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People watch as a wildfire in the Wood Ranch area of Simi Valley, Calif., about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. No evacuations had been ordered Friday afternoon. Wildfires racing through drought-stricken Southern California have burned hundreds of acres of land and multiple cabins as the region roasted under a summer heat wave. (Joseph Garcia/Ventura County Star via AP) LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Western wildfires: Wind, heat, dry land fueling large blazes
People watch as a wildfire in the Wood Ranch area of Simi Valley, Calif., about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. No evacuations had been ordered Friday afternoon. Wildfires racing through drought-stricken Southern California have burned hundreds of acres of land and multiple cabins as the region roasted under a summer heat wave. (Joseph Garcia/Ventura County Star via AP) LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT; MANDATORY...
Yemanis look at the wreckage of a vehicle at the site of a car bomb attack in the capital Sanaa late on August 13, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS
Gulf-backed Yemen forces extend gains in the south - Exiled government's troops retake fifth province
Yemanis look at the wreckage of a vehicle at the site of a car bomb attack in the capital Sanaa late on August 13, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAISADEN: Gulf-backed forces loyal to Yemen's exiled government retook a fifth southern province yesterday, extending recent territorial gains against Iran-backed rebels who control the capital. The advance by the forces backing President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has been aided by weapons and troops from...
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Kuwaiti Hezbollah!
Hezbollah is a page that Kuwait wanted to fold in history, but the seizure and confiscation of an arsenal of weapons in Kuwait last week by citizens who admitted to belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon was a very awkward incident, both to people in power and many of the businessmen, politicians and even some activists here. Timing is certainly bad, and speculations behind the objectives of this cell were endless. It was a slap on the Kuwaiti cheek...
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Kuwait 'still facing a real threat,' Al-Ghanim warns - Parliament praises Interior; weapons, explosives seized
KUWAIT: Deputy National Assembly Speaker Mubarak Al-Khurainij lauded the Ministry of Interior's efforts in arresting terror suspects who possessed a huge arsenal of weapons, explosives and ammunitions. In a press statement yesterday, Al-Khurainij urged authorities to prosecute these terror suspects as soon as possible - and to find out who was behind this pre-planned operation that aimed at jeopardizing the security of the country.He called on...
TOPSHOTSnUS Secretary of State John Kerry(C), stands with other dignitaries as members of the US Marines raise the US flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba on August 14, 2015. Kerry is at the Cuban capital to raise the US flag and formally reopen the long-closed US Embassy. Cuba and the US officially restored diplomatic relations July 20, as part of efforts to normalize ties between the former Cold War foes. AFP PHOTO/POOL/PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS
American flag raised as US reopens embassy in Cuba
TOPSHOTSUS Secretary of State John Kerry(C), stands with other dignitaries as members of the US Marines raise the US flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba on August 14, 2015. Kerry is at the Cuban capital to raise the US flag and formally reopen the long-closed US Embassy. Cuba and the US officially restored diplomatic relations July 20, as part of efforts to normalize ties between the former Cold War foes. AFP PHOTO/POOL/PABLO...
MONTREAL, ON - AUGUST 13: Nick Kyrgios of Australia jumps for the ball during his match against John Isner of the USA on day four of the Rogers Cup at Uniprix Stadium on August 13, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. John Isner defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 6-3. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Djokovic advances, Kyrgios exits to boos
MONTREAL, ON - AUGUST 13: Nick Kyrgios of Australia jumps for the ball during his match against John Isner of the USA on day four of the Rogers Cup at Uniprix Stadium on August 13, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. John Isner defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 6-3. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==MONTREAL: World number one Novak Djokovic, second seed Andy Murray and three-time champion...
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, makes his way to the stage to speak at a forum sponsored by Americans for Peace, Prosperity and Security, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Bush declines to rule against use of government torture
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, makes his way to the stage to speak at a forum sponsored by Americans for Peace, Prosperity and Security, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)DAVENPORT, Iowa: Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Thursday declined to rule out resuming the use of torture under some circumstances by the US government. The former...
Workers sweep the area near deformed containers piled up after Wednesday's explosion in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Rescuers pulled out a firefighter trapped for 32 hours after responding to a fire and huge explosions in the Chinese port city as authorities dealt Friday with a fire still smoldering amid potentially dangerous chemicals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China's silence after deadly blasts stokes citizens' fears
Workers sweep the area near deformed containers piled up after Wednesday's explosion in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Rescuers pulled out a firefighter trapped for 32 hours after responding to a fire and huge explosions in the Chinese port city as authorities dealt Friday with a fire still smoldering amid potentially dangerous chemicals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)BEIJING: China's stone-walling after a huge...
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Oceanic junk ranges from toys to suspected debris - 8.8m tons of plastic dumped into oceans annually
FILE - In this June 8, 2013 file photo, volunteers and environmentalists remove dirt and garbage that were washed ashore at a bird sanctuary, known as "Freedom Island," during a World Ocean Day event at Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines. For years along the Cornish coast of Britain, Atlantic Ocean currents have carried thousands of Lego pieces onto the beaches. In Kenya, cheap flip-flop sandals are churned relentlessly in the Indian Ocean...
Burnt out Volkswagen cars are pictured on the second morning after a series of explosions at a chemical warehouse hit the city of Tianjin, in northern China on August 14, 2015. A Chinese military team of nuclear and chemical experts began work on August 14 at the site of two massive explosions in the city of Tianjin, state media said, as pressure grows for authorities to explain the cause of blasts that left 50 dead. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR
China battles fires, contamination at blast site
Burnt out Volkswagen cars are pictured on the second morning after a series of explosions at a chemical warehouse hit the city of Tianjin, in northern China on August 14, 2015. A Chinese military team of nuclear and chemical experts began work on August 14 at the site of two massive explosions in the city of Tianjin, state media said, as pressure grows for authorities to explain the cause of blasts that left 50 dead. AFP PHOTO / FRED...
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Dilay GUNDOGAN - FILES - A picture taken on February 14, 2015 shows members of the Kurdish community waving flags and banners of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Strasbourg, eastern France. With a ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in tatters, the man who could hold the key to restarting the peace process is sidelined and isolated on a prison island. Abdullah Ocalan, the iconic leader of the PKK, has only the most limited access to the outside world from his top security jail on the island of Imrali on the Sea of Marmara following his sensational arrest by Turkish agents in Kenya in 1999. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN
On prison island, Kurd leader sidelined as peace unravels
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Dilay GUNDOGAN - FILES - A picture taken on February 14, 2015 shows members of the Kurdish community waving flags and banners of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Strasbourg, eastern France. With a ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in tatters, the man who could hold the key to restarting the peace...
Civilians gather at the scene of bomb attack in Jameela market in the Iraqi capital's crowded Sadr City neighborhood Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. A massive truck bomb ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in the early morning hours on Thursday, killing dozens of people, police officials said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Life in Sadr City: 'We are living in a state of fear'
Civilians gather at the scene of bomb attack in Jameela market in the Iraqi capital's crowded Sadr City neighborhood Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. A massive truck bomb ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in the early morning hours on Thursday, killing dozens of people, police officials said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD: In this torrid Baghdad summer, Karim Kadim, his wife and five...
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
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