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Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray Mayor Hubert Wulfranc, center left, delivers his speech to the media in front of city hall a day after an hostage taking left a priest dead in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The Islamic State group crossed a new threshold Tuesday in its war against the West, as two of its followers targeted a church in Normandy, slitting the throat of an elderly priest celebrating Mass and using hostages as human shields before being shot by police. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

France aims to ease religious fears - Church attack highlights major security failings

Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray Mayor Hubert Wulfranc, center left, delivers his speech to the media in front of city hall a day after an hostage taking left a priest dead in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The Islamic State group crossed a new threshold Tuesday in its war against the West, as two of its followers targeted a church in Normandy, slitting the throat of an elderly priest celebrating Mass and using...

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Hamas member said to be behind rabbi attack killed - House hit and demolished by anti-tank missiles

Palestinian inspect the house that was severly damaged in an exchange of fire between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians during an operation to find the men accused of murdering an Israeli rabbi earlier this month, in the village of Surif, north of the West Bank city of more than 200,000 Palestinians early on July 27, 2016. An AFP photographer at the scene said Israeli soldiers surrounded Mohamed Fakih's house in Surif for several hours before...

FILE – In this June 7, 2014 file photo, relatives mourn by the coffin containing the body of a police officer Nityananda Goswami, who was killed in a rebel attack, as they load his body in a vehicle during his guard of honor function in Gauhati, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. In India's remote northeast, government forces battle dozens of ethnic insurgent groups who push a welter of demands ranging from independent homelands to maximum autonomy within India. The government has cease-fire agreements with more than 40 insurgent groups in the region, and over the years it has signed peace agreements with six. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

A look at the conflicts that plagued India for decades - Disputes stem from centuries of discrimination

FILE – In this June 7, 2014 file photo, relatives mourn by the coffin containing the body of a police officer Nityananda Goswami, who was killed in a rebel attack, as they load his body in a vehicle during his guard of honor function in Gauhati, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. In India's remote northeast, government forces battle dozens of ethnic insurgent groups who push a welter of demands ranging from independent homelands to...

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Japan's knife attacker grins before cameras - He wanted all disabled people to 'disappear'

This video frame grab taken from footage supplied by Japanese broadcaster TBS on July 27, 2016 shows murder suspect Satoshi Uematsu grinning inside a vehicle as he departs to the prosecutor's office from a local police station in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture. JAPAN OUTUematsu, who admitted to murdering 19 people at a centre for the mentally disabled, grinned to news cameras on July 27 before being questioned over the country's...

A delegate wears a hat with a bubble-head doll of Democratic Presidential candidate Sec. Hillary Clinton during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Kremlin denies interference in US presidential campaign - Obama doesn't rule out possibility

A delegate wears a hat with a bubble-head doll of Democratic Presidential candidate Sec. Hillary Clinton during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. -AP MOSCOW: The Kremlin yesterday denied Moscow was interfering in the US election campaign after President Barack Obama refused to rule out that Russia could be trying to sway the vote in favor of Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton's campaign has...

Philippine Labor Attache to Kuwait Cesar Chavez

Two Filipinos in Kuwait face human trafficking accusations

Philippine Labor Attache to Kuwait Cesar ChavezKUWAIT: Two Filipinos based in Kuwait could possibly face human trafficking accusations for allegedly facilitating illegal recruitment of mostly nurses from the Philippines. The two promised to deliver visit visas and jobs to their clients after they take the ministry exams in Kuwait, but months passed and no visit visas arrived. Several of these nurses went to the Philippine Overseas Employment...

President of Russia's Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov speaks to the media after a meeting marking the departure of Russian sportsmen of CSKA (Red Army) club to the Rio Olympics in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. On Sunday, the IOC executive board asked Olympic sports federations to analyze the doping record of each athlete qualified to compete in Rio before their entry can be approved. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

85 Russians barred from Rio over doping - Canoe federation bans five Russians

President of Russia's Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov speaks to the media after a meeting marking the departure of Russian sportsmen of CSKA (Red Army) club to the Rio Olympics in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. On Sunday, the IOC executive board asked Olympic sports federations to analyze the doping record of each athlete qualified to compete in Rio before their entry can be approved. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)MOSCOW: At...

Health Minister Ali Al-Obaidi

Mandatory medical tests for visitors soon: Obaidi - Court frees mother of suspected Islamic State militant

Health Minister Ali Al-ObaidiKUWAIT: Health Minister Ali Al-Obaidi said yesterday that the ministry plans to mandate visitors to the country to undergo medical examinations to prove they are free of some diseases. He said that the decision to enforce the tests is waiting for the approval of the Cabinet. The minister said that over 144,000 expatriates underwent medical tests after arriving in the country last year and that 308 of them were found...

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French priest killed in attack claimed by IS

This picture obtained on the website of the Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray parish on July 26, 2016 shows late priest Jacques Hamel celebrating a mass on June 11, 2016 in the church of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy. The 84-year-old Jacques Hamel died on July 26, 2016 after his throat was slit after two attackers stormed the church during a morning mass, taking the five people inside hostage, including the priest, interior ministry spokesman said....

Smoke billows from buildings during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake control of the rebel-held district of Leramun, on the northwest outskirts of Aleppo, on July 26, 2016.nThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on July 26 loyalist troops had full control of the Leramun district after heavy clashes, and reported fighting for neighbouring Bani Zeid, which is also held by rebels. / AFP PHOTO / GEORGE OURFALIAN

Syrian troops tighten Aleppo siege, tell gunmen to give up - Troops call for opposition to surrender

Smoke billows from buildings during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake control of the rebel-held district of Leramun, on the northwest outskirts of Aleppo, on July 26, 2016.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on July 26 loyalist troops had full control of the Leramun district after heavy clashes, and reported fighting for neighbouring Bani Zeid, which is also held by rebels. - AFP PBEIRUT: Syrian government forces...

TOPSHOT - In this handout picture taken and released by Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane, shows Swiss pioneer Bertrand Piccardis (top-R) and Andre Borschberg (top-L) posing for a picture with the team after landing in Abu Dhabi complete its world tour flight on July 26, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. Solar Impulse 2 landed in the UAE early on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel.n - n / AFP / Solar Impulse 2 / Jean Revillard

Solar plane completes epic round-the-world trip

TOPSHOT - In this handout picture taken and released by Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane, shows Swiss pioneer Bertrand Piccardis (top-R) and Andre Borschberg (top-L) posing for a picture with the team after landing in Abu Dhabi complete its world tour flight on July 26, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. Solar Impulse 2 landed in the UAE early on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane...

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Turkey detains generals, journalists in widening purge post-coup - Warns against witch hunt

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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

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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story