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US embassy families in Bangladesh given option to leave
WASHINGTON: The State Department says it is authorizing the voluntary departure of family members of US government personnel at the US Embassy in Bangladesh.The move, effective on Sunday and made public yesterday, follows a spate of militant attacks in the Muslim-majority, South Asian country.A department official said the authorization means family members can opt to leave the capital Dhaka in the coming days and their expenses are covered. The...
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Pakistani Christian charged with blasphemy over Whatsapp poem
LAHORE: A Pakistani Christian was charged with blasphemy yesterday after his Muslim friend alleged he had sent a poem on Whatsapp that insulted Islam, police said. Yasir Bashir said Nadeem James had sent him a poem on the messaging app that was derogatory about the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and other holy figures. “Police have registered a case on blasphemy charges against Nadeem James and are searching for him as he has fled his home,” a local...
SRINAGAR, INDIA: Kashmiri Muslim protesters taunt Indian policemen as they clash yesterday. —AP
India slams Pakistan over statements on Kashmir
SRINAGAR, INDIA: Kashmiri Muslim protesters taunt Indian policemen as they clash yesterday. —APNEW DELHI: Indian Government yesterday rejected statements made by the Pakistani leadership over current developments in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir and advised Islamabad not to interfere in India’s internal matters.This is amid local reports that the death toll in ongoing clashes between Indian security forces and protesters reached 32...
MANILA: Filipino activists hold slogans as they walk towards the Chinese consulate to protest China’s territorial claim over the disputed Spratlys island group during a rally at the financial district of Makati yesterday. — AP
China intensifies opposition ahead of South China Sea ruling - Ruling expected today
MANILA: Filipino activists hold slogans as they walk towards the Chinese consulate to protest China’s territorial claim over the disputed Spratlys island group during a rally at the financial district of Makati yesterday. — APBEIJING: China has intensified the drumbeat of its opposition to an international tribunal's ruling expected Today that could threaten its expansive claims in the South China Sea.How Beijing responds to the ruling in...
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Philippine troops kill 40 Abu Sayyaf extremists in south
MANILA: The Philippine military says troops have killed 40 Abu Sayyaf extremists and wounded 25 others in two battlefronts in the first major counterterrorism offensive in the south under the new president.Regional military spokesman Maj. Filemon Tan said yesterday 22 militants had been killed and 16 others wounded in the assaults that started last week in the jungles of Sulu province. One soldier had been killed in the fighting.Tan says 18 Abu...
LISBON: Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) holds the trophy as he arrives on a stage at Alameda square in Lisbon yesterday where thousands of supporters welcome them with scarfs and flags to celebrate their victory over France in their Euro 2016 final played yesterday. The Portuguese football team returned home to a heroes' welcome today after their upset 1-0 win triumph over France in the Euro 2016 final. - AFP
Portugal unleashes celebrations for Euro heroes
LISBON: Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) holds the trophy as he arrives on a stage at Alameda square in Lisbon yesterday where thousands of supporters welcome them with scarfs and flags to celebrate their victory over France in their Euro 2016 final played yesterday. The Portuguese football team returned home to a heroes' welcome today after their upset 1-0 win triumph over France in the Euro 2016 final. - AFPLISBON: After a night of...
LISBON: Portugal's president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (L) and Portugal's coach Fernando Santos hold the trophy on the balcony of the BelemnPalace as they celebrate their victory yesterday after their Euro 2016 final football win over France. - AFP
Portugal prove they can flourish without Ronaldo
LISBON: Portugal's president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (L) and Portugal's coach Fernando Santos hold the trophy on the balcony of the BelemPalace as they celebrate their victory yesterday after their Euro 2016 final football win over France. - AFPPARIS: Portugal proved they can flourish without their talismanic forward Cristiano Ronaldo, at least on the pitch, in beating France to win Euro 2016. Coach Fernando Santos has been trying to reduce...
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Fatherhood breathes new life into Murray’s career
Andy MurrayLONDON: Rather than being distracted by the sleepless nights or the regular nappy changing duties that have fallen his way, the arrival of baby daughter Sophia in February has breathed new life into Andy Murray’s career. Whereas top players used to once put off having families till their careers were in decline or over so that they did not lose focus, on Sunday, Murray joined the likes of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic by becoming...
SILVERSTONE: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on Sunday. — AFP
Force India target fourth, switch focus to 2017 car
SILVERSTONE: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on Sunday. — AFPSILVERSTONE: Force India principal Vijay Mallya hailed a big step forward for his Silverstone-based Formula One team on Sunday even if their main focus of development has shifted to next year’s car. Mexican Sergio Perez and...
AHMADABAD: In this Thursday, March 25, 2010, file photo, commuters go past hoardings of Bharti Airtel on a street in Ahmadabad. – AP
Survey: Indian firms best in transparency - Chinese firms deemed the most opaque
AHMADABAD: In this Thursday, March 25, 2010, file photo, commuters go past hoardings of Bharti Airtel on a street in Ahmadabad. – APHONG KONG: India has the most transparent companies while Chinese firms are the most opaque, according to a global watchdog's survey released yesterday that assesses the efforts of companies in emerging markets to fight corruption. Transparency International said the report's findings were "pathetic" and...
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Aussie who bit off rat’s head banned from owning pets
SYDNEY: An Australian man who filmed himself biting the head off a live rat and posting the video on Facebook was banned yesterday from owning pets for three years and ordered to do community service.Matthew Maloney, known as “Mad Matt”, was charged following a raid by RSPCA investigators after the bizarre stunt in January, which attracted hundreds of thousands of online views.The 25-year-old admitted one count of animal cruelty in Brisbane...
US performer Madonna visits the paediatric surgery and Malawi’s first ever intensive care unit at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in the southern city of Blantyre. — AP photos
Madonna visits Malawi hospital her charity is funding
US performer Madonna visits the paediatric surgery and Malawi’s first ever intensive care unit at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in the southern city of Blantyre. — AP photosPop star Madonna paid a visit to a hospital project funded by her charity in Blantyre, Malawi at the weekend, inspecting progress on the construction of a pediatric surgery and intensive care unit.Madonna, whose Raising Malawi charity says the children’s unit in...
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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