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Rampant abuse of workers' rights
Workers' rights is not a popular topic here, but I will still keep talking about it even if I am sent to the moon. To make the story short, it is about a maid whose bad luck leads her to work for a family where she is subjected to harassment and molestation from her sponsor. She wants to run away, but is afraid. She knows that those who abscond from their bosses will be sent to jail. She had got a warning from a neighbor back home, but never...
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Clashes on 'day of rage'
JERUSALEM: Palestinians clashed yesterday with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank after the Islamist movement Hamas called for a "day of rage" over tensions at the Al-Aqsa mosque. In Jerusalem, three police were injured as a firebomb struck their van in the Jabal Mukaber district and five Palestinians were arrested, including at least three youths, police said. Tensions were running high at nightfall in the area,...
ROCHESTER, NH - SEPTEMBER 17: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall event at Rochester Recreational Arena September 17, 2015 in Rochester, New Hampshire. Trump spent the day campaigning in New Hampshire following the second Republican presidential debate. Darren McCollester/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Trump declines to rebut anti-Muslim questioner - Republican frontrunner under fire over exchange
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidates slammed Donald Trump yesterday for failing to challenge a questioner who wrongly claimed President Barack Obama was a Muslim and not a US citizen. The campaign trail exchange triggered the latest uproar over the Republican frontrunner's regard for minorities in America, and prompted at least one Republican White House hopeful to say he would have corrected the man immediately."We have a problem in...
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Liverpool, Celtic held in Europa League
PARIS: Liverpool conceded a late equaliser as they began their Europa League campaign with a 1-1 draw at Bordeaux, while 10-man Celtic drew 2-2 away to Ajax on Thursday. Back-to-back losses to West Ham and Manchester United in the English Premier League had increased the pressure on Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers but Adam Lallana's sublime second-half goal in France looked destined to hand the Reds all three points in their Group B opener.The...
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UK keen on Kuwait's security: Speaker - 'Kuwait won't forget British servicemen's sacrifices'
LONDON: The UK is keen on and committed to the security agreements signed with the GCC countries, particularly Kuwait, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said Friday. In statements to KUNA and Kuwait television, Ghanem said that his separate meetings with UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond and Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon reflected the UK's commitment towards Kuwait's security.The...
TOPSHOTSnMigrants and refugees queue to cross the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija on September 18, 2015. Land routes to northern Europe from the Balkans were all closed for migrants, after Croatia closed their border with Serbia because of the unprecedented human wave. The crisis, challenging the EU's humanitarian reputation and its vaunted policy of border mobility, has triggered an extraordinary summit, bringing leaders of the 28-nation bloc together next week. AFP PHOTO / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV
EU leaders scramble to halt refugee 'shambles' - Bitter disputes on sharing, bolstering borders
BRUSSELS: As hundreds of thousands of people risk lives to cross Europe's frontiers seeking a haven of peace, Europeans themselves have turned on each other with a venom that has stirred memories of their own long conflicts. "It's about as poisonous as it could be," said one veteran EU diplomat. The atmosphere in Brussels was "fetid", he said, when leaders agreed on Thursday to hold an emergency summit next week to stem a spiral of...
FILE - In this July 12, 2015, file photo, Pope Francis checks his watch as Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi stands beside him, during an airborne press conference aboard the airplane directed to Rome, at the end of his Apostolic journey in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. The Pope plans to meet Cuba’s president and its priests, its young and its sick, its churchgoers and its seminarians as he travels across the island starting Saturday. But not its dissidents. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said that Francis had not accepted any invitations to meet with dissidents, and well-known opposition members told The Associated Press they have received no invitation to see him. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
Pope plans to duck dissidents in Cuba, spawning criticism - 'He should exert more pressure'
HAVANA: Pope Francis plans to meet with Cuba's president and its priests, its young and its sick, its churchgoers and its seminarians as he travels around the island starting today. But not with its dissidents. The absence on Francis' agenda of any meeting with the political opposition has sparked bitter critiques from dissidents who say they feel let down by an institution they believe should help push for greater freedom in Cuba."He should...
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US eases Cuba embargo - Washington opens up business, travel with Havana
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration eased rules yesterday for US citizens wishing to travel to Cuba or do business with its growing ranks of independent entrepreneurs, hoping to kindle greater economic freedom on the island. The Treasury and Commerce departments said the regulations that take effect Monday simplify procedures for tourism, telephone and Internet investments, and money transfers to Cuba.The changes were first reported by AP on...
TOPSHOTSnDemonstrators hold placards to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial security bills in front of the National Diet in Tokyo on September 18, 2015. Japan was expected to pass security bills on September 18 that would allow troops to fight on foreign soil for the first time since World War II, despite fierce criticism it will fundamentally alter the character of the pacifist nation. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI
Crowds hold last ditch rally as Japan set to pass security bills - Troops fighting abroad enrages pacifist nation
TOPSHOTSDemonstrators hold placards to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial security bills in front of the National Diet in Tokyo on September 18, 2015. Japan was expected to pass security bills on September 18 that would allow troops to fight on foreign soil for the first time since World War II, despite fierce criticism it will fundamentally alter the character of the pacifist nation. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGITOKYO:...
A file picture taken on April 28, 2014 shows Al-Jadeed TV's Tahsin Khayat (L) and Karma Khayat attending a press conference at the syndicate of journalists in the Lebanese capital Beiurt. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is due give a verdict on September 18, 2015, in contempt of court case against Lebanese journalist Karma Khayat and Al-Jadeed TV accused of publishing details of alleged witnesses in the trial of five people charged with murdering former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri. AFP PHOTO / ANWAR AMRO
Lebanon TV station cleared of contempt in Hariri case
A file picture taken on April 28, 2014 shows Al-Jadeed TV's Tahsin Khayat (L) and Karma Khayat attending a press conference at the syndicate of journalists in the Lebanese capital Beiurt. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is due give a verdict on September 18, 2015, in contempt of court case against Lebanese journalist Karma Khayat and Al-Jadeed TV accused of publishing details of alleged witnesses in the trial of five people charged with...
Pakistani commandos arrive at an air force base in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Militants in northwestern Pakistan attacked an air force base on the outskirts of Peshawar early Friday, triggering a shootout that left at least 20 wounded and six of the attackers dead, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Taleban militants kill 20 in Pakistan military base - Another attack on mosque leaves 16 dead
PESHAWAR: A brazen Taleban attack on a Pakistani military base on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar killed 20 people on Friday, including 16 worshippers who were gunned down when the militants stormed a mosque inside the compound during prayers.The attack triggered an hours-long firefight at the base and the Pakistani forces said they killed 13 of the attackers, though it was unclear how many were involved in the assault. Apart...
Smoke rises after an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
50 UAE, Bahrain troops killed in Yemen clashes - Black day for coalition * Amir sends condolences
Smoke rises after an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)ABU DHABI: The UAE said 45 of its troops were killed in Yemen and Bahrain said it lost five soldiers yesterday, the deadliest day for a Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni Shiite rebels. The Yemeni government said an "accidental explosion" at an arms depot at a military base in the eastern province of Marib killed the...
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DHAKA: An unidentified man bleeds after being shot during a clash between police and anti-quota protesters on July 19, 2024. - AFP
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KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Sheikh Salem Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah chairs a meeting of the Supreme Traffic Council on July 21, 2024. - KUNA
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US President Joe Biden
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HODEIDA: This handout satellite image shows a view of burning oil tanks in the port of Yemen’s Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024, a day after Zionist airstrikes. - AFP
Kuwait expresses concern as Zionists attack Yemen