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HUSAYBA: Members of the Iraqi security forces point at destruction in the rural Husayba Al-Sharkiya area, east of Anbar province’s capital Ramadi, as they undertake military operations to attack Islamic State (IS) group positions. — AFP

Stretched thin, pummeled from the air, Islamic State goes on defensive

HUSAYBA: Members of the Iraqi security forces point at destruction in the rural Husayba Al-Sharkiya area, east of Anbar province’s capital Ramadi, as they undertake military operations to attack Islamic State (IS) group positions. — AFPBEIRUT: Stretched thin and under pressure by increasing air strikes, the Islamic State group has been forced into a defensive position in areas under its control in Syria and Iraq. Last year, the jihadist...

Wounded Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers sit on beds on a ward at Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul. — AFP photos

Taleban fighter treated alongside angry soldiers in Afghan hospital

Wounded Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers sit on beds on a ward at Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul. — AFP photosKABUL: The injured Taleban fighter stands shackled, with his face covered by a ski mask and wearing a helmet to block out noise so that, for security reasons, he cannot tell where he is. The insurgent was wounded while battling the Afghan army and is now flanked by soldiers throughout his medical treatment at...

Vehicle traffic on the Las Vegas Strip is closed as police investigate the area after a car crashed into a group of pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of the Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino reportedly injuring at least 35 people and killing one. —AFP

1 dead, 26 hurt as car crashes into Las Vegas Strip sidewalk

Vehicle traffic on the Las Vegas Strip is closed as police investigate the area after a car crashed into a group of pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of the Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino reportedly injuring at least 35 people and killing one. —AFPLAS VEGAS: A woman with a toddler in her car deliberately and repeatedly rammed into pedestrians on the packed Las Vegas Strip Sunday, killing one person and injuring at...

MOMBASA: Passengers of an Air France plane which made an emergency landing at Moi International Airport walk in front of the airport after being evacuated from the plane in Mombasa. — AP

Retired policeman held over fake Air France bomb

MOMBASA: Passengers of an Air France plane which made an emergency landing at Moi International Airport walk in front of the airport after being evacuated from the plane in Mombasa. — APPARIS: French police yesterday detained a retired policeman over the discovery of a fake bomb on board an Air France flight which made an emergency landing in Kenya, a legal source said. The 58-year-old man was taken into custody by border police upon his...

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'Justice has failed us,' Indian gang-rape victim's father says - Supreme Court rejects plea to reverse gang-rapist's release

An Indian protester holds a placard during a demonstration against the release of a juvenile rapist in New Delhi yesterday. — AFPNEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal against the release of the youngest convict in a fatal gang-rape, sparking fury from the victim's parents who said the ruling was a betrayal of women. Amid growing outrage at the freeing of the 20-year-old, judges said there were no legal grounds to allow...

DHAKA: In this photograph taken on April 25, 2013, Bangladeshi volunteers and rescue workers are pictured at the scene after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital. — AFP

Bangladesh court orders mass arrests over factory disaster

DHAKA: In this photograph taken on April 25, 2013, Bangladeshi volunteers and rescue workers are pictured at the scene after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital. — AFPDHAKA: A Bangladesh court yesterday ordered the arrest of 24 people and seizure of their assets after they failed to turn up to face murder charges over the collapse of a garment factory that killed more than 1,100 people. Senior judicial...

JALALABAD: Afghan children play with tires in a village on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. — AFP

Islamic State tries to build strength to replace Taleban - IS radio show seeks new recruits in Afghanistan

JALALABAD: Afghan children play with tires in a village on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. — AFPJALALABAD: Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan have taken to the airwaves to win recruits as they try to build strength and replace the Taleban as the leading force in the Islamist insurgency. Officials have been increasingly concerned by the broadcasts, which encourage young people to find a sense of direction in the...

A photo shows UEFA president Michel Platini answering journalists’ questions upon his arrival to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.

Platini's tactical genius goes wrong

A photo shows UEFA president Michel Platini answering journalists’ questions upon his arrival to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.PARIS: Making the right pass at a crucial moment made Michel Platini one of the world's greatest footballers, but poor timing has cost him his place as one of the most powerful men in sport. The 60-year-old Frenchman-banned for eight years on Monday-regularly battled back from injury and other...

Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter

Isolated Blatter devastated by FIFA scandals

Suspended FIFA President Sepp BlatterZURICH: Facing criminal investigation and banned from VIP tribunes, Sepp Blatter cuts an increasingly lonely figure far from the football president who mixed with political heavyweights and tycoons. When the 79-year-old Swiss powerbroker told a stunned FIFA congress this year that officials found guilty of misconduct would be booted out of world football, he would not have been thinking of himself.But an...

British tennis player Andy Murray poses with the trophy after winning the 2015 Sports Personality of the Year, in Belfast, Northern Ireland

'Dull' Murray wins BBC Sports Personality award

British tennis player Andy Murray poses with the trophy after winning the 2015 Sports Personality of the Year, in Belfast, Northern IrelandBELFAST: Davis Cup hero Andy Murray won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2015 at a star-studded reception in Belfast on Sunday.The world number two, who was picking up the honour for the second time, led Great Britain to their first Davis Cup title since 1936 last month.Accepting the award the...

HAMILTON: New Zealand players pose with the trophy after they defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets on the fourth day of the second international cricket test in Hamilton, New Zealand, yesterday. —AP

Williamson ton steers NZ to five-wicket win over S Lanka

HAMILTON: New Zealand players pose with the trophy after they defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets on the fourth day of the second international cricket test in Hamilton, New Zealand, yesterday. —APHAMILTON: Kane Williamson scored his fifth century in eight tests in 2015 to guide New Zealand to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka before lunch on the fourth day of the second test at Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday.The victory gave Brendon...

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Batelco Win GulfRun 24HR Karting Endurance 5!

KUWAIT: GulfRun 24 hour Karting Endurance 5, powered by Zain, took place over the weekend at Sirbb Circuit in Shuwaikh - starting on Friday at 4:30 pm ending on Saturday 4:30 pm. 20 teams consisting of 180 drivers took part in the practice sessions and the highly competitive and challenging 24-hour endurance race.After 24 hours of racing, in the Elite class Batelco finished in first place with a total of 1982 laps completed, followed by Zain...

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