tournament are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Bhutan, Vietnam and host country India. Kuwait’s...

COLOMBO: Members of the Indian cricket team pose for photographs with the winners trophy after defeating South Africa in their ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier final one-day international cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday. — AP

India wins Women’s WCup qualifying final

COLOMBO: Members of the Indian cricket team pose for photographs with the winners trophy after defeating South Africa in their ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier final one-day international cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday. — APCOLOMBO: Hamanpreet Kaur hit a six and ran briskly for two runs during the last two balls to steal a tense one-wicket win for India over South Africa in the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup...

AUB Chairman Hamad Al-Humaidhi

Ahli United Bank BSC (AUB) net profit surges by 6.2% to $570.6 million

AUB Chairman Hamad Al-HumaidhiKUWAIT: Ahli United Bank BSC (AUB) reported a net profit attributable to its equity shareholders of $570.6 million for the year 2016, representing a growth of 6.2 percent compared to a net profit of $ 537.2 million in 2015. The net profit in Q4/2016 was $ 128.5 million as compared to $ 118.0 million in Q4/2015.Despite the continuing general weakness in the regional and global economies, the positive operating...

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VIENNA: Fans of US singer Taylor Swift, swifties, gather after the singer's concerts were cancelled in Vienna, Austria, on August 8, 2024. — AFP

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