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CORRECTS BYLINEnnDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (C) gestures as she celebrates alongside counterpart Chen Chien-jen (R) after winning the elections inTaipei on January 15, 2016. Voters in Taiwan elected a Beijing-sceptic president in a dramatic democratic journey, carving their own political path against China's wishes. AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh

Taiwan elects 1st female president - Voters turn their backs on closer China ties

CORRECTS BYLINEDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (C) gestures as she celebrates alongside counterpart Chen Chien-jen (R) after winning the elections inTaipei on January 15, 2016. Voters in Taiwan elected a Beijing-sceptic president in a dramatic democratic journey, carving their own political path against China's wishes. AFP PHOTO / Sam YehTAIPEI: Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan's main opposition party will become the...

Republican Presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the Republican Presidential debate sponsored by Fox Business and the Republican National Committee at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in Charleston, South Carolina on January 14, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ TIMOTHY A. CLARY

Jeb Bush sees similarities in his foreign policy and dad's

Republican Presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the Republican Presidential debate sponsored by Fox Business and the Republican National Committee at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in Charleston, South Carolina on January 14, 2016. AFP IOWA: Jeb Bush believes he's got the best prescription for American foreign policy, from his strategies for deterring North Korea's nuclear ambitions, to...

US President Barack Obama greets patrons at Po' boy Lloyd's restaurant during an unannounced stop on January 14, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN

What does Obama carry in his pocket? Find out on YouTube

US President Barack Obama greets patrons at Po' boy Lloyd's restaurant during an unannounced stop on January 14, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. / AFP / MANDEL NGANWASHINGTON: When President Barack Obama feels tired or discouraged, reaching into his pocket can help him get over it. For inspiration he carries some of the keepsakes people have given him since he started running for office. He says that helps him cope on a bad day "because somebody...

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MoI recently helped a six-year-old Kuwaiti realize his dream of flying in MoI's operations chopper, said security sources. The child, Hamad Thamer is sick with a chronic disease. Officers responded to his wish as part of MoI's duties in community services. The child was so excited and thankful to MoI for making his wish come true.

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Filipino arrested for selling babies

KUWAIT: In a strange human trafficking case, a Filipina was recently arrested in Mangaf for selling newborn babies. Security sources said that all the babies were the born outside wedlock. Case papers indicate that detectives had been tipped off concerning the suspect's activity and after placing her under surveillance for a while; the suspect was arrested along with one of the mothers and four newborn babies. The two women were referred to...

Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa, right, vies for the ball with Rayo Vallecano's Ze Castro during the Copa del Rey second leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Vicente Calderon stadium, in madrid, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Atletico Madrid won 4-1 on aggregate and moved to the next round. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Real, Atletico hit by one year transfer bans

Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa, right, vies for the ball with Rayo Vallecano's Ze Castro during the Copa del Rey second leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Vicente Calderon stadium, in madrid, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Atletico Madrid won 4-1 on aggregate and moved to the next round. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)MADRID: Spanish giants Real Madrid suffered another institutional embarrassment on Thursday as they and...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) welcomes Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann at the European Commission in Brussels, on January 15, 2016. / AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND

EU, British officials upbeat about getting reform deal - Leaders hopeful of averting Brexit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) welcomes Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann at the European Commission in Brussels, on January 15, 2016. / AFP / EMMANUEL DUNANDBRUSSELS: Top officials in Britain and the European Union say they are optimistic about striking a deal next month on reforms aimed at discouraging Britain from leaving the 28-nation bloc. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said yesterday that he is...

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Oman borrows $1 billion to fill gap left by falling crude - Oil price slump stretches state finances

DUBAI: The government of Oman has borrowed $1 billion as the Gulf country tries to cope with strains on its finances as oil prices plummet. The sultanate, a small oil exporter, raised funds through a syndicated loan at 120 basis points over the London interbank offered rate (Libor), Nasser Al-Jashmi, under-secretary at the ministry of finance, told Reuters on Thursday. Eleven banks took part in the five-year loan.The country has become the latest...

A Jordanian soldier carries a Syrian refugee child after his entry into Jordanian territory with his family through the Hadalat border crossing, located near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria and Iraq, near the town of Ruwaished, Jordan, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Starvation deaths stalk Syria's Madaya - US military discloses civilian casualties in IS fight

A Jordanian soldier carries a Syrian refugee child after his entry into Jordanian territory with his family through the Hadalat border crossing, located near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria and Iraq, near the town of Ruwaished, Jordan, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)BEIRUT: The UN children's agency said yesterday that it witnessed the death of a teenager who died of starvation "in front of our eyes," as well as...

Residents leave their homes as Iraqi security forces clear the Sufiya district on the outskirts of Ramadi on January 15, 2016, a few weeks after declaring victory against the Islamic State (IS) group.n IS fighters had planted thousands of roadside bombs and booby traps across the city, slowing the advance of ground forces vastly outnumbering them and supported by air strikes from the Iraqi air forces and US-led coalition.n / AFP / MOADH AL-DULAIMI

Iraqi force enters oil city to disarm tribal fighters

Residents leave their homes as Iraqi security forces clear the Sufiya district on the outskirts of Ramadi on January 15, 2016, a few weeks after declaring victory against the Islamic State (IS) group.IS fighters had planted thousands of roadside bombs and booby traps across the city, slowing the advance of ground forces vastly outnumbering them and supported by air strikes from the Iraqi air forces and US-led coalition./ AFP / MOADH...

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Pakistani top militant in gov't custody over attack in India

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2000 file Maulana Masood Azhar, center, (wearing glasses and white turban), arrives in Islamabad, Pakistan. The leader of an outlawed Pakistani militant group has been taken into "protective custody" amid a probe as to whether he is linked to a deadly attack earlier this month on an Indian air base, two security officials and a provincial minister said Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Mian Khursheed, file)ISLAMABAD: The...

Activists hold flowers during a rally condemning Thursday's attack outside the Starbucks cafe where it took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Indonesians were shaken but refusing to be cowed a day after a deadly attack in a busy district of central Jakarta that has been claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Police say Jakarta attack funded by IS in Syria - 'We are not afraid'

Activists hold flowers during a rally condemning Thursday's attack outside the Starbucks cafe where it took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Indonesians were shaken but refusing to be cowed a day after a deadly attack in a busy district of central Jakarta that has been claimed by the Islamic State group. -AP JAKARTA: An audacious attack by suicide bombers in the heart of Indonesia's capital was funded by the Islamic State...

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