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Philippine police force kills six mayor supporters over drugs
MANILA: Police yesterday shot dead six supporters of a Philippine mayor days after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to have him "shot on sight" for protecting his allegedly drug-dealing son. Hundreds of people have died since Duterte won a landslide election on a pledge to wipe out lawlessness by killing tens of thousands of criminals. A gunfight broke out between law enforcers and supporters of mayor Rolando Espinosa at dawn yesterday...
In this Sept 19, 2001, file photo, refugees, right, gather on one side of a fence to talk with international jounalists about their journey that brought them to the Island of Nauru. — AP
Australia said to be deliberately ignoring abuse at refugee camps
In this Sept 19, 2001, file photo, refugees, right, gather on one side of a fence to talk with international jounalists about their journey that brought them to the Island of Nauru. — APSYDNEY: Human rights groups accused Australia yesterday of deliberately ignoring the alleged abuse of asylum seekers being held at a remote Pacific island detention facility in a bid to deter future refugees from trying to reach the country by boat. A scathing...
Will Smith takes a selfie with the cast and crew of “Suicide Squad at the film’s world premiere at the Beacon Theatre on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in New York.
Early ‘Suicide Squad’ reviews: What the critics are saying
Will Smith takes a selfie with the cast and crew of “Suicide Squad at the film’s world premiere at the Beacon Theatre on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in New York.Does "Suicide Squad" live up to the hype? For months, fans have anxiously awaited the arrival of the DC Comics' movie that could finally trump the Marvel Universe. Although the movie is projected to be summer hit, will David Ayer's "Suicide Squad" dethrone the Marvel Universe critically?...
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Wardrobe essentials to help you through the summer
I'm not going to tell you what you should be buying in this article. Rather, I'm going show you the basics you already have lying around your wardrobe and how these essential pieces can make any outfit. Summer 2016 has snuck up on us already and it must feel like your wardrobe is not properly prepared for its arrival. Maybe it has something to do with the unpredictable mind of the Kuwaiti weather (cue sandstorm). Or maybe it's because unlike...
HONG KONG: A man walks out of a shop displaying a Bitcoin sign in this file photo during the opening ceremony of the first Bitcoin retail shop in Hong Kong. — AFP
120,000 Bitcoin units stolen from Bitfinex - Stolen bitcoin worth $72 million
HONG KONG: A man walks out of a shop displaying a Bitcoin sign in this file photo during the opening ceremony of the first Bitcoin retail shop in Hong Kong. — AFPHONG KONG: Nearly 120,000 units of digital currency bitcoin worth about US$72 million was stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, rattling the global bitcoin community in the second-biggest security breach ever of such an exchange. Bitfinex is the world's largest...
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Saudi fights to curb money rate rise - Bank deposits strained by low oil prices
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's central bank is having only mixed success in using money market tools to fight a surge in market interest rates caused by low oil prices, and may need to resort to more radical steps, commercial bankers say. Such steps could include raising the ratio of deposits which commercial banks are permitted to lend out and reducing the amount of reserves which banks must place with the central bank, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency...
This undated photo provided by New Balance shows US sprinter Trayvon Bromell adjusting his shoes. For the New Balance track shoes that Bromell will wear during the Olympics, the company turned to 3-D printing technology to test multiple configurations to improve traction and energy transfer. — AP
Olympians suit up in high-tech apparel to shave off seconds - Innovations in suits and shoes have sped up
This undated photo provided by New Balance shows US sprinter Trayvon Bromell adjusting his shoes. For the New Balance track shoes that Bromell will wear during the Olympics, the company turned to 3-D printing technology to test multiple configurations to improve traction and energy transfer. — APNEW YORK: When seconds count, the right clothing matters. For the Rio Olympics, Nike used 3-D printing technology to develop small silicone...
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Doping for gold, Olympians ignore health risks
PARIS: For as long as athletes have been battling for gold medals, they have been taking fortifying tonics-some stomach-churning, others downright dangerous-with little concern for their health. As revelations of Russian doping have shown going into the Rio Olympics, top-level competitors are willing to take almost any concoction to go faster, higher stronger, despite risks to body, mind and reputation.Ancient Greek Olympians, researchers say,...
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Gold steadies; spot gold up 0.1 percent
LONDON: Gold was little changed yesterday, hovering close to a three-week high hit in the previous session, as the impact of lower European share markets was offset by a steadier dollar. Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,364.27 an ounce by 1143 GMT. It hit $1,367.33, its highest since July 11, on Tuesday and not far off a two-year peak of $1,374.91 touched on July 7 on concerns over the impact of Britain’s vote to leave the European...
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Rio Olympics 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO: Members of Kazakhstan’s Olympic team arrive to attend a welcoming ceremony at the Athletes’ Village ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. — AFP
Rio action starts in empty stadium
RIO DE JANEIRO: Members of Kazakhstan’s Olympic team arrive to attend a welcoming ceremony at the Athletes’ Village ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. — AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: The first sporting action of the 2016 Olympics started in a virtually empty stadium yesterday as the Russian doping scandal rumbled on. With the formal opening ceremony at the Maracana stadium just two days away, the women’s football...
KINGSTON: West Indies’ Roston Chase misses a delivery of India’s Ishant Sharma during day five of their second cricket Test match at the Sabina Park Cricket Ground in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday. —AP
India close in on victory as Windies collapse again
KINGSTON: West Indies’ Roston Chase misses a delivery of India’s Ishant Sharma during day five of their second cricket Test match at the Sabina Park Cricket Ground in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday. —APJAMAICA: West Indies were hurtling towards another heavy defeat when bad weather offered them a lifeline, washing out most of the fourth day of the second test against India in Jamaica on Tuesday. Starting the second innings with a deficit of...
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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