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Time names Trump its 'Person of the Year'

'Donald Trump: President of the Divided States of America' This photo obtained courtesy of TIME shows US President-electDonald Trump as Person of the Year cover. —AFPNEW YORK: Time magazine yesterday named Donald Trump its "Person of the Year" for 2016 for his stunning upset election victory that rewrote the rules of politics, delivering him to the helm of a divided America. The president-elect dialed into NBC television's Today show, welcoming...

DHAKA: Attorney General of Bangladesh, Mahbubey Alam, center, walks out of the Supreme Court after the hearing of a review petition relating to the death sentence of Harkatul Jihad leader, Mufti Abdul Hannan. —AP

Bangladesh court confirms Islamic group leader death

DHAKA: Attorney General of Bangladesh, Mahbubey Alam, center, walks out of the Supreme Court after the hearing of a review petition relating to the death sentence of Harkatul Jihad leader, Mufti Abdul Hannan. —APNEW DELHI: Bangladesh's Supreme Court yesterday upheld death sentences for the leader of a banned Islamic group and two of his associates found guilty in a 2004 grenade attack on a British envoy. Defense lawyers representing Mufti...

MADRID: Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, center, heads the ball as he scores his team's second goal during the Champions League, Group F, soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. - AP

Dortmund strike late, beat Madrid to top spot

MADRID: Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, center, heads the ball as he scores his team's second goal during the Champions League, Group F, soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. - APMADRID: Marco Reus's dramatic equaliser two minutes from time ensured Borussia Dortmund beat holders Real Madrid to top spot in Champions League Group F with a pulsating 2-2 draw...

KABUL: In this Monday, Nov 21, 2016, photo, Capt Safia Ferozi, 26, sits in a C-208, a turboprop plane used as transport for the armed forces, before a flight, at the Afghan military airbase. —AP

Afghan woman goes from refugee to military pilot

Afghan women steps to increase their presence in society KABUL: In this Monday, Nov 21, 2016, photo, Capt Safia Ferozi, 26, sits in a C-208, a turboprop plane used as transport for the armed forces, before a flight, at the Afghan military airbase. —APKABUL: From a childhood as a refugee, Capt Safia Ferozi is now flying a transport plane for Afghanistan's air force as the country's second female pilot, a sign of the efforts to bring more women...

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India records huge spike in 'honor killings' in 2015

NEW DELHI: India has registered nearly an 800 percent spike in the number of so-called honor killings reported last year, leading state officials and women's rights groups to urge investigations into how such crimes persist. Indian police registered 251 cases of honor killing in 2015, compared with just 28 a year earlier when India began counting them separately from murder, according to a statement this week by Junior Home Minister Hansraj G...

TURIN: Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain scores a goal during the Uefa Champions League group H soccer match between Juventus and Dinamo Zagreb at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, yesterday. – APn

Higuain, Rugani strike as Juve secure top spot

TURIN: Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain scores a goal during the Uefa Champions League group H soccer match between Juventus and Dinamo Zagreb at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, yesterday. – APTURIN: Gonzalo Higuain hit a slick, second-half winner and Daniele Rugani added a late second as dominant Juventus laboured to a 2-0 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb that secured top spot in Group H yesterday.With qualification for the last 16...

DHAKA: Bangladeshi worker Russel, and who says he will turn 14 next year, works in a garage in Dhaka yesterday. Bangladeshi child laborers who live in slums work for an average of 64 hours a week, many of them in textile factories making clothes for top world brands, a major study said. — AFP

Bangladesh child laborers toil 64 hours a week

DHAKA: Bangladeshi worker Russel, and who says he will turn 14 next year, works in a garage in Dhaka yesterday. Bangladeshi child laborers who live in slums work for an average of 64 hours a week, many of them in textile factories making clothes for top world brands, a major study said. — AFPDHAKA: Bangladeshi child laborers who live in slums work for an average of 64 hours a week, many of them in textile factories making clothes for top world...

Samsung prevails over Apple in $399 mn patent appeal

SEOUL: This file photo taken on October 26, 2016 shows people on an elevator as the logo of Samsung Electronics is seen on a glass door at a flagship store. — AFPWASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $399 million patent infringement penalty imposed on Samsung for copying Apple's iPhone design, in a case watched for its implications for technology innovation.The shorthanded justices ruled 8-0 that Samsung should not be...

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All of France placed on ‘high risk’ restrictions over bird flu

PARIS: France widened “high risk” restrictions to the entire country after the detection of several cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu strain in farms in southwest France and in wild ducks in northern France, the farm ministry said on Tuesday. The decision was also motivated by the “rapid change in the ... situation in France and in several European countries”, the statement said.The ministry had already imposed tighter...

This file photo shows Anne Douglas and actor Kirk Douglas as they arrive to The Heart Foundation Gala at Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California

Kirk Douglas at 100, still in love with soul mate Anne

This file photo shows Anne Douglas and actor Kirk Douglas as they arrive to The Heart Foundation Gala at Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, CaliforniaKirk Douglas, whose illustrious career has taken in some of cinema's landmark roles, turns 100 tomorrow-attributing his remarkable longevity to his "wonderful marriage" of more than six decades. The iconic actor revealed in a special essay to mark the milestone that his second wife Anne, 97, had...

How to Train Your Dragon 3

'How to Train Your Dragon 3' release pushed back a year

How to Train Your Dragon 3It will take a little longer for "How to Train Your Dragon 3" to fly into theaters. The sequel in the popular animated franchise hits theaters on March 1, 2019, nearly a year after it was originally slated for release, DreamWorks Animation said Monday. That gives it a one-week jump on "Captain Marvel," a comic-book adventure featuring Brie Larson. "How to Train Your Dragon 3" was originally supposed to open on May 18,...

Bride Jennifer Gutowski dancing during her wedding at the Rainbo Club in Chicago, Ill, with her husband John Herndon

Nontraditional wedding dresses range from blush to black

Bride Jennifer Gutowski dancing during her wedding at the Rainbo Club in Chicago, Ill, with her husband John HerndonWhen deciding what kind of dress I wanted to wear for my wedding this year, I knew what I didn't want. No lace, no veil, and absolutely nothing long, corseted, traditional and white. So, for our tiny May marriage ceremony, I went with an off-the-rack, navy blue sailor dress with a film noir flair. For our wedding celebration with...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP

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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP

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