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Chicagio police block streets outside a Trump rally at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on March 11, 2016. Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump cancelled his appearance at a Chicago rally Friday amid extraordinary scenes of chaos, with hundreds of protesters clashing with the frontrunner's supporters and police struggling to maintain order. / AFP / Tasos KATOPODIS
Chaotic scenes as Trump cancels rally - Trump under fire from rivals for rally violence
Chicagio police block streets outside a Trump rally at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on March 11, 2016. Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump cancelled his appearance at a Chicago rally Friday amid extraordinary scenes of chaos, with hundreds of protesters clashing with the frontrunner's supporters and police struggling to maintain order. / AFP / Tasos KATOPODISCHICAGO: Donald Trump cancelled a rally in Chicago Friday in the face of huge...
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PETER MARTELLn(FILES) This file photo taken on January 27, 2014 shows sheets covering the bodies of 16 people,  allegedly civilians killed when they took cover near Leudit church in Bor town, according to the South Sudanese military.nThe number of deaths in South Sudan's two-year civil has gone largely unrecorded. Estimates vary, with the UN sticking a guesstimate of 10,000 dead since the early months of the war, while the International Crisis Group (ICG), which has closely tracked the fighting, told AFP at least 50,000 had died a year into the war, in November 2014. Aid workers and officials who did not want to speak on the record said the true figure might be as high as 300,000 -- a figure comparable to the number killed in Syria during five years of fighting. / AFP PHOTO / ALI NGETHI
South Sudanese are dying, and - 'nobody is counting' - Bodies bulldozed into mass graves; eaten in ritual cannibalism
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PETER MARTELL(FILES) This file photo taken on January 27, 2014 shows sheets covering the bodies of 16 people, allegedly civilians killed when they took cover near Leudit church in Bor town, according to the South Sudanese military.The number of deaths in South Sudan's two-year civil has gone largely unrecorded. Estimates vary, with the UN sticking a guesstimate of 10,000 dead since the early months of the war, while the...
Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah
Kuwait keen on having Arab consensus over issues: Jarallah
Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-JarallahCAIRO: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said Thursday his country was keen on realizing consensus among Arab countries, as well as pushing forward common Arab action. Speaking after the conclusion of the Arab Foreign Ministrs' meeting, Jarallah voiced relief for the Arab consensus over the selection of Ahmad Abul Ghait, Egypt's former foreign minister, as the next Arab League Secretary...
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Over 1,000 expats arrested in major Hawally crackdown - Detained illegal residents face deportation
KUWAIT: Illegal residents and those wanted for various law violations are rounded up in Hawally on Thursday night.KUWAIT: In a massive crackdown on residency violators, wanted outlaws and criminals, security officials raided many areas of Hawally on Thursday night and arrested more than 1,000 expatriates. According to security sources, 2,437 expatriates were detained briefly for verification of their credentials and 1,068 of them were referred...
Liverpoolís Mamadou Sakho jumps for the ball with Unitedís Anthony Martial, right, during the Europa League round of 16, first leg, soccer match between Liverpool and  Manchester United at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Thursday March 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Lethal Liverpool sink Man United - Dortmund trounce Tottenham; Holders Sevilla held
Liverpoolís Mamadou Sakho jumps for the ball with Unitedís Anthony Martial, right, during the Europa League round of 16, first leg, soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Thursday March 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Super)LONDON: Liverpool handed their fiercest rivals a painful lesson on Thursday with a dominant 2-0 win over Manchester United in the first leg of a Europa League last-16 clash. As...
A Palestinian woman inspects the damage at the Palestine Today television offices after it had been raided by Israeli forces overnight on March 11, 2016, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli forces raided the TV's offices and arrested its manager Farooq Aliat, 34, over allegations of inciting violence, Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency said.nThe operation targeting the station's Ramallah offices was the latest attempt to silence Palestinian broadcasters Israel believes are fuelling a five-month wave of violence.  Cameraman Mohammed Amr and technician Shabib Shabib were also arrested, the Palestinian Journalists Union said. An army spokeswoman said technical equipment and transmitters were confiscated from the offices, which were ordered shut. / AFP / ABBAS MOMANI
Israel raids Palestinian TV station
A Palestinian woman inspects the damage at the Palestine Today television offices after it had been raided by Israeli forces overnight on March 11, 2016, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli forces raided the TV's offices and arrested its manager Farooq Aliat, 34, over allegations of inciting violence, Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency said.The operation targeting the station's Ramallah offices was the latest attempt to silence...
