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RAWALPINDI: People hold the photo of police officer Mumtaz Qadri, the convicted killer of a former governor, during his funeral, in Rawalpindi yesterday. — AP

Executed Pakistani hailed as hero of Islam

RAWALPINDI: People hold the photo of police officer Mumtaz Qadri, the convicted killer of a former governor, during his funeral, in Rawalpindi yesterday. — APRAWALPINDI: Tens of thousands of supporters yesterday cheered and threw flowers at the casket of a bodyguard executed for killing the governor of Pakistan's most populous province over his call to reform a strict blasphemy law.Security was tight at the funeral for Mumtaz Qadri, whom...

NEW DELHI: Indian Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) Director-General Rajendra Pachauri addresses an audience at a conference in New Delhi. — AFP

Pachauri charged with stalking, harassment

NEW DELHI: Indian Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) Director-General Rajendra Pachauri addresses an audience at a conference in New Delhi. — AFPNEW DELHI: The UN climate panel's former chairman, Rajendra Pachauri, was charged yesterday with stalking and sexually harassing a woman who worked at the New Delhi environmental think tank he's headed for more than three decades.Police filed the case in a Delhi court after investigating a complaint...

HOMS: Syrian rebel fighters rest in a field as they hold a position near the frontline yesterday in the countryside on the outskirts of this central Syrian city, as the Syria truce enters day four. — AFP

Assad sees 'glimmer of hope' in shaky ceasefire - UN to restart Syria peace talks on March 9

HOMS: Syrian rebel fighters rest in a field as they hold a position near the frontline yesterday in the countryside on the outskirts of this central Syrian city, as the Syria truce enters day four. — AFPBEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pledged yesterday to do his part to guarantee the success of a shaky ceasefire that was largely holding into its fourth day. World powers have thrown their weight behind the landmark truce as a way to...

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Qatari, Jordanian among 5 executed in kingdom

RIYADH: A Qatari and a Jordanian were among five people executed in Saudi Arabia yesterday, bringing to 69 the number of people it has put to death this year. The Qatari, Mohammed Jarboui, was executed in the eastern region of Al-Ahsa after being convicted of murdering a Saudi, the interior ministry said. Sliman and Ahmed Messoudi were put to death in the northern Tabuk region for trafficking amphetamines, the ministry said in a separate...

TOKYO: People walk on a street in Tokyo. A Japanese government study has found nearly a third of working women who responded to a survey reported being sexually harassed on the job, such as being subjected to unwanted physical contact or degrading comments. — AP

A third of working women were sexually harassed: Japan study

TOKYO: People walk on a street in Tokyo. A Japanese government study has found nearly a third of working women who responded to a survey reported being sexually harassed on the job, such as being subjected to unwanted physical contact or degrading comments. — APTOKYO: A Japanese government study has found nearly a third of working women who responded to a survey reported being sexually harassed on the job, such as being subjected to unwanted...

Philippine assault seizes terrorist lair, kills 24

A Philippine soldier picks up the headband of a militant, adorned with the logo used by the Islamic State group, as they end their operation in Butig Town, Lanao Del Sur on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao yesterday. — AFPMANILA: A major Philippine military offensive has killed 24 suspected local sympathizers of the Islamic State group and captured their remote southern stronghold, where troops raised the national flag yesterday, the...

ZURICH: Newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino (center) plays during a football match on February 29, 2016 at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. — AFP

Infantino hunts for non-European chief executive - African and American names already touted

ZURICH: Newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino (center) plays during a football match on February 29, 2016 at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. — AFPMIAMI: The victory celebration over, new FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s first major decision in charge of the troubled world football organization will be to appoint a secretary general, effectively a chief executive, to run dayto- day operations. Since FIFA was founded in 1904, it has...

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5th International Shooting Grand Prix kicks off

KUWAIT: Chairman and board members of Kuwait Shooting Sport Club were honored to meet HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. President of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federations Eng Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi expressed his pleasure during which he conveyed greetings from all members of Kuwait Shooting Community. He also thanked HH the Crown Prince for supporting the hosting of the latest Gulf championship...

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq

Pakistan's Inzamam backs tainted duo Asif and Butt

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul HaqNEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq has backed tainted compatriots Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, saying they should be given a second chance after serving stints in jail for spot fixing. The pair, along with former teammate Mohammad Amir, were jailed in Britain after being found guilty of spot fixing at the 2010 Lord's Test against England. Although Amir has returned to the national team in...

Event winner, Everito Villacruz, poses for a portrait in front of his artwork.

What can a creative mind with a can of Red Bull?

Event winner, Everito Villacruz, poses for a portrait in front of his artwork.KUWAIT: Ever thought how far one can go with creativity with just a can of Red Bull? Think again. Following the success of Red Bull Art of Can 2011, the event is returning this year and will be giving talents from Kuwait the chance to go with inspiration to new heights. The masterpiece can be anything - a sculpture, a painting, photography, dress, music, movie, and...

DHAKA: India’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (left) breaks the stumps successfully as Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera falls during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. - AFP

In-form Kohli guides India to Asia Cup final

DHAKA: India’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (left) breaks the stumps successfully as Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera falls during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. - AFPDHAKA: In-form batsman Virat Kohli made an unbeaten half-century as India eased to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka to qualify for the Asia Cup final in Dhaka yesterday. Kohli,...

MANAMA: An oil pump at sunset in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain, yesterday. Gasoline prices remain low in the United States and are expected to soon drop below $2 a gallon. —AP

Oil prices have bottomed out: IEA - OPEC watching Iran, Russia, unlikely to cut output in June

OSLO: Global oil prices appear to have bottomed out and are expected to rise through this year as investment cuts help to reduce a supply glut, a senior analyst at the International Energy Agency said yesterday. Benchmark Brent crude futures were up 44 cents at $37.01 a barrel at 1304 GMT, the highest in eight weeks. They hit a more than 12-year low of $27.10 on Jan. 20."Oil prices appear to have bottomed out," Neil Atkinson, the new head of...

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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.

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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan

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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.

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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA

Kuwait weather to remain unstable