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‘Bring us home,’ plead Filipinos stranded in Saudi
JAKARTA: Thousands of Filipino workers stranded in Saudi Arabia due to a massive layoff triggered by a slump in oil prices have pleaded to the Philippine government to expedite their repatriation. Some have not been paid for months and have been forced to scavenge in bins for food, a migrant support group said. Manila said last Friday a team would be sent to the kingdom, which has about 1 million Filipino migrant workers, to provide humanitarian...
Pakistani lawyers and security officials gather around the bodies of victims of a bomb explosion at a government hospital premises in Quetta on August 8, 2016.
Amir condemns terror attack claimed by Taleban - 70 killed in Pakistan hospital blast
Pakistani lawyers and security officials gather around the bodies of victims of a bomb explosion at a government hospital premises in Quetta on August 8, 2016.QUETTA: Pakistan’s prime minister called for security forces to “decimate” terrorists after a Taleban suicide bomb tore through a Pakistani hospital yesterday, killing at least 70 people. The bomber struck a crowd of some 200 gathered at the Civil Hospital in the Balochistan...
ANKARA: In this file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspect military honor guard by Turkish Presidential Guards during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. Erdogan heads to Russia today as part of efforts to rebuild ties shattered by Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane. —º AP
Putin and Erdogan: kissed and made up? - Turkey trying to reverse the damage sustained by sanctions
ANKARA: In this file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspect military honor guard by Turkish Presidential Guards during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. Erdogan heads to Russia today as part of efforts to rebuild ties shattered by Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane. —º APISTANBUL: Sometimes even good friends can have a bad falling out. Ankara's...
RAMADI: Iraqi army soldiers take the bodies of Islamic State fighters for burial after overnight fighting outside Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad. — AP
Mosul’s residents feel relief, anxiety as ‘liberation’ nears; Mosul - the largest urban center under IS control
RAMADI: Iraqi army soldiers take the bodies of Islamic State fighters for burial after overnight fighting outside Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad. — APBAGHDAD: As Iraqi forces prepare to attack Islamic State in its de facto capital of Mosul, residents inside the city and others who have managed to escape expressed relief at the prospect their home could be liberated from the extremist group's harsh rule. But they also warned...
KANO: In this file photo Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau speaks to the camera. A struggle in Nigeria’s Islamic extremist group Boko Haram is playing out in public with a new leader named by the Islamic State group accusing longtime leader Abubakar Shekau of killing his own people and living in luxury while fighters’ babies starve. — AP
Boko Haram's shadowy leader vows to fight on in new video
KANO: In this file photo Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau speaks to the camera. A struggle in Nigeria’s Islamic extremist group Boko Haram is playing out in public with a new leader named by the Islamic State group accusing longtime leader Abubakar Shekau of killing his own people and living in luxury while fighters’ babies starve. — APKANO: Boko Haram's shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video vowing to fight on,...
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani private security guard uses an explosives detector to search a vehicle at a mall entrance in Islamabad. — AFP
Pakistan's bogus bomb-detectors in business despite global scandal
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani private security guard uses an explosives detector to search a vehicle at a mall entrance in Islamabad. — AFPISLAMABAD: With radio-like antennae meant to swivel and point at vehicles carrying bombs, "magic wand" explosive detectors proliferated throughout conflict zones in the 2000s until they were exposed as a global scam. But in an astonishing security threat, more than 15,000 of a new variant of the handheld device...
KASHMIR: An Indian paramilitary soldier falls down as he tries to kick back an exploded tear gas shell thrown back at them by Kashmiri Muslim protesters yesterday. — AP
2 Indian border guards, rebel killed in Kashmir - Indian forces arrest more than 1,000 protesters
KASHMIR: An Indian paramilitary soldier falls down as he tries to kick back an exploded tear gas shell thrown back at them by Kashmiri Muslim protesters yesterday. — APSRINAGAR: Two border guards and a suspected rebel were killed yesterday in a gunbattle in Indian-administered Kashmir, the Indian army said. The shootout took place near the de facto border with Pakistan, although it was not immediately clear whether the dead fighter had crossed...
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Canada seizing ‘undeclared money’ from Chinese travelers
TORONTO: Canada has been seizing increasing amounts of undeclared or suspected criminal money from mainland Chinese travelers, border officials said, with the amount confiscated last year more than double that taken in 2013. Capital flight in various forms has been a growing concern for China, with factors ranging from the depreciation of the yuan to an anti-corruption campaign launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of 2012.Reuters...
BRUSSELS: In this file photo, police and Belgian Army soldiers patrol during a court hearing for suspect Mohamed Abrini, a suspect in the Paris and Brussels attacks, that were claimed by the Islamic State organization, at the Court of Appeals in Brussels. The threat of violence by people inspired by foreign extremists invokes fear in a majority of young Americans across racial groups. —AP
Young Americans worry over extremist threats
BRUSSELS: In this file photo, police and Belgian Army soldiers patrol during a court hearing for suspect Mohamed Abrini, a suspect in the Paris and Brussels attacks, that were claimed by the Islamic State organization, at the Court of Appeals in Brussels. The threat of violence by people inspired by foreign extremists invokes fear in a majority of young Americans across racial groups. —APBATON ROUGE: The threat of violence by people inspired...
COLOMBO: Foreign tourists walk along Mount Lavinia beach on the outskirts of Colombo. — AFP
Tourist boom threatening Sri Lanka’s golden beaches
COLOMBO: Foreign tourists walk along Mount Lavinia beach on the outskirts of Colombo. — AFPMOUNT LAVINIA: Tourists have flocked back to Sri Lanka's palm-fringed beaches since a bloody civil war ended in 2009, but environmentalists warn unchecked development means some areas are now so polluted, swimming there is a health hazard. Sewage from thriving hotels and guesthouses pours, often untreated, out into the water polluting the sea and shore....
MANILA: Philippine boxing icon-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao delivers his privilege speech on restoration of the death penalty during a session at the senate in Manila yesterday. — AFP
Philippines’ boxing icon preaches death penalty - Pacquiao backs Duterte’s controversial proposal
MANILA: Philippine boxing icon-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao delivers his privilege speech on restoration of the death penalty during a session at the senate in Manila yesterday. — AFPMANILA: Philippine boxing icon-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao used the Bible to defend restoring the death penalty for drug traffickers as "approved by God", backing a controversial proposal of President Rodrigo Duterte. The eight-division champion and devout...
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Asthma pill hailed in early test
PARIS: The first new asthma pill in nearly 20 years has led to a sharp improvement in symptoms for chronic sufferers of the disease, according to an early test of the drug.A treatment called fevipiprant eased asthma symptoms, improved lung function, reduced inflammation and repaired the lining of airways, researchers reported on Friday. "This new drug could be a game-changer for future treatment of asthma," said Chris Brightling, a professor at...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story