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Syrian rescue workers and residents try to pull a man out from under the rubble of a building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Salhin in the northern city of Aleppo on March 11, 2016.  / AFP / THAER MOHAMMED
Glimmer of hope as Syria war enters 6th year - War leaves 270,000 dead, creates millions of refugees
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Syrian rescue workers and residents try to pull a man out from under the rubble of a building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Salhin in the northern city of Aleppo on March 11, 2016. / AFP / THAER MOHAMMEDBEIRUT: Syria's war enters its sixth year next week with a glimmer of hope that a landmark ceasefire and a push for peace could help resolve a conflict that has sent hundreds of...
Children play with a ball at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni where thousands of refugees and migrants are trapped by the Balkan border blockade, on March 11, 2016.  The German and Greek leaders blasted Balkan countries for shutting their borders to migrants ahead of an EU ministers meeting on March 10. Greek authorities said there were 41,973 asylum seekers in the country, including some 12,000 stuck at Idomeni on the closed Macedonian border.  / AFP / SAKIS MITROLIDIS
Europe moves closer to imposing Libya sanctions
Children play with a ball at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni where thousands of refugees and migrants are trapped by the Balkan border blockade, on March 11, 2016. The German and Greek leaders blasted Balkan countries for shutting their borders to migrants ahead of an EU ministers meeting on March 10. Greek authorities said there were 41,973 asylum seekers in the country, including some 12,000 stuck at Idomeni on...
TOPSHOT - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) with Empress Michiko (L) deliver an address in front of an altar for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the national memorial service in Tokyo on March 11, 2016. Japan paused on March 11 to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing along its northeastern coast. / AFP / POOL / POOL / KAZUHIRO NOGI
MIAMI: Republican White House hopefuls ditched the insults and heated rhetoric that have come to define the 2016 race on Thursday, talking policy and substance on the debate stage in a stunning show of civility. Donald Trump and his challengers for the party's nomination have traded weeks of often below-the-belt barbs, and the anticipation for the debate in Miami had felt more like the run up to a heavyweight championship bout. Four men took to the stage in Miami: Trump, Texas Senator Ted Cruz,
TOPSHOT - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) with Empress Michiko (L) deliver an address in front of an altar for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the national memorial service in Tokyo on March 11, 2016. Japan paused on March 11 to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing along its northeastern coast. / AFPTOKYO: Japan paused yesterday to mark five...
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, speaks as Republican presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump and Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas,  listen, during the Republican presidential debate sponsored by CNN, Salem Media Group and the Washington Times at the University of Miami,  Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Republicans swap barbs for substance in Florida debate
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, speaks as Republican presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump and Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listen, during the Republican presidential debate sponsored by CNN, Salem Media Group and the Washington Times at the University of Miami, Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Coral Gables, Fla. - AP MIAMI: Republican White House hopefuls ditched the...
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Cyber crimes
Muna Al Fuzai The rates of crime overall in Kuwait is on a downward trend. This is not the case, however, when one considers e-crimes despite the existence of a tough law punishable by imprisonment or large fines! How do we face cyber-crime? The Internet is accessible to everyone including the ignorant and educated without any restrictions. This has led to a rash of what have been labeled e-crimes in the region including online blackmail,...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh
No withdrawals from ‘next generations’ fund: Ministry
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al-SalehKUWAIT: Kuwait is covering the public budget deficit and paying for current liabilities solely from the general reserves, the Ministry of Finance announced yesterday. The ministry in a statement categorically denied remarks attributed to Finance Minister Anas Al- Saleh by some local newspapers saying that the State is withdrawing from the ‘next generations’ fund to finance the budget...