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Muslim woman donates $1 for every hate Tweet
SYDNEY: An Australian Muslim woman has donated close to Aus$1,000 (US$700) to charity after pledging to give one dollar every time she receives a hate-filled Tweet. Susan Carland, who teaches at Monash University in Melbourne, tweeted on October 22 that she was donating to UNICEF for every nasty comment from trolls. “Nearly at $1,000 in donations. The needy children thank you, haters!,” she said at the time.Carland said she had previously...
WEST BANK: Palestinians look at the rubble of the house of Palestinian Yahya Hamad, a member of a group accused of killing an Israeli settler couple in the Itmar settlement after it was destroyed by Israel yesterday. —AFP
Israel razes homes of 4 Palestinian 'attackers' - Deterrent or collective punishment?
WEST BANK: Palestinians look at the rubble of the house of Palestinian Yahya Hamad, a member of a group accused of killing an Israeli settler couple in the Itmar settlement after it was destroyed by Israel yesterday. —AFPNABLUS: Israeli troops razed the West Bank homes of four Palestinians accused of attacking Israelis yesterday, pressing a controversial policy of punitive demolitions after weeks of deadly unrest. The demolitions came hours...
JARASH: People carry the body of Anwar Abu Zeid, a police captain who shot dead two US instructors, a South African and two fellow Jordanians at a police training centre during his funeral in the city of Jarash, 50 kilometers in the north of the Jordanian capital Amman. —AFP
Jordanian killer was on a journey to 'paradise or hell' - Investigators ask if he was lone wolf or part of a cell
JARASH: People carry the body of Anwar Abu Zeid, a police captain who shot dead two US instructors, a South African and two fellow Jordanians at a police training centre during his funeral in the city of Jarash, 50 kilometers in the north of the Jordanian capital Amman. —AFPAMMAN: Days before he shot dead five people in a canteen during his lunch break, Jordanian police officer Anwar Abu Zeid sent a message to friends saying he was going on a...
Members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force conduct a raid to simulate an attack as part of heightened security efforts leading up to next week’s APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit of Leaders yesterday in Manila. — AP
Philippines boosts security ahead of economic summit - 125,000-member force on ‘full alert’
Members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force conduct a raid to simulate an attack as part of heightened security efforts leading up to next week’s APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit of Leaders yesterday in Manila. — APMANILA: The Philippines put its military and police on full alert yesterday and pledged "higher security" for world leaders meeting at an economic summit in Manila next week after gunmen killed...
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Paris attacks evoke dark memories for Mumbai
MUMBAI: For residents of the bustling Indian port of Mumbai, the horrific attacks in Paris on Friday night carry somber echoes of a bloody series of killings in their own city seven years ago. A total of 166 people were killed in November 2008 when Islamist gunmen stormed luxury hotels, the main railway station, a Jewish centre and other sites in the booming metropolis, the financial heart of India. “Anger is filling up inside me again as the...
LONDON: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks after unveiling a statue of the 12th century Indian philosopher Basaveshwara, on the bank of the River Thames in London yesterday. British Prime Minister David Cameron announced trade deals worth £9 billion (12.7 billion euros, $13.7 billion), as Modi indicated he wanted the UK to stay in the EU.—AFP
Thousands cheer Modi at London mega-rally - 500 protesters barrack departing Modi supporters
LONDON: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks after unveiling a statue of the 12th century Indian philosopher Basaveshwara, on the bank of the River Thames in London yesterday. British Prime Minister David Cameron announced trade deals worth £9 billion (12.7 billion euros, $13.7 billion), as Modi indicated he wanted the UK to stay in the EU.—AFPLONDON: London's hallowed Wembley Stadium gave Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a...
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India spin out SA for 214
BANGALORE: India’s spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared eight wickets as South Africa crumbled for 214 on the opening day of the second Test in Bangalore yesterday. AB de Villiers marked his 100th Test with a stroke-filled 85 to bolster the score after Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to field in overcast conditions at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Opener Dean Elgar’s 38 was the next highest score as the...
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Robben’s double seals 3-2 win for Netherlands
CARDIFF: Arjen Robben scored twice to lead the Netherlands to a 3-2 victory against Wales in a friendly match in Cardiff on Friday. The Netherlands, which failed to qualify for next year’s European Championship in France, went ahead through striker Bas Dost’s header after 32 minutes.Joe Ledley equalized for the hosts on the stroke of halftime, converting a rebound after Netherlands goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen parried a penalty by Joe Allen....
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Brazil’s fightback thwarts Argentina
BUENOS AIRES: Ten-man Brazil came from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Argentina on Friday in a tense World Cup qualifying battle between the two South American superpowers. A second half strike from Santos player Lucas Lima salvaged a vital point for Brazil after Argentina had taken the lead midway through the half thanks to an Ezequiel Lavezzi strike. Lavezzi’s Paris Saint-Germain team-mate David Luiz was sent off for a second...
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Shock, horror for fans at Stade de France
PARIS: It started as a celebration of football, a glamour friendly between France and world champions Germany in front of 80,000 fans at Paris’s showpiece Stade de France. Then they heard the explosions. “I thought it was just a firework, then my friends told me what was going on in Paris,” said a French fan in his 20s as the grim reality of Friday’s deadly attacks suddenly hit home. When three loud explosions were heard from outside the...
Rastafaris struggle in Ethiopia
Promised land? Rastafaris struggle in Ethiopia
Rastafaris struggle in EthiopiaThey came from across the world to Ethiopia in search of their "promised land", but for many Rastafarians, struggling to win even basic rights, the dream never materialized. "How did we survive so far? I wonder," said Reuben Kush, the grey-bearded president of the Ethiopian World Federation, a branch of Rastafarianism. Kush left his home in Birmingham in Britain a decade ago to join a Rastafarian community based in...
American rock group Eagles of Death Metal performs onstage late Friday at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, few moments before four men armed with assault rifles stormed into the venue. — AFP photos
US band caught up in Paris attacks
American rock group Eagles of Death Metal performs onstage late Friday at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, few moments before four men armed with assault rifles stormed into the venue. — AFP photosThe California-based rock band Eagles of Death Metal was in the midst of a European tour, promoting its fourth album release, when the musicians found themselves caught up in a terror attack at the Paris concert hall where they had begun to...
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani poses with ministers and delegates from the region, including Kuwaiti Deputy PM and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, attending an anti-drug trafficking conference on July 22, 2024. - AFP
Iraq becoming major drug conduit
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Defense praises Arifjan, Beuhring military chief
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(Left) Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Musa Abu Marzouk, senior member of Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. - AFP photos
Palestinians to form unity govt
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Councilmembers approve projects and specifications
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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education, Lamia Al-Melhem holds talks with the Omani Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, Dr Rahma Al-Mahruqiya. - KUNA
Kuwait, Oman discuss education, research