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JUBA: Displaced people walk next to a razor wire fence at the United Nations base in the capital Juba, South Sudan. When a delegation of South Sudanese rebels returned to the government-controlled capital Juba last month after two years of war, many refugees thought they would finally return to the homes they fled.— AP

Sudan opens border with South Sudan

JUBA: Displaced people walk next to a razor wire fence at the United Nations base in the capital Juba, South Sudan. When a delegation of South Sudanese rebels returned to the government-controlled capital Juba last month after two years of war, many refugees thought they would finally return to the homes they fled.— APKHARTOUM/JUBA: Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the opening of his country's border with South Sudan for the...

BERLIN: Travel agent Alaa Hadrous (left), hands over a passport to traveler Hussein Hotuman from Iraq (right) at the ‘Golf Reisen’ (Gulf Travels) travel agency in Berlin, Germany. Homesick and tired of waiting for Germany’s backlogged bureaucracy, a steady stream of Iraqis are heading home on their own. —AP

Bettered Iraqi refugees in Germany head home - A change of heart for many after a few months

BERLIN: Travel agent Alaa Hadrous (left), hands over a passport to traveler Hussein Hotuman from Iraq (right) at the ‘Golf Reisen’ (Gulf Travels) travel agency in Berlin, Germany. Homesick and tired of waiting for Germany’s backlogged bureaucracy, a steady stream of Iraqis are heading home on their own. —APBERLIN: It's a change of heart that Iraqi immigrant Sekvan Agho never saw coming. Agho was among the wave of nearly 1.1 million...

PESHAWAR: Pakistani Elite Police Force take part in a drill to fight against militants at a school in Peshawar yesterday. A Pakistan university attacked by the Taleban last week has demanded the government arm its staff as it seeks to boost security after the deadly assault in which 21 people were killed, officials said. — AFP

Pakistani cleric willing to review blasphemy law - Misuse of law led to hundreds of deaths

PESHAWAR: Pakistani Elite Police Force take part in a drill to fight against militants at a school in Peshawar yesterday. A Pakistan university attacked by the Taleban last week has demanded the government arm its staff as it seeks to boost security after the deadly assault in which 21 people were killed, officials said. — AFPISLAMABAD: The head of a powerful religious body said yesterday he is willing to review Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws...

TOYOYAMA: The first domestically-made stealth aircraft, X-2, is shown to the media at Nagoya Airport in Toyoyama town, central Japan, yesterday. —AP

Japan unveils first stealth fighter jet

TOYOYAMA: The first domestically-made stealth aircraft, X-2, is shown to the media at Nagoya Airport in Toyoyama town, central Japan, yesterday. —APKOMAKI, Japan: Japan yesterday unveiled its first stealth fighter jet, officials said, with the maiden test flight planned for next month. The defence ministry's acquisition agency showed off the domestically developed, radar-dodging X-2 fighter at a regional airport near the central city of...

MELBOURNE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return during his men's singles semi-final match against Switzerland's Roger Federer on day eleven of the 2016 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. -- AFP

Djokovic, Williams win Australian Open s-finals

MELBOURNE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return during his men's singles semi-final match against Switzerland's Roger Federer on day eleven of the 2016 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. -- AFPMELBOURNE: Like Serena Williams before him, Novak Djokovic moved into another Australian Open championship decider with a relatively untroubled semifinal win.Top-ranked Djokovic had a 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over No. 3 Roger...

MANCHESTER: Everton's English defender Leighton Baines (L) and Everton's English midfielder Tom Cleverley (R) vies with Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Jesus Navas during the English League Cup semi-final second leg football match between Manchester City and Everton the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on Wednesday. - AFPn

Martinez 'hurt' by Everton's Cup exit

MANCHESTER: Everton's English defender Leighton Baines (L) and Everton's English midfielder Tom Cleverley (R) vies with Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Jesus Navas during the English League Cup semi-final second leg football match between Manchester City and Everton the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on Wednesday. - AFPMANCHESTER: Everton manager Roberto Martinez complained that his team had been unjustly denied a place...

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, duels for the ball against Athletic Bilbao's Eneko Boveda during quarterfinal, second leg,nCopa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday. - AP

Barca into Cup semis as Celta dump Atletico out

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, duels for the ball against Athletic Bilbao's Eneko Boveda during quarterfinal, second leg,Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday. - APMADRID: Copa del Rey holders Barcelona had to weather a first-half storm from Athletic Bilbao before progressing to the semi-finals for the seventh consecutive season with a 3-1 win to seal a 5-2 aggregate victory.Atletico...

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Kuwait Handicapped Sports Club congratulates Amir

HH the Amir (right) with Shafi Al-Hajiri.KUWAIT: Kuwait Handicapped Sports Club congratulated HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the 10th anniversary of his assumption of his constitutional duties.President of the club Shafi Al-Hajiri said HH unlimited support of the handicapped sport is the direct reason for its development and making achievements one after the other, to have Kuwait flag hoisted high in world...

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'Kung Fu Panda 3' to deliver a punch to the US box office

This image released by DreamWorks Animation shows character Mei Mei, voiced by Kate Hudson performing a ribbon dance in a scene from "Kung Fu Panda 3."-AP"Kung Fu Panda 3" should win the upcoming weekend box office in the US with at least $40 million at 3,955 theaters. Fox is distributing the animated comedy for DreamWorks Animation five years after "Kung Fu Panda 2" opened in late May with $47.7 million domestically on its way to $162.5...

File Photo: Pope Francis met Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed in 2016 in the Vatican - Reuters

DiCaprio bonds with Pope over protecting planet

This handout picture released by the Vatican press office yesterday shows Pope Francis exchanging gifts with US actor Leonardo DiCaprio (left) during a private audience at the Vatican.-AFPPope Francis received US film star Leonardo DiCaprio at the Vatican yesterday, with the pair bonding over their shared passion for defending the environment.Blue-eyed DiCaprio was spotted listening earnestly as the Argentine pontiff explained that he was...

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Fergie applauds Jean Paul Gaultier's couture homage to '80s

It was probably before the time of his front row stars singers Fergie and Beth Ditto - but they laughed and applauded nonetheless at Jean Paul Gaultier's fashion homage to the Palace club, France's answer to New York's once-famous Studio 54. Here are the highlights of Wednesday's spring-summer 2016 couture collections in Paris. The palace partyThe glamorous, underground theater was the hippest place in Paris from its inauguration in 1978 by Grace...

MANILA: Construction personnel work beside scaffolding on a government elevated highway project in Manila yesterday. Philippine economic growth accelerated in the final quarter of 2015, boosted by a burst in government spending, but fell short of the official full-year target. -- AFP n

Big-spending Philippines posts strong Q4 growth

MANILA: Construction personnel work beside scaffolding on a government elevated highway project in Manila yesterday. Philippine economic growth accelerated in the final quarter of 2015, boosted by a burst in government spending, but fell short of the official full-year target. -- AFPMANILA: Growth in the Philippine economy picked up late in 2015 as strong domestic demand and government spending cushioned the impact of weak exports which are...

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