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UN Syria envoy bemoans lack of aid deliveries, seeks Aleppo truce - Unable to reach civilians
GENEVA: Aid convoys have been unable to reach civilians trapped in besieged areas of Syria this month and a humanitarian task force has been suspended to prod big powers to double down on securing a ceasefire, the UN peace envoy on Syria said yesterday. Staffan de Mistura said a 48-hour pause in fighting in the northern city of Aleppo was the main goal for a meeting, under way yesterday, of major and regional powers tasked with resurrecting a...
LAKE ARTHUR, LA: Lake Arthur residents receive help from the Army National Guard to build sandbag wall to keep flood waters on Wednesday. —AP
Louisiana flooding victims now struggling with where to live - At least 13 people dead
LAKE ARTHUR, LA: Lake Arthur residents receive help from the Army National Guard to build sandbag wall to keep flood waters on Wednesday. —APDENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA: Keisha Taylor, a 37-year-old mother of four, has spent three nights in two different shelters since her family fled the flooding at their Baton Rouge apartment complex. And she doesn't know how many more nights they will be sleeping on cots inside the downtown arena where...
ELAZIG: A man walks among the wreckage of vehicles as Turkish rescue workers and police inspect the blast scene following a car bomb attack on a police station in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig yesterday. _ AFP
12 dead in spate of Turkey attacks blamed on PKK - Aftermath of the failed coup
ELAZIG: A man walks among the wreckage of vehicles as Turkish rescue workers and police inspect the blast scene following a car bomb attack on a police station in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig yesterday. _ AFPANKARA: Twelve people were killed in a spate of bombings against Turkish security forces blamed on Kurdish rebels who appear to have ramped up their campaign of attacks in the aftermath of the failed coup. Turkish officials accused the...
NEW YORK: Oscar Morel appears in a Queens courtroom on Tuesday. —AP
Police: Notes urging violence against Muslims a hate crime
NEW YORK: Oscar Morel appears in a Queens courtroom on Tuesday. —APWESTBROOK: Typewritten notes urging violence against Muslims discovered at an apartment complex in Maine are being investigated as a hate crime, but there is no evidence of an immediate threat to residents’ safety, police said. An Iraqi man went to Westbrook police Wednesday morning and told officers that he had found a piece of paper that said “All Muslims are Terrorists...
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri protestors shout pro-freedom and anti-India slogans during a protest against civilian killings in Kashmir’s ongoing summer unrest, during a curfew in the Batmaloo area yesterday. —AFP
Soldiers raid village in Indian Kashmir - one civilian dead, dozens injured
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri protestors shout pro-freedom and anti-India slogans during a protest against civilian killings in Kashmir’s ongoing summer unrest, during a curfew in the Batmaloo area yesterday. —AFPSRINAGAR: Soldiers raided a village in restive Indian-administered Kashmir overnight in an attempt to quash ongoing protests, leaving one civilian dead and dozens injured, police and witnesses said Thursday.Villagers said soldiers from a...
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Mentally disabled found naked in Indian hospital
KOLKATA: Scores of fly-infested mentally disabled patients have been found naked and filthy at a government-run hospital in India, prompting an outcry, a charity worker said yetserday.Photos of the thin patients living in what appear to be appalling conditions at the health facility in West Bengal state were posted on social media this week, making national headlines.Anjali Mental Health Rights founder Ratnaboli Ray said her workers discovered...
AT SEA: This file photo taken on July 13, 2016 shows the Japanese Coast Guard ship PLH02 Tsugaru (background) with a Philippine Coast Guard boat (C) during their annual joint anti-piracy exercise in the waters off Manila Bay, a day after a UN-backed tribunal declared China has no “historic rights” in the South China Sea. —AFP
Philippines receives first Japanese coast guard vessel
AT SEA: This file photo taken on July 13, 2016 shows the Japanese Coast Guard ship PLH02 Tsugaru (background) with a Philippine Coast Guard boat (C) during their annual joint anti-piracy exercise in the waters off Manila Bay, a day after a UN-backed tribunal declared China has no “historic rights” in the South China Sea. —AFPMANILA: The Philippines received the first of ten coast guard vessels from Japan yesterday, the coastguard said, as...
Indian monk Swami Sivananda, who claims to be 120 years old, practices yoga on a bed in Kolkata.
Indian ‘oldest man ever’ says yoga, celibacy key to age
Indian monk Swami Sivananda, who claims to be 120 years old, practices yoga on a bed in Kolkata.Looking remarkably unlined for his claimed 120 years, an Indian monk who says he is the oldest man to have ever lived puts his longevity down to no sex or spices, and daily yoga. Hindu monk Swami Sivananda was born on August 8, 1896, according to his passport. If true, his life would have spanned three centuries, but despite his apparent age he...
In this Aug 7, 2015 file photo, Ryan Murphy, co-creator/showrunner/executive producer/writer/director, participates in the “American Horror Story: Hotel” panel at the FX Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
‘American Horror Story’ coming to Halloween Horror Nights
In this Aug 7, 2015 file photo, Ryan Murphy, co-creator/showrunner/executive producer/writer/director, participates in the “American Horror Story: Hotel” panel at the FX Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.The serial killers, ghosts, vampires and other freaky misfits from “American Horror Story” are coming to Universal Studios. Universal announced plans Tuesday to bring mazes based on the FX anthology...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Gold medal winner Brianna Rollins, right, silver medal winner, Nia Ali, center, and bronze medal winner Kristi Castlin, left, all from the United States, celebrate with their country’s flag, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium. — AFP
US clean sweep 100m hurdles as Thompson clinches sprint double
RIO DE JANEIRO: Gold medal winner Brianna Rollins, right, silver medal winner, Nia Ali, center, and bronze medal winner Kristi Castlin, left, all from the United States, celebrate with their country’s flag, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium. — AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Elaine Thompson captured a magnificent Olympic sprint double for Jamaica on Wednesday as Brianna Rollins led a first ever clean...
RIO DE JANEIRO: American swimmers Gunnar Bentz (L) and Jack Conger leave the police station at the Rio de Janeiro International Airport after being detained on the plane that would travel back to the US. - AFP n
Swim stories, IOC scandals overshadow Bolt's advance
RIO DE JANEIRO: American swimmers Gunnar Bentz (L) and Jack Conger leave the police station at the Rio de Janeiro International Airport after being detained on the plane that would travel back to the US. - AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police detained two US swimmers and arrested a top International Olympic Committee official on Wednesday as scandal overshadowed the Rio Games and Usain Bolt's progress toward a new gold. Jack Conger and Gunnar...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath (R) celebrates with teammate Dinesh Chandimal (C) after victory in the third and final Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia at The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground. — AFP
Five things we learned from Sri Lanka v Australia series
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath (R) celebrates with teammate Dinesh Chandimal (C) after victory in the third and final Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia at The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground. — AFPCOLOMBO: Five things we learned from Sri Lanka's first series whitewash against Australia after the hosts won the third and final Test in Colombo. Future's bright for Sri Lankan cricketSri Lanka's youngsters belied expectations...
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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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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US strikes plea deal with 9/11 mastermind