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ST LOUIS: Police investigate a scene after a St Louis police officer was shot in what the police chief called an ‘ambush’ on Sunday, Nov 20, 2016. — AP

Four police officers shot in US cities

ST LOUIS: Police investigate a scene after a St Louis police officer was shot in what the police chief called an ‘ambush’ on Sunday, Nov 20, 2016. — APWASHINGTON: One policeman was shot dead and three others shot and wounded in four US cities on Sunday, coinciding with an epidemic of racially-tinged gun violence involving law enforcement. Police were shot in San Antonio, Texas, Sanibel, Florida, and in the Missouri cities of St Louis and...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan commuters drive through heavy rain in Colombo. The Sri Lankan capital has been lashed by heavy rains causing major traffic jams throughout the city. - AFP

Sri Lanka government raises fines to tackle killer drivers

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan commuters drive through heavy rain in Colombo. The Sri Lankan capital has been lashed by heavy rains causing major traffic jams throughout the city. - AFPCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday announced a sharp rise in fines for reckless driving, which kills nearly 3,000 people a year on the island. Transport minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the fine for overtaking from the wrong side-a key cause of accidents-would be raised to...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Family members mourn victims from a police operation against drug dealers that occurred on November 19 at Cidade de Deus favela (community) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - AFP

11 dead as Rio police storm notorious slum

RIO DE JANEIRO: Family members mourn victims from a police operation against drug dealers that occurred on November 19 at Cidade de Deus favela (community) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Police in Rio launched a vast operation Sunday in the City of God slum, where seven youths were found killed a day after four police officers died when their helicopter crashed nearby. The security chief for the state of Rio, Roberto Sa,...

UTTAR PRADESH: Rescuers and policemen walk near debris after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh state, India. —AP

India death toll hits 146 - Latest tragedy renews concern about India rail safety

UTTAR PRADESH: Rescuers and policemen walk near debris after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh state, India. —APPUKHRAYAN: Indian rescuers yesterday called off a search of the mangled carriages of a derailed train after pulling more bodies from the wreckage, taking to at least 146 the number of passengers killed in the disaster. Sunday's derailment in...

MANILA: A staff member of Congressman Edcel Lagman shows a copy of the ‘motion for exhumation’ Lagman filed relating to the burial of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Supreme Court in Manila yesterday. —AFP

Exhume Marcos, court asked after hero burial

MANILA: A copy of the ‘motion for exhumation’ Lagman filed relating to the burial of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Supreme Court in Manila yesterday. —AFPMANILA: Campaigners launched legal action yesterday to exhume the body of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, just three days after his burial in a national heroes' cemetery triggered street protests. He was finally laid to rest Friday in a secretive ceremony...

in the village of Wa Peik, Maungdaw District, Myanmar. Human Rights Watch said yesterday that high-definition satellite images show 820 newly identified structures destroyed this month in five Rohingya Muslim villages. —AP

Rohingya houses razed in Myanmar's Rakhine

Myanmar government faces new crisis in the village of Wa Peik, Maungdaw District, Myanmar. Human Rights Watch said yesterday that high-definition satellite images show 820 newly identified structures destroyed this month in five Rohingya Muslim villages. —APYANGON: More than 1,000 homes have been razed in Rohingya villages in northwest Myanmar during a military lockdown there, according to analysis of satellite images from Human Rights Watch...

VISHAKHAPATNAM: Indian captain Virat Kohli (L) reacts after a shot by England’s Jonny Bairstow during the last day of the second Test cricket match between India and England at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam yesterday. —AFP

Spinners wrap up India win over England in second Test

VISHAKHAPATNAM: Indian captain Virat Kohli (L) reacts after a shot by England’s Jonny Bairstow during the last day of the second Test cricket match between India and England at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam yesterday. —AFPVISAKHAPATNAM: India spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Jayant Yadav claimed three wickets apiece in the second innings to lead the hosts to a comfortable 246-run win in the...

LONDON: Britain’s Andy Murray poses holding the ATP World Number One trophy after winning the men’s singles final against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic on the eighth and final day of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London on Sunday. —AFP

‘Arise Sir Andy’: Murray tipped for knighthood

LONDON: Britain’s Andy Murray poses holding the ATP World Number One trophy after winning the men’s singles final against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic on the eighth and final day of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London on Sunday. —AFPLONDON: Andy Murray was tipped to become 'Sir Andy' after crowning a golden season on top of the world days after brother Jamie topped the doubles standings, prompting their mother to hail the...

KUWAIT: Tareq Bastaki, Salem Malallah and Atef Rushdi during the launch. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Rivoli launches Marina Market 3

KUWAIT: Tareq Bastaki, Salem Malallah and Atef Rushdi during the launch. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Rivoli General Trading and Contracting Co (Outer Limit) held a press conference on Sunday at Al-Bastaki Hotel to announce the launch of Marina Market 3. During the press conference, Tareq Al-Bastaki, Founder and Managing Director of Outer Limit, said that this is the third edition of the Marina Market. "Marina Market will host a variety...

Ford completes Ford-certified program for Alghanim Auto aftersales team

Ford completes Ford-certified program for Alghanim Auto aftersales team

Efforts to provide service excellence to customers in Kuwait Ford completes Ford-certified program for Alghanim Auto aftersales teamKUWAIT: Ford customers in Kuwait can now visit Alghanim Auto's certified Ford showroom and service center in the Shuwaikh Industrial Area,, for the purchase and services of any Ford vehicle, safe in the knowledge that the aftersales team are fully qualified and Ford-certified.Since becoming the only authorized...

ABK receives ‘Best Co-branded Credit Card’ and ‘Best Credit Card’ awards from Banker Middle East

ABK receives 'Best Co-branded Credit Card' and 'Best Credit Card' awards from Banker Middle East

ABK receives ‘Best Co-branded Credit Card’ and ‘Best Credit Card’ awards from Banker Middle EastKUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) recently won the 'Best Co-branded Credit Card' and 'Best Credit Card' awards from Banker Middle East, one of the region's leading banking industry magazines. The awards recognized ABK's 'Emirates Visa Infinite credit card', which has been developed as a result of the long-term partnership between ABK,...

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28% of UAE Internet users unaware how malware ended up on devices

DUBAI: Malware has become the most frequent online threat faced by consumers, reveals research from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International: 50 percent in the UAE have come across, or been targeted by malware online, with almost a fifth (19 percent) falling victim to it as a result. 28 percent of internet users affected by malware have no idea how it ended up on their device. These results show that due to the nature of malware attacks today, the use...

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

Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters

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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

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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

Kuwait population hits 4.919 million

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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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