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DES MOINES, Iowa: Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders (left) wave and Martin O’Malley looks on during the second Democratic presidential primary debate in the Sheslow Auditorium of Drake University on Saturday.— AFP

Clinton urges war on IS, not Muslims - Frontrunner plays defense on Iraq, Wall St at debate

DES MOINES, Iowa: Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders (left) wave and Martin O’Malley looks on during the second Democratic presidential primary debate in the Sheslow Auditorium of Drake University on Saturday.— AFPDES MOINES, Iowa: White House hopeful Hillary Clinton called for global unity to crush the Islamic State group, as the carnage in Paris took center stage at Saturday's Democratic presidential debate....

BEIRUT: Young people practice yoga in Beirut’s Martyrs Square in the heart of the Lebanese capital yesterday. The special 108 Sun Salutations event was aimed to help restore prana (positive energy) and raise consciousness towards harmony, organizers said. — AFP

Lebanon arrests nine over Beirut bombings - Minister hints further attacks expected

BEIRUT: Young people practice yoga in Beirut’s Martyrs Square in the heart of the Lebanese capital yesterday. The special 108 Sun Salutations event was aimed to help restore prana (positive energy) and raise consciousness towards harmony, organizers said. — AFPBEIRUT: Lebanon has arrested nine people, mostly Syrians, over last week's Beirut bombings that killed 44 people, an attack whose original target was a hospital, the interior...

Some migrants fight as others line up close to a border line between Serbia and Croatia. —AP

At least one man linked to Paris attacks registered as refugee

ATHENS: Greek police on Saturday said at least one man with a possible connection to the Paris attacks had registered as a refugee with Greek authorities earlier this year. French authorities had asked their Greek counterparts to check the fingerprints of one man who died in the attacks, with a Syrian passport found next to him, in addition to the fingerprints of another man.There were efforts to establish whether both had registered in Greece,...

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UK Muslims seek own path in countering jihadism

LONDON: Feeling unfairly targeted by the government's anti-radicalisation drive, Britain's Muslim community is rallying to find its own response to extremism and take a greater role in the fight against terrorism. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has planned a series of conferences around the country where community leaders, activists and others will speak out against jihadist ideology, but also government security measures they say alienates...

SHANGHAI: A building near the site of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo is lit up in the colors of the French national flag to mourn for the victims killed in Friday’s attacks in Paris, at a district of Shanghai, China Saturday. —AP

Turkey cancels $3.4bn missile deal with China

SHANGHAI: A building near the site of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo is lit up in the colors of the French national flag to mourn for the victims killed in Friday’s attacks in Paris, at a district of Shanghai, China Saturday. —APANTALYA: Turkey has cancelled a multi-billion-dollar deal with China to build its first anti-missile system that had alarmed Ankara's allies in NATO, a Turkish official said yesterday. "The deal was cancelled," the...

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Sharapova beats Kvitova to put Russia ahead

PRAGUE: Maria Sharapova took Russia within a point of winning the Fed Cup after coming back from a set down to beat Petra Kvitova in a tense final rubber in Prague yesterday. In a clash of the teams’ number-one players, Sharapova, the world number four, edged sixth-ranked Kvitova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in two and a half hours. Karolina Pliskova is now due to take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the day’s second rubber on the hardcourt of Prague’s O2...

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Zimbabwe snatch dramatic T20 win against Bangladesh

DHAKA: Neville Madziva hit 18 runs in the last over as Zimbabwe pulled off a nail-biting three-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the second Twenty20 international to level the two-match series in Dhaka yesterday. Madziva first starred with his pace bowling and then made the most of a reprieve to score an unbeaten 28 runs to steer Zimbabwe to 136-7 in 19.5 overs, after the visitors restricted Bangladesh to 135-9 at the Sher-e-Bangla National...

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Taylor’s double century puts N Zealand in touch

PERTH: New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson and Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc joined elite company as bat continued to dominate ball on the third day of the second Test against Australia at the WACA Ground yesterday. In reply to Australia’s formidable 559 for nine declared on a placid wicket, the Kiwis were 510 for six at stumps, trailing by just 49 runs. Ross Taylor emerged from a form slump and scored his second Test double century to...

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Ibrahimovic on target as Swedes edge Denmark

SOLNA: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his ninth goal in his last nine European qualifiers to give Sweden a 2-1 win over Denmark in the first leg of their Euro 2016 play-off on Saturday. The 34- year-old striker converted a second half penalty after Emil Forsberg had scored his first international goal on the stroke of half-time as the Swedes seemed to be coasting to victory. But substitute Nicolai Jorgensen grabbed an away-goal lifeline for Denmark 10...

MELBOURNE: Holly Holm of the US (R) lands a kick to the neck to knock out compatriot Ronda Rousey and win the UFC title fight in Melbourne yesterday. — AFP

Holm stuns Rousey with 2nd-round KO - One of the sport’s biggest upsets

MELBOURNE: Holly Holm of the US (R) lands a kick to the neck to knock out compatriot Ronda Rousey and win the UFC title fight in Melbourne yesterday. — AFPMELBOURNE: Ronda Rousey was the UFC’s unstoppable force until Holly Holm used the former champion’s aggression against her to produce one of the sport’s biggest upsets. Rousey chased Holm around the ring at UFC 193 yesterday - looking for the right hold and taking head shots along the...

A Chinese woman (left) poses for a photograph with a Pakistani man at the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world’s highest paved border crossing at 4,600 meters above sea level. —AFP

China's new Silk Road: Boom or dust for Pakistan? - Locals remain skeptic as massive construction underway

A Chinese woman (left) poses for a photograph with a Pakistani man at the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world’s highest paved border crossing at 4,600 meters above sea level. —AFPSOST, Pakistan: A glossy highway and hundreds of lorries transporting Chinese workers by the thousands: the new Silk Road is under construction in northern Pakistan, but locals living on the border are yet to be convinced they will receive more from it than...

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Jitters to grip KSE this week: Analysts

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) main indices are expected to fluctuate up and down throughout this week due to suspension of companies that have failed to make their financial disclosures for the year's Q3 as scheduled, according to analysts.The market is forecast to witness fall of value volume, which grew the past week and contributed to lifting the capital value by 1.87 percent to reach KD 26.3 billion. Hamad Al-Hajeri told KUNA the...

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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan chairs a meeting on Thursday to review the latest developments in the implementation of the new airport project (T2). -- KUNA phots

Al-Mashaan: Stick to timeline for Kuwait’s airport terminal project

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KUWAIT: Vehicles move at snail pace on a rainy evening in downtown Kuwait. --KUNA

Kuwait received varying amounts of rainfall: Official

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AMMAN: Kuwait’s Ambassador to Jordan Hamad Al-Marri hands over Kuwait’s annual donation to the UNRWA worth $2 million.

Kuwait hands over $2m as donation to UNRWA