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Man sues ex-wife, boyfriend for torturing his children
KUWAIT: A man has filed a case against his ex-wife and her boyfriend, accusing them of tutoring his five children who are kept in the woman's custody. The case was filed by the man's sister after he gave her power of attorney. A source said the husband press charges against his ex-wife for beating, harming and neglecting a minor, and having an illegal relationship. He also complained against his ex-wife's bedoon boyfriend and is brother who is...
Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016
Rio Games get off to troubled start - Gisele, samba at glittering opening ceremony
Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO: The Rio Olympics got off to a troubled start yesterday as a loud blast erupted near the cycling race’s finish line and a bullet ripped through the media tent at the equestrian venue. Long queues also formed outside venues - as competition went on inside - as volunteers and security staff...
ROUEN, France: Police officers and fire investigators walk into the damaged Au Cuba Libre bar yesterday after a fire broke out overnight in the bar during a birthday party.— AFP
Bar fire kills 13 at party in France - Fire starts after birthday cake falls to floor
ROUEN, France: Police officers and fire investigators walk into the damaged Au Cuba Libre bar yesterday after a fire broke out overnight in the bar during a birthday party.— AFPROUEN, France: A fire sparked by birthday cake candles tore through a bar in northern France early yesterday, killing at least 13 people in the nation's deadliest blaze in over a decade, investigators said. Through the shattered front windows of the Au Cuba Libre bar in...
SAN CARLOS, Honduras: Relatives and friends accompany on July 30, 2016 the funeral cortege of late Honduran girl Jennifer, 10, who drowned along with other two kids in the Pacific Ocean near Mexico, while trying to reach the “American dream”. — AFP
Migrants’ ‘American dream’ turns to nightmare
SAN CARLOS, Honduras: Relatives and friends accompany on July 30, 2016 the funeral cortege of late Honduran girl Jennifer, 10, who drowned along with other two kids in the Pacific Ocean near Mexico, while trying to reach the “American dream”. — AFPOMOA, Honduras: For many Latin Americans, the "American dream" refers to making the risky trip north to a new, safe and hopefully prosperous life in the United States. For Olga Lopez, a...
KOKRAJHAR: Blood stains are seen on the floor of a shop after a militant attack on a market at Balajan Tinali, in the Kokrajhar district of Assam. — AFP
Toll in Assam market attack jumps to 15 - Several security checks put up after attack
KOKRAJHAR: Blood stains are seen on the floor of a shop after a militant attack on a market at Balajan Tinali, in the Kokrajhar district of Assam. — AFPKOKRAJHAR: The death toll from an attack in India’s northeastern Assam state, where gunmen opened fire on a busy market, jumped to 15 yesterday as three more people succumbed to their injuries.The dead included a militant from a faction of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland...
ILOILO, PANAY ISLAND, Philippines : This photo shows Rodrigo Duterte, front-runner presidential candidate for the May 9 elections, swearing in front of a national flag and supporters (not pictured) during a campaign sortie in Iloilo City, central Philippines. — AFP
Duterte vows to keep ‘shoot-to-kill’ order
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to maintain his “shoot-to-kill” order against drug dealers while in office and says he “does not care about human rights”. About 800 people have been killed since Duterte won a landslide election in May, according to reports by the local press which has been tracking the maverick politician’s campaign pledge to kill tens of thousands of criminals.“This campaign (of ) shoot-to-kill...
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SOWETO: A woman casts her vote at a polling station. — AP
South Africa's ruling party suffers election setback - Race remains tight in the larger cities
SOWETO: A woman casts her vote at a polling station. — APJOHANNESBURG: South Africa's ruling party has suffered its biggest election setback since taking power at the end of apartheid a generation ago, with less than 1 percent of votes left to be counted and results for two of the country's largest cities too close to call. Final results of largely peaceful municipal elections were being announced at 6 pm (1600 GMT). Races remained tight in...
ARLINGTON: Kaushik Raghu, Senior Staff Engineer at Audi, takes his hands off the steering wheel while demonstrating an Audi self driving vehicle on I-395 expressway in Arlington, Va., July 15, 2016. Experts say the development of self-driving cars over the coming decade depends on an unreliable assumption by most automakers. — AP
Google executive quits self-driving car project
ARLINGTON: Kaushik Raghu, Senior Staff Engineer at Audi, takes his hands off the steering wheel while demonstrating an Audi self driving vehicle on I-395 expressway in Arlington, Va., July 15, 2016. Experts say the development of self-driving cars over the coming decade depends on an unreliable assumption by most automakers. — APLOS ANGELES: Chris Urmson, who was instrumental in building Google’s self-driving car project, said on Friday he...
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The three stock market indices close in red zone - Kuwait Stock Exchange Report
.KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week in the red zone. The Price Index closed at 5,459.26 points, down by 0.03% from the week before closing, the Weighted Index decreased by 0.65% after closing at 349.92 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 811.93 points down by 0.80%. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover decreased by 15.23%, compared to the preceding week, reaching K.D 6.13 million, whereas trading volume average...
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United Real Estate Company announces 11% revenue growth
.KUWAIT: United Real Estate Company (URC)(KSE: URC), Kuwait’s leading real estate development and property services company, announced its results for the first half of 2016, recording a revenues growth of 11% compared to the same period last year, exceeding KD 32 million for the six-month period. Operating profit also rose by 3.6%. URC announced that the company’s net profit for the six-month period was KD 3 million with earnings per share...
BERGHOLZ, OHIO: In this April 9, 2013 photo, an Amish girl chases a cow from the outfield during a baseball game. —AP
Why kids on traditional Amish farms don’t get asthma
BERGHOLZ, OHIO: In this April 9, 2013 photo, an Amish girl chases a cow from the outfield during a baseball game. —APMIAMI: Children who grow up on traditional Amish farms in the United States are largely protected from asthma because their immune systems are bolstered by close contact with farm animals' microbes, researchers said Wednesday.The study in the August 4 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine compared two similar...
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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