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Indian court sentences man to death for acid attack murder
MUMBAI: An Indian court sentenced a man to death yesterday for murdering a woman by throwing acid on her face after she rejected his marriage proposal, a decision applauded by the victim’s family. Ankur Panwar was found guilty on Tuesday of hurling sulphuric acid on 24-year-old Preeti Rathi in a fit of jealousy outside a railway station in the financial capital Mumbai in May 2013.Rathi, who was a neighbour of Panwar’s in New Delhi and had...
JHELUM, PAKISTAN: In this Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 photo, Pakistani police officers escort the detained father, second left face covered, and husband, right face covered, of slain British women Samia Shahid, to appear in court. — AP
Pakistan court postpones hearing in UK woman’s murder case
JHELUM, PAKISTAN: In this Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 photo, Pakistani police officers escort the detained father, second left face covered, and husband, right face covered, of slain British women Samia Shahid, to appear in court. — APJHELUM, PAKISTAN: A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has postponed the hearing of the ex-husband and the father of a British woman who was murdered while on a family visit to Pakistan.Mohammad Arif says the two...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Participants react under fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium.
Paralympics open to theme: ‘The heart knows no limits’
RIO DE JANEIRO: Participants react under fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium.RIO DE JANEIRO: The Paralympic Games opened Wednesday with 4,350 athletes demonstrating first-hand their creed: “The heart knows no limits; everybody has a heart.” Wheelchair daredevil Aaron Wheelz showed the spirit in the opening act. As a countdown from 10 reached its end, Wheelz raced down a giant ramp...
MANCHESTER: Pakistan’s cricket players celebrate after winning the T20 international cricket match between England and Pakistan at The Emirates Old Trafford. — AFP
Ahmed delighted as Pakistan end England tour on a high
MANCHESTER: Pakistan’s cricket players celebrate after winning the T20 international cricket match between England and Pakistan at The Emirates Old Trafford. — AFPMANCHESTER: New Twenty20 captain Sarfraz Ahmed was delighted to end the England tour on a “high note” Wednesday erasing memories of the damaging spotfixing controversy of their last visit six years ago. Pakistan inflicted a crushing nine-wicket win over England at Old Trafford...
Singer Usher sits on his newly unveiled star after becoming the 2,588 entertainer to receive a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Hollywood, California. — AFP
Usher calls on fans to keep his Walk of Fame star shiny
Singer Usher sits on his newly unveiled star after becoming the 2,588 entertainer to receive a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Hollywood, California. — AFPR&B singer Usher accepted the 2,588th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, imploring fans during a tongue-in-cheek speech to keep vigil over it and ensure it stays clean. The star was unveiled in front of a number of musical and film luminaries, including pop and soul icon Stevie...
Anna Taylor, founder and CEO of Dene Adams LLC, displays a corset that allows for the concealed carrying of a firearm in Atlanta, Ga.
Women buying firearms creates concealed carry fashion market
Anna Taylor, founder and CEO of Dene Adams LLC, displays a corset that allows for the concealed carrying of a firearm in Atlanta, Ga.Does this gun make me look fat? For decades, women have had few choices when it comes to the clothing they can wear to hide that they're carrying a firearm. They could wear baggy T-shirts or coats, or put it in a purse and hope it didn't get swiped or that they didn't have trouble getting it out in an emergency....
Sisters Kendall Jenner, left, and and Kylie Jenner speak to the media at a party for their KENDALL + KYLIE collection.
Kendall and Kylie Jenner display their own creations
Sisters Kendall Jenner, left, and and Kylie Jenner speak to the media at a party for their KENDALL + KYLIE collection.It was quite the family fashion day for Kendall and Kylie Jenner, who came straight from brother-in-law Kanye West's Yeezy show on Roosevelt Island off Manhattan on Wednesday to their own party celebrating their fashion label, KENDALL + KYLIE. The fashionista sisters (and reality TV stars) said they were gradually becoming more...
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Dinar exchange rate against dollar stable
KUWAIT: The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Kuwaiti dinar was stable at KD 0.301, and the euro at KD 0.338 yesterday, compared to Wednesday’s rates. The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said in its daily bulletin that the pound sterling dropped to KD 0.402, as the Swiss franc stayed at KD 0.310, and the Japanese yen was unchanged at KD 0.002.Meanwhile, the Sterling recorded its lowest rate against the US dollar and the euro in the UK on...
LONDON: A combination of pictures created in London on September 8, 2016 shows Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (L) shouting on the touchline during the pre-season friendly football match between Wigan Athletic and Manchester United at the DW stadium in Wigan, northwest England, on July 16, 2016 and Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola (R) gesturing from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on August 13, 2016. — AFP
Pep and Jose resume hostilities in derby
LONDON: A combination of pictures created in London on September 8, 2016 shows Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (L) shouting on the touchline during the pre-season friendly football match between Wigan Athletic and Manchester United at the DW stadium in Wigan, northwest England, on July 16, 2016 and Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola (R) gesturing from the touchline during the English Premier League football...
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Historic Dell and EMC Merger Complete - Dell Technologies becomes the world's largest privately-controlled tech company
Michael DellAUSTIN, Texas :  Dell Technologies today announced completion of the acquisition of EMC Corporation, creating a unique family of businesses that provides the essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future, transform IT and protect their most important asset, information. This combination creates a $74 billion market leader with an expansive technology portfolio that solves complex problems for customers in...
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Minister of Commerce and Industry Yousef Al-Ali, accompanied by the Director General of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority Sheikh Meshaal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and board members yesterday. — KUNA
Amir calls to attract foreign investments to create jobs
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Minister of Commerce and Industry Yousef Al-Ali, accompanied by the Director General of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority Sheikh Meshaal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and board members yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday urged attracting capital into the country to help diversify the economy and create work...
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MoI grants taxis 1-month period to adjust meters
KUWAIT: Hundreds of taxi drivers have been ticketed by traffic policemen for not using their meters or not adjusting them to the new fee structure set by the interior ministry after the recent hike in petrol prices. But owners of taxi companies are upset as they didn't get enough time to make the change, as this has to be done by special companies that are authorized by the interior ministry. Taxi owners yesterday met Interior Minister Sheikh...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
Somalia beach attack kills 32
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests