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ALBAY PROVINCE: A resident walks past big waves spilling over a wall onto a coastal road in the city of Legaspi.—AFP

700K flee as typhoon slams Philippines - No immediate reports of casualties or damage

ALBAY PROVINCE: A resident walks past big waves spilling over a wall onto a coastal road in the city of Legaspi.—AFPMANILA: More than 700,000 people in the central Philippines fled to safer areas for fear of giant waves, floods or landslides as Typhoon Melor slammed into the archipelago nation yesterday, officials said.Melor brushed the northern tip of Samar, a farming island of 1.5 million people, early yesterday with winds gusting up to 185...

DAQUQ: A French volunteer surrounded by Iraqi Kurdish forces flies a small drone carrying out a reconnaissance mission over a frontline with the Islamic State group. — AFP

Meet 'Unit 732': The French anti-IS volunteers in Iraq - Tiny contingent welcomed by Iraqi Kurds

DAQUQ: A French volunteer surrounded by Iraqi Kurdish forces flies a small drone carrying out a reconnaissance mission over a frontline with the Islamic State group. — AFPDAQUQ: The translator rushed towards the rudimentary trailer housing the French volunteers who came to Iraq to fight against the Islamic State jihadist group alongside Kurdish forces. "Come quick, the general wants to see you! And bring your helicopter," he told them, as an...

SOUTH CAROLINA: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall meeting in the Convocation Center on the University of South Carolina Aiken campus. — AP

'You don't know if they hate us' - Trump backers confused by Muslim proposal criticism

SOUTH CAROLINA: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall meeting in the Convocation Center on the University of South Carolina Aiken campus. — APGREER: Tracy Hooker isn't interested in debating the merits of Donald Trump's proposal to temporarily block Muslims from coming into the United States. She knows some people think it's bigoted. That others argue it's impractical, legally dubious or both. And that every...

PRISTINA: Members of the Parliament disperse after a tear gas was launched by opposition lawmakers in the Kosovo’s parliament. — AFP

Kosovo oppn releases tear gas in parliament

PRISTINA: Members of the Parliament disperse after a tear gas was launched by opposition lawmakers in the Kosovo’s parliament. — AFPPRISTINA: Opposition lawmakers released tear gas yesterday in Kosovo's parliament as they once again tried to pressure the government into renouncing deals with Serbia and Montenegro. Clouds of smoke from two tear gas canisters forced lawmakers out of the debating chamber. The parliamentary session restarted...

KARACHI: Pakistani supporters of former police bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri carry placards with his portrait as they shout slogans during a protest yesterday. — AFP

Pakistan governor killer loses bid to review death sentence

KARACHI: Pakistani supporters of former police bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri carry placards with his portrait as they shout slogans during a protest yesterday. — AFPISLAMABAD: A former police bodyguard on death row in Pakistan for assassinating a politician inched closer to execution yesterday as the Supreme Court rejected his petition for a sentence review. Mumtaz Qadri was feted as a hero by Islamist supporters after he shot the liberal governor of...

CHICAGO: This undated photo provided by Kanwar Singh, shows his father, Inderjit Mukker, after he was beaten in a September 2015 road rage incident with a Chicago-area teenager in which the teen called the 53-year-old Sikh taxi driver “Bin Laden” and repeatedly hit him in the face.

Sikhs feel in danger, join with Muslims to combat backlash - Bullying, harassment and vandalism against Sikhs

CHICAGO: This undated photo provided by Kanwar Singh, shows his father, Inderjit Mukker, after he was beaten in a September 2015 road rage incident with a Chicago-area teenager in which the teen called the 53-year-old Sikh taxi driver “Bin Laden” and repeatedly hit him in the face.CHICAGO: Pardeep Kaleka spent several days after 9/11 at his father's South Milwaukee gas station, fearing that his family would be targeted by people who assumed...

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Police jail shopkeeper for banning Ahmadi minority

LAHORE: Pakistani police charged a shopkeeper with blasphemy yesterday after he banned members of the Ahmadi minority from entering his shop, a rare bid by authorities to protect an ethnic group that usually suffers state-sanctioned persecution.The shopkeeper in the eastern city of Lahore was charged with spreading religious hatred, officials said, citing the National Action Plan, a grand scheme to combat extremism put in place in the wake of a...

NYON: The results of the draw for the UEFA Champions league round of sixteen is displayed on a screen, yesterday at the European football organization’s headquarters in Nyon. — AFP

Barcelona face Arsenal, Chelsea play PSG again

NYON: The results of the draw for the UEFA Champions league round of sixteen is displayed on a screen, yesterday at the European football organization’s headquarters in Nyon. — AFPNYON: Holders and Spanish league leaders Barcelona will play Premier League leaders Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League, 10 years after the sides faced each other in the final, following yesterday’s draw for the first knockout stage. Spanish league...

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Qatar 'singled out' for criticism says 2022 head

Hassan Al-ThawadiDOHA: Qatar has been unfairly "singled out" for criticism the 2022 World Cup committee chief said yesterday, adding that no labourer has died during more than 14 million man-hours of work on tournament venues.In a robust defence of Qatar's position, Hassan Al-Thawadi, also said the Gulf state does not expect to lose the World Cup, regardless of an ongoing investigation into the 2022 bidding process in Switzerland, amid...

NEW YORK: Serena Williams of the US returns the ball to Roberta Vinci of Italy during their 2015 US Open Women’s singles semifinals match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Serena Williams, who owned the tennis world this year even as she battled illness and injury, was named sportsperson of 2015 yesterday by Sports Illustrated. — AFP

Serena Williams named Sportsperson of 2015

NEW YORK: Serena Williams of the US returns the ball to Roberta Vinci of Italy during their 2015 US Open Women’s singles semifinals match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Serena Williams, who owned the tennis world this year even as she battled illness and injury, was named sportsperson of 2015 yesterday by Sports Illustrated. — AFPNEW YORK: Serena Williams, who owned the tennis world this year even as she...

DUNEDIN: Trent Boult (L) of New Zealand bowls to Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka with Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews (Top R) looking on during day five of the first International Test cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at University Oval in Dunedin yesterday. — AFP

Kiwis enjoy 122-run win as Sri Lanka fold

DUNEDIN: Trent Boult (L) of New Zealand bowls to Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka with Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews (Top R) looking on during day five of the first International Test cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at University Oval in Dunedin yesterday. — AFPDUNEDIN: A "miracle ball" from the recalled Neil Wagner set New Zealand up for a 122-run win in the first Test yesterday as Sri Lanka folded with the loss of seven...

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GulfRun season kicks off with GulfRun 24HR Karting Endurance 5

Officials seen at the conference.KUWAIT: GulfRun - powered by Zain - season is back and kicking off with GulfRun 24HR Karting Endurance 5 that will take place from December 17 - 19 at the SIRBB Circuit in Shuwaikh. GulfRun and Pro-Vision Sports Management announced that 20 teams have taken the challenge to participate in the exciting 24 hour long karting endurance race.This year also international teams will be participating in this event....

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