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WABERI: Somali soldiers walk through the wreckage after a car bomb that targeted a police station in the Waberi neighborhood. — AP

Thirsty Somalis trek 60 km for water; drought, conflict bite

WABERI: Somali soldiers walk through the wreckage after a car bomb that targeted a police station in the Waberi neighborhood. — APNAIROBI: A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said yesterday, calling for rapid action to prevent renewed famine. Five million Somalis, or more than four out of ten people, do not have...

MOSUL: Iraqi Special Forces soldiers, take their positions on a rooftop, during a battle against the Islamic State militants, in the Bakr front line neighborhood, in Mosul. — AP

Iraqi Special Forces screen Mosul men in hunt for suicide bombers

Nearly 40,000 wanted men in Iraq MOSUL: Iraqi Special Forces soldiers, take their positions on a rooftop, during a battle against the Islamic State militants, in the Bakr front line neighborhood, in Mosul. — APMOSUL: One by one, hundreds of Mosul residents raised their shirts to prove they did not have suicide bombs strapped to their bodies, closely watched by Iraqi Special Forces fearful of the threat posed by Islamic State, even in areas they...

COLUMBUS, Ohio: Law enforcement officials are seen outside a parking garage on the campus of Ohio State University as they respond to an active attack yesterday. - AFP

Eight hurt in Ohio State campus attack, alert over

COLUMBUS, Ohio: Law enforcement officials are seen outside a parking garage on the campus of Ohio State University as they respond to an active attack yesterday. - AFPCHICAGO: Eight people were injured when an attacker apparently drove into a crowd at Ohio State University yesterday, triggering an hours-long lockdown before authorities declared the campus secure. Law enforcement shot and killed one suspect, according to local television station...

MUMBAI: An Indian protestor holds placards of banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes during a protest against demonetization yesterday. - AFP

Scores rally against Indian currency ban

MUMBAI: An Indian protestor holds placards of banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes during a protest against demonetization yesterday. - AFPKOLKATA: Tens of thousands of people joined nationwide protests yesterday against India's ban on high-value banknotes, which organizers say has caused a "financial emergency" in a country that operates almost entirely on cash. India is still reeling from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision nearly three...

MANILA: Photographers take pictures of an 81mm mortar shell which was detonated after it was found inside a suspicious package near the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines yesterday. —AP

Bomb defused near US embassy in Philippines

MANILA: Photographers take pictures of an 81mm mortar shell which was detonated after it was found inside a suspicious package near the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines yesterday. —APMANILA: Police defused a bomb near the US embassy in the Philippine capital yesterday, with militants who had declared allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group likely behind the attempted terrorist attack, authorities said. A taxi passenger dropped the mortar...

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Resettled in Baltics, refugees flee for the wealthier lands

PARIS: Two women hold a sign reading ‘Paris, city of raids, not refuge’ during a demonstration in support of migrants and refugees in Paris. —AFPRUKLA: In early November, 34 Syrian and Iraqi refugees boarded buses heading for Germany from Lithuania, the country where they had been resettled. No one expects them to return. Only a tiny number of refugees from war in the Middle East have been sent to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, among the...

BARCELONA: ‘El Banc dels Aliments’ (Food Bank Foundation) volunteers classify food to be distributed among the poor, at a warehouse in Barcelona during a national charity campaign to fight hunger. —AFP

Light, water, heat a luxury for millions in Spain

BARCELONA: ‘El Banc dels Aliments’ (Food Bank Foundation) volunteers classify food to be distributed among the poor, at a warehouse in Barcelona during a national charity campaign to fight hunger. —AFPBARCELONA: Pedro and Mohamed await every utility bill with much angst. To reduce the money they have to pay, they live in the dark, without heating, or shower just once a week-victims like millions in Spain of energy poverty. Welfare...

KASHMIR: Indian army soldiers patrol near the highly militarized Line of Control dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Pallanwal sector, about 75 kilometers (46.8 miles) from Jammu, India. — AP

Guns fall silent, but tensions high between India, Pakistan

Nuclear-armed neighbors amp up artillery KASHMIR: Indian army soldiers patrol near the highly militarized Line of Control dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Pallanwal sector, about 75 kilometers (46.8 miles) from Jammu, India. — APNEW DELHI: An uneasy calm has fallen over the de facto border between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of Kashmir after months of deadly firing and signs that the two countries were engaged in...

BANDA ACEH: A religious officer canes an Acehnese woman for spending time in close proximity with a man who is not her husband. — AFP

Indonesian woman screams in pain during Aceh caning

The latest in a growing number of women publicly flogged BANDA ACEH: A religious officer canes an Acehnese woman for spending time in close proximity with a man who is not her husband. — AFPBANDA ACEH: An Indonesian woman screamed in agony yesterday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws. Aceh is the only province in the world's most populous...

MOHALI: India’s Ajinkya Rahane, left, and Parthiv Patel, center, make a successful appeal against England’s Ben Stokes, right, on the third day of their third cricket test match in Mohali, India, yesterday. —AP

Ashwin's triple strike leaves England reeling

MOHALI: India’s Ajinkya Rahane, left, and Parthiv Patel, center, make a successful appeal against England’s Ben Stokes, right, on the third day of their third cricket test match in Mohali, India, yesterday. —APMOHALI: Ravichandran Ashwin's fine all-round performance put India firmly in control of the third Test yesterday, as he followed up a dominant innings of 72 with three wickets to leave England reeling on 78 for four.The visitors,...

SAN SEBASTIAN: Real Sociedad’s defender Carlos Martinez (L) vies with Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior during the Spanish league football match Real Sociedad vs FC Barcelona at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian, on Sunday. —AFP

Barca stumbles again at Sociedad with 1-1 draw

SAN SEBASTIAN: Real Sociedad’s defender Carlos Martinez (L) vies with Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior during the Spanish league football match Real Sociedad vs FC Barcelona at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian, on Sunday. —AFPBARCELONA: Barcelona failed to break its soccer curse at Real Sociedad on Sunday in a 1-1 draw in the Spanish league, its seventh straight visit to Anoeta Stadium without a win. Lionel...

ZAGREB: Argentina’s players lift the trophy after winning the Davis Cup final in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday. Argentina defeated Croatia 3-2 in the Davis — AP

Argentina beat Croatia to win first Davis Cup title

ZAGREB: Argentina’s players lift the trophy after winning the Davis Cup final in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday. Argentina defeated Croatia 3-2 in the Davis — APZAGREB: Argentina won its first Davis Cup title on Sunday when Federico Delbonis swept past Ivo Karlovic in straight sets to complete a stunning 3-2 comeback win over Croatia.Delbonis dropped to the ground after his 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory. His teammates fell into each other's arms and...

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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP

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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP

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