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Employees face prosecution; Arab expats arrested
KUWAIT: Following administrative investigations, several employees at the Capital municipality were referred to the prosecution over charges of forgery.Stolen carA citizen reported that his vehicle was stolen. The man added that a security camera outside his house had taped the thief breaking the window and starting the vehicle.Asian killedAn Asian was killed and two others injured when a fire destroyed their apartment in Mahboula, said security...
An Iranian military truck carries parts of the S300 missile system during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the start of Iran's 1980-1988 war with Iraq, on September 21, 2016, in the capital Tehran. / AFP / CHAVOSH HOMAVANDI
Iran parades new weapons amid tensions
An Iranian military truck carries parts of the S300 missile system during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the start of Iran's 1980-1988 war with Iraq, on September 21, 2016, in the capital Tehran. / AFP / CHAVOSH HOMAVANDITEHRAN: Iran showed off missiles, warplanes, tanks and marching troops yesterday in a display of military strength in the face of growing regional tensions. The Islamic republic used the 36th anniversary...
ANKARA: Police special forces patrol in front of the Israeli Embassy yesterday. — AFP
Knife attacker shot outside Israeli embassy in Ankara
ANKARA: Police special forces patrol in front of the Israeli Embassy yesterday. — AFPANKARA: A mentally disturbed Turkish man wielding a knife tried to storm the Israeli embassy in Ankara on Wednesday but was shot by police before reaching the building, Turkish and Israeli officials said.The man, armed with a 30-centimetre (12-inch) knife, ran towards the embassy shouting slogans and was shot in the leg, the governor's office in the Turkish...
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sergeant Kevin A. Baillie speaks to reporters outside the provincial RCMP headquarters yesterday. —AP
Canada police say schools closed in province after bomb threat
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sergeant Kevin A. Baillie speaks to reporters outside the provincial RCMP headquarters yesterday. —APCHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Canadian police evacuated all schools in the eastern province of Prince Edward Island due to a bomb threat and said similar threats were made yesterday against schools in Nova Scotia and the United States.The Royal Canadian Mounted...
DRESDEN, SAXONY, GERMANY: This file photo taken on April 18, 2016 shows supporters of the PEGIDA movement (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident) holding a poster reading ‘Immigration quota- yes or no- by referendum’ during a rally. —AFP
Xenophobia ‘a threat’ to peace in eastern Germany: Berlin
DRESDEN, SAXONY, GERMANY: This file photo taken on April 18, 2016 shows supporters of the PEGIDA movement (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident) holding a poster reading ‘Immigration quota- yes or no- by referendum’ during a rally. —AFPBERLIN: Growing xenophobia and rightwing extremism could threaten peace in eastern Germany, the government warned yesterday, voicing fears over the impact of a series of attacks on...
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Germany arrests Syrian teen suspected of planning bomb attack
BERLIN: A 16-year-old Syrian refugee has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning a bomb attack in the name of the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said yesterday.The youngster, thought to have been radicalized only recently, was detained in a special forces operation late Tuesday at a shelter for asylum-seekers in the western city of Cologne, police and prosecutors said. Initial information gathered from the teenager's mobile...
LINDEN, NEW JERSEY: Ahmad Khan Rahami is taken into custody after a shootout with police Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. — AP
Ahmad Khan Rahami: What's known about the NYC bombing suspect - Remains hospitalized
LINDEN, NEW JERSEY: Ahmad Khan Rahami is taken into custody after a shootout with police Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. — APNEW YORK: Ahmad Khan Rahami, a US citizen born in Afghanistan, was charged by federal officials in two states Tuesday with planting bombs in New York, and at a military charity run and train station in New Jersey.He remains hospitalized after a shootout with police Monday, hours after investigators say he dumped a package with...
CLEVELAND, OHIO: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (right) and running mate Mike Pence (L) stand as pastor Darrell Scott (not seen) speaks during the Midwest Vision and Values Pastors and Leadership Conference at the New Spirit Revival Center on September 21, 2016. — AFP
Trump slams ‘Trojan horse’ migrants, son sparks outrage
CLEVELAND, OHIO: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (right) and running mate Mike Pence (L) stand as pastor Darrell Scott (not seen) speaks during the Midwest Vision and Values Pastors and Leadership Conference at the New Spirit Revival Center on September 21, 2016. — AFPNEW YORK: Donald Trump's hard line stance on immigration after two bombings in the New York area again sparked debate on the White House campaign trail Tuesday, as...
Indian fashion designer Suket Dhir sits looking at his creations in his studio in New Delhi. — AFP photos
India's prize-winning designer steadies for world stage
Indian fashion designer Suket Dhir sits looking at his creations in his studio in New Delhi. — AFP photosHe shot onto the world stage after winning a glittering international fashion prize previously given to design icons Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. Yet India's Suket Dhir-hailed by Vogue as a potential "global fashion superstar in the making"-is uneasy about the sudden attention that has come with winning the International Woolmark...
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Key moments in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s relationship
.Actress Angelina Jolie has filed for a divorce from actor Brad Pitt after 12 years together including two years of marriage, the end for one of Hollywood's most glamorous and powerful couples. Below is a timeline of key moments in the A-list couple's relationship over the years:January 2005: Brad Pitt and "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston separate amid rumors that he and Jolie had an affair while filming the upcoming spy action thriller "Mr and...
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After split, London’s Madame Tussauds separates Jolie, Pitt wax figures
.London’s Madame Tussauds museum said yesterday it had separated its wax figure replicas of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt after the Hollywood power couple announced their split. Jolie’s attorney said on Tuesday the actress had filed for divorce from Pitt, her romantic partner since 2005 and husband of two years.“We reacted quickly to yesterday’s news of the separation of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and their plans to divorce by mirroring...
In this May 28, 2014 file photo, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the world premiere of ‘Maleficent’ in Los Angeles.
Jolie and Pitt's romance, divorce bookended by films
In this May 28, 2014 file photo, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the world premiere of ‘Maleficent’ in Los Angeles.For Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt, it started with tequila and dancing in the rain in Bogota and ended on the French seaside with white wine, pills and tears. Hollywood's most storied modern couple only appeared together twice in the movies. The first time, in 2005's "Mr & Mrs Smith," they fell in love. A decade...