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MINDANAO: Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (2nd right) and military chief General Hernando Iriberri (right) visit one of the 53 wounded soldiers at a military hospital on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 10, 2016, a day after soldiers clashed with the extremist Abu Sayyaf group. — AFP

Islamic militants kill 18 Philippine soldiers in years' worst clashes - At least four soldiers beheaded in the fighting

MINDANAO: Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (2nd right) and military chief General Hernando Iriberri (right) visit one of the 53 wounded soldiers at a military hospital on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 10, 2016, a day after soldiers clashed with the extremist Abu Sayyaf group. — AFPZAMBOANGA: A Philippine offensive against the extremist Abu Sayyaf group after a spate of kidnappings has left 18 soldiers and...

JAKARTA: This picture taken on March 31, 2016 shows “jockeys”, a women with a child who act as passengers-for-hire in exchange for a small fee, along a street during rush hour. — AFP

Drugged beggar babies for rent in Indonesia

JAKARTA: This picture taken on March 31, 2016 shows “jockeys”, a women with a child who act as passengers-for-hire in exchange for a small fee, along a street during rush hour. — AFPJAKARTA: At rush hour every weekday, women with babies slung across their arms line the traffic-choked streets of the Indonesian capital, flagging down drivers looking to game Jakarta's carpooling laws by hiring a few extra passengers. But revelations some of...

SUNDERLAND: Leicester City's Jamie Vardy, right, goes on to score his goal past Sunderland's goalkeeper Vito Mannone, left, during the English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Leicester City at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, yesterday. - AP

Leicester qualifies for Champions League

SUNDERLAND: Leicester City's Jamie Vardy, right, goes on to score his goal past Sunderland's goalkeeper Vito Mannone, left, during the English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Leicester City at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, yesterday. - APSUNDERLAND: Leicester qualified for the Champions League for the first time yesterday and moved closer to the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at struggling Sunderland.Jamie...

Manny Pacquiao gestures to fans as he celebrates after defeating Bradley Jr

Vintage Pacquiao wins farewell fight

Manny Pacquiao gestures to fans as he celebrates after defeating Bradley JrLAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao crowned his 21-year professional career with an emphatic victory over Tim Bradley here Saturday, delivering a vintage performance before saying a farewell to boxing.Pacquiao-fighting for the first time since his defeat to Floyd Mayweather last May in the "Fight of the Century"-knocked down Bradley twice on his way to a unanimous decision.The...

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Kuwait Disabled Sports Club to hold meeting

Shafi Al-HajiriKUWAIT: Kuwait Disabled Sports Club will hold a meeting with representative of private establishments that care for the disabled to discuss progress made in implementing law 5/2010 that is concerned with caring for the handicapped.Club chairman of the Board Shafi Al- Hajiri said the meeting will discuss the government’s implementation of the law, and difficulties the disabled are facing in getting their rights that is approved...

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Ooredoo continues to sponsor Kuwaiti triathlete Al-Rashed

KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of international Ooredoo Group, is proud to announce that it will sponsor Kuwaiti youth triathlete Abdulaziz Al-Rashed, for another season. The young triathlete won third place in Sharm El-Sheikh ALAMEDA 2016 Triathlon which took place between on 1st and 2nd of April 2016. Triathlon include the three sports of swimming, cycling, and running. This is Ooredoo Kuwait’s second consecutive year in sponsoring...

DUBAI: Visitors look at a to-scale model of a new tower the real estate giant Dubai Emaar Properties plans to build that will break the record and be taller than the Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest tower, during an exposition in Dubai yesterday. (Inset) Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls (right) and with Emaar Properties Chairman Mohamed Alabbar (left) speak during a press conference in Dubai yesterday.— AFP / AP

Dubai to build tower taller than Burj Khalifa - Builder inspired by mythical hanging gardens of Babylon

DUBAI: Visitors look at a to-scale model of a new tower the real estate giant Dubai Emaar Properties plans to build that will break the record and be taller than the Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest tower, during an exposition in Dubai yesterday. (Inset) Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls (right) and with Emaar Properties Chairman Mohamed Alabbar (left) speak during a press conference in Dubai yesterday.— AFP /...

Kuwait expert sees efforts to stabilize oil market - Saudi Samref oil refinery at full capacity

KUWAIT: Oil producing countries plan to stabilize the crude output, and probably trim it, in case the prices failed to "balance" in the markets, according to a Kuwaiti expert.Affirming that the collectively desired price is in the range of $ 50-60 per barrel, Mohammad Al-Shatti told Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) that a number of these countries, during their upcoming meeting in Doha, Qatar, would first seek to firm the production for months, and in...

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Gulf Bank wins 2 prestigious awards from International Finance Magazine

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank announced yesterday that it has been awarded the 'Best Retail Bank in Kuwait' and the 'Best Retail Customer Service Bank in Kuwait' awards from International Finance Magazine (IFM), one of the world's leading financial publications with a readership in over 200 countries.Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno said: "We are proud to receive these two prestigious awards. This is the third year in a row for Gulf Bank to win the 'Best Retail Bank in...

PHIPPSBURG, MAINE: Dave Cleaveland and his son, Cody, photograph the USS Zumwalt as it passes Fort Popham at the mouth of the KennebecnRiver as it heads to sea for final builder trials. — AP

How stealthy is Navy's new destroyer? It needs reflectors - 'It's pretty mammoth'

PHIPPSBURG, MAINE: Dave Cleaveland and his son, Cody, photograph the USS Zumwalt as it passes Fort Popham at the mouth of the KennebecRiver as it heads to sea for final builder trials. — APBATH, Maine: The future USS Zumwalt is so stealthy that it'll go to sea with reflective material that can be hoisted to make it more visible to other ships.The Navy destroyer is designed to look like a much smaller vessel on radar, and it lived up to its...

NEWARK: Valerie Wilson, center, school business administrator for the Newark Public Schools system, speaks at a news conference addressing recent finding of lead levels in Newark schools, in Newark, N.J. Standing with Wilson are Cristopher Cerf, left, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, and Anthony Ambrose, acting director of public safety for Newark. —AP

Water with unsafe lead amounts found in hundreds of schools - Flint problem moves onto other territories

NEWARK: Valerie Wilson, center, school business administrator for the Newark Public Schools system, speaks at a news conference addressing recent finding of lead levels in Newark schools, in Newark, N.J. Standing with Wilson are Cristopher Cerf, left, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, and Anthony Ambrose, acting director of public safety for Newark. —APTOLEDO, Ohio: Responding to the crisis in Flint, Michigan, school officials across...

(From Left) Actors O’Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr, Aldis Hodge, and Common attend the 2016 MTV Movie Awards.

'The Force Awakens' wins top honors at MTV Movie Awards

(From Left) Actors O’Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr, Aldis Hodge, and Common attend the 2016 MTV Movie Awards."Star Wars: The Force Awakens" took the top prize at the 25th annual MTV Movie Awards. The audience at Warner Bros. Studios waved what looked like red and blue lightsabers as star Daisy Ridley and director JJ Abrams accepted the final golden popcorn trophy at Saturday night's ceremony. The prize capped...

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