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In this photograph taken on January 5, 2011, arrested Pakistani bodyguard Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri wearing a garland is escorted by police personnel as he leaves a court in Islamabad, a day after the assassination of the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer. — AFP
Pakistan upholds death sentence in 'blasphemy' reformist killing
In this photograph taken on January 5, 2011, arrested Pakistani bodyguard Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri wearing a garland is escorted by police personnel as he leaves a court in Islamabad, a day after the assassination of the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer. — AFPISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death sentence for the killer of a politician who sought blasphemy law reform, in a verdict hailed by moderates as a...
International president of Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French name Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Joanne Liu (left)ngestures as she speaks between General Director of MSF Switzerland Bruno Jochum (right) and MSF Lead Counsel Francoise Saulnier (left) duringna press conference. — AFP
MSF demands probe into deadly Kunduz air strike
International president of Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French name Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Joanne Liu (left)gestures as she speaks between General Director of MSF Switzerland Bruno Jochum (right) and MSF Lead Counsel Francoise Saulnier (left) duringa press conference. — AFPKABUL: Medical charity MSF yesterday demanded an international probe into a deadly US air strike on an Afghan hospital, after reports said NATO's top...
Nepalese youth gather to ‘donate petrol’ to the Indian Embassy which requested fuel supplies from Nepal Oil Corporation, at the premises of the Indian Embassy. — AFP
Nepal eyes air-lifting fuel as India border stays shut
Nepalese youth gather to ‘donate petrol’ to the Indian Embassy which requested fuel supplies from Nepal Oil Corporation, at the premises of the Indian Embassy. — AFPKATHMANDU: Nepal is considering air-lifting fuel, possibly from Bangladesh, as supply routes from India stay blocked by protesters opposing its new constitution, a short-term solution ahead of a key festival even as the government talks to China for help.Thousands of trucks are...
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Messi, Neymar out as S America 2018 World Cup journey begins
MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi and Neymar will be absent as Brazil and Argentina set out on the road to Russia-and redemption-when South American qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup kick off today. Injured Messi and suspended Neymar are just two of a galaxy of stars who will be missing as the long journey to Russia 2018 begins. Uruguay will be without Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani while Colombia’s James Rodriguez is also injured. Brazil and Argentina,...
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FIFA tribunal to decide Blatter’s fate
ZURICH: Scandal-tainted FIFA’s ethics watchdog was locked in talks yesterday to decide the fate of world football president Sepp Blatter as attacks on the veteran sports baron mounted. The ethics committee tribunal was also to decide whether to take action against UEFA leader Michael Platini and former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-Joon, both candidates to take over from Blatter. Chung hit out at Blatter on Wednesday, calling him “a...
South Korean President Park Geun-hye takes a group photo with US (left side) and international (right side) teams’ members during an opening ceremony for the 2015 Presidents Cup golf tournament in Incheon, South Korea yesterday. —AP
Presidents Cup opens with Korean bang
South Korean President Park Geun-hye takes a group photo with US (left side) and international (right side) teams’ members during an opening ceremony for the 2015 Presidents Cup golf tournament in Incheon, South Korea yesterday. —APINCHEON: Marching bands and traditional Korean drums greeted the US and International teams at a colourful 11th Presidents Cup opening ceremony in Incheon yesterday. Appropriately, given the name of the event,...
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Fiji and Romania win as S Africa eye last eight
LONDON: Fiji and Romania recorded their first victories of the World Cup on Tuesday as teams began to bid farewell to the tournament and those remaining prepared for a weekend that will decide the quarter- final line-ups. Hosts England rang the changes for their final game, a dead rubber against Uruguay, and the debate over Stuart Lancaster’s future continued with another seasoned coach stating his interest in a role that has yet to become...
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Warne, Tendulkar to lead star-studded tour of US
MELBOURNE: Cricket greats Shane Warne of Australia and Sachin Tendulkar of India will captain opposing teams of former star players in a threematch exhibition tour of the United States next month. The Cricket All Stars tour will feature shortformat Twenty20 matches in New York, Houston and Los Angeles starting Nov. 7 at Citi Field, home to Major League Baseball’s New York Mets.Also playing on the tour are former test captains Ricky Ponting of...
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Five-goal Aguero fires City on top
MANCHESTER: Sergio Aguero turned in a remarkable goal-scoring performance by netting five times in 20 minutes as Manchester City came from behind to rout Newcastle United 6-1 yesterday.Only four other players in post-1992 Premier League history-Andrew Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Berbatov-had scored five times in one game and Aguero's display was all the more stunning as he had failed to find the net since a home win over Chelsea...
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MoI cracks down on Kuwaitis driving cars with Gulf plates - Violators given one month to make change
KUWAIT: All Kuwaiti motorists who own and drive cars with license plates from Gulf countries have one month during which they must turn in these license plates to be replaced by Kuwaiti ones, said a Ministry of Interior official yesterday.Some Kuwaiti motorists drive cars with license plates from Gulf countries and use them to break serious traffic rules, thinking erroneously that the arm of the law will not reach them because they are driving...
An Honor guard carries the coffins of Iranian hajj pilgrims who were killed in a deadly stampede in Mina near Mecca in Saudi Arabia on September 24, at Mehrabad airport in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. The first plane carrying bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in the hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia arrived in Tehran Saturday, nine days after the disaster that escalated tensions between the two regional rivals. President Hassan Rouhani and other senior officials were at the airport for the arrival of the plane, which carried 104 bodies. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
First Iran hajj dead flown home
An Honor guard carries the coffins of Iranian hajj pilgrims who were killed in a deadly stampede in Mina near Mecca in Saudi Arabia on September 24, at Mehrabad airport in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. The first plane carrying bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in the hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia arrived in Tehran Saturday, nine days after the disaster that escalated tensions between the two regional rivals. President Hassan Rouhani and...
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