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TURKEY: Turkish anti-terrorism police stand by their armored vehicle during an operation to arrest people over alleged links to the Islamic State group, in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, yesterday. —AP
Turkey detains hundreds in massive anti-IS operation
TURKEY: Turkish anti-terrorism police stand by their armored vehicle during an operation to arrest people over alleged links to the Islamic State group, in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, yesterday. —APISTANBUL: Turkish police on Sunday detained hundreds of suspected members of the Islamic State extremist group in nationwide raids, just over a month after an attack on an Istanbul nightclub claimed by the jihadists. Over 400 suspects were...
NEW YORK: US Senator Charles Schumer speaks at a rally in front of the Stonewall Inn in solidarity with immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees and the LGBT community in New York. —AFP
America's LGBT community awaits Trump's next move
Trump to protect the rights of all Americans NEW YORK: US Senator Charles Schumer speaks at a rally in front of the Stonewall Inn in solidarity with immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees and the LGBT community in New York. —AFPLOS ANGELES: America's LGBT community is watching warily to decipher President Donald Trump's intentions towards them, with many fearing a backlash is in store from the new administration-despite its efforts to reassure...
PARIS: People walk past a police vehicle parked near the Louvre Museum in Paris. —AFP
French investigators grill suspect in Louvre attack
PARIS: People walk past a police vehicle parked near the Louvre Museum in Paris. —AFPPARIS: French investigators began questioning yesterday a suspect in the attack on soldiers at the Louvre Museum in Paris, but the man refused to speak, a judicial source said. The suspect, believed to be an Egyptian national, was shot in the stomach and seriously wounded after lunging at the soldiers with two machetes on Friday. The attack was the latest in a...
INDIA: In this photograph, Pakistani mother Rohina Kiani holds her son Iftikhar Ahmed after he was handed over by an official as she speaks with media representatives at the Wagah border with India.-AFP
Pakistan thanks India for reuniting Kashmiri boy with mother
INDIA: In this photograph, Pakistani mother Rohina Kiani holds her son Iftikhar Ahmed after he was handed over by an official as she speaks with media representatives at the Wagah border with India.-AFPMUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan has sent a rare message of thanks to arch-rival India after a five-year-old boy who was taken to India by his father nearly a year ago was reunited with his Pakistani mother. Ifthikar Ahmed was handed over to...
JAKARTA: Indonesians hold a demonstration in support of Muslim clerics at the National Monument in Jakarta yesterday. —AFP
Indonesia takes aim at radicals
FPI organize mass rallies against governor JAKARTA: Indonesians hold a demonstration in support of Muslim clerics at the National Monument in Jakarta yesterday. —AFPJAKARTA: Indonesia is moving to rein in a notorious Islamic hard line group which spearheaded protests against Jakarta's Christian governor, but experts warn it will be tough to bring to heel a network with close ties to the establishment. The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has in...
MANILA: Photo shows a body of an alleged drug user on the ground after unidentified gunmen shot him dead in Manila. —AFP
Philippines govt says church out of touch in attacking drugs war
MANILA: The Philippine government derided Catholic bishops yesterday as "out of touch" after they used weekend sermons to attack a war on drugs they said had created a "reign of terror" for the poor. Members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) had dramatized President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign and, instead of criticizing, should focus on contributing to the "reign of peace" that innocent people now felt, presidential...
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Cyber Criminals name and shame 1000 ‘Rippers’ on new website
Average Age of ripper profiles on Ripper.ccDUBAI: A service set up to protect cyber criminals from being 'ripped off' by their fellow criminal cohort has recently identified the 1,000thculprit that has failed to come up with the goods. Ripper.cc was formed in June 2016 and is the only known service to keep a database of known 'rippers' - those who rob others on the dark web and other criminal marketplaces. Digital Shadows has been tracking the...
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Taiwan bans euthanasia of stray animals
TAIPEI: Taiwan has banned euthanizing animals in shelters, which follows the tragic suicide last year of a vet burdened with the task of putting down animals. The law came into effect Saturday, two years after it was passed by parliament-a period meant to prepare shelters for the ban. But during the wait, animal lover Chien Chih-cheng took her own life with euthanasia drugs, reportedly upset at having to kill animals at the shelter she worked at....
Damien Chazelle, director of “La La Land,” poses backstage with his Feature Film Award medallion at the 69th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards. — AP/AFP photos
Chazelle wins top DGA prize for 'La La Land'
Damien Chazelle, director of “La La Land,” poses backstage with his Feature Film Award medallion at the 69th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards. — AP/AFP photosUS filmmaker Damien Chazelle's bid for Oscars glory was boosted Saturday as he took top prize at the Directors Guild of America honors-a key predictor for the Academy Awards. Chazelle was crowned best director for his dreamy tribute to the heyday of Hollywood musicals, "La La...
Anjali Lama, center, a transgender model from Nepal, interacts with other models after walking the ramp during Lakme Fashion week.
Transgender Nepali has her big moment on Indian catwalk
Anjali Lama, center, a transgender model from Nepal, interacts with other models after walking the ramp during Lakme Fashion week.It was her big moment. Anjali Lama sashayed down the catwalk in the swanky Mumbai auditorium. A fitted, cream dress highlighted her tall, slender frame. Her pulled-back hair showed off her high cheekbones. Modeling at Lakme Fashion Week often seemed like a dream far beyond her reach, but Lama has become the first...
A woman looks at artwork by Iranian painter and sculptor Charles Hossein Zenderoudi-K+L+32+H+4 Mon pere et moi, 1962” (left) — at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. — AFP photos
NY museum protests Trump travel ban through art
A woman looks at artwork by Iranian painter and sculptor Charles Hossein Zenderoudi-K+L+32+H+4 Mon pere et moi, 1962” (left) — at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. — AFP photosA famed New York art museum has joined the throng of protests against President Donald Trump's travel ban by replacing Western art with pieces by Iranian, Iraqi and Sudanese artists. The Museum of Modern Art said works by Sudanese painter Ibrahim El-Salahi,...
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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP
Iran says Zionists seeking war
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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP
Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh leader
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Digital nomads: New-age employees freely roaming around ever-changing job market
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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos
Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation
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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers