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Yemen rebel alliance crumbles as 'street war' rocks capital

An armed Houthi follower gestures after attending a gathering celebrating Houthi advancement on forces loyal to Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh at Tahrir Square in Sanaa, Yemen, December 3, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah  SANAA: Gun battles forced shops and schools to close in Yemen's capital on Sunday as residents warned a three-year rebel alliance was collapsing into a "street war". The Iran-backed Houthi rebels' partnership with powerful ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared
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Nawaz, Maryam, Safdar appear before accountability court for corruption reference hearing

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif accompanied by his daughter Maryam Nawaz appeared on Monday before the Federal Judicial Complex, which is hearing corruption references against the three. Captain (retd) Safdar also appeared before the court. The court will resume the case at 1pm.  Nawaz is facing three corruption references in the accountability court filed by NAB in light of the Supreme Court's July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case which led to his disqualification. Maryam
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27 fragmented statues of lion goddess found in southern Egypt

File CAIRO: An Egyptian-European mission has discovered 27 fragmented statues of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet across the Nile from Egypt?s southern city of Luxor, the antiquities ministry said on Sunday. The statues of the goddess, known as The Lady of War, were found in the ground at the Colossi of Memnon area on the city?s west bank, which used to be a capital for ancient Egypt, the ministry said in a statement. Sekhmet had the body of a woman and the head of a fierce lioness, with a head
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Half of Britons support a second vote on Brexit: poll

Half of Britons support a second vote on whether to leave the European Union and a majority think the government may be paying too much money to the EU to open the way to trade talks, according to a new opinion poll. The poll, published in the Mail on Sunday newspaper, found 50 percent of people supported another vote on the final terms of Britain?s exit deal, 34 percent rejected another referendum and 16 percent said they did not know. The newspaper said it was the first major opinion poll si
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Late Silva goal extends Man City's winning run to 13 games

David Silva scored a late goal as runaway leaders Manchester City won their 13th successive Premier League game and restored their eight-point lead with a 2-1 victory against West Ham United on Sunday. Silva converted Kevin de Bruyne?s brilliant pass from close range in the 83rd minute as City maintained their blistering form this season. Nicolas Otamendi had converted substitute Gabriel Jesus?s cross in the 57th minute to equalise after defender Angelo Ogbonna had headed West Ham into the mos
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Trump still weighing whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Kushner

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks with Haim Saban about the Trump administration's approach to the Middle East region at the Saban Forum in Washington, US, December 3, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision on whether to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, his adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Sunday, a move that would break with decades of US policy and could fuel violence in the Middle East.
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Families of lost Argentina submarine crew decry government response

Relatives and friends of the 44 crew members of the missing at sea ARA San Juan submarine march as they leave an Argentine naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina, December 3, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Scalzo BUENOS AIRES: Dozens of relatives of the 44 crew members of an Argentine submarine that went missing on November 15 marched from a naval base on Sunday, demanding to know what happened and criticizing the government?s response to the tragedy. Holding posters with photos of the crew and chanting ?
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'Coco' repeats as box office winner with $26.1 million

Disney-Pixar?s animated comedy ?Coco? easily repeated as the winner of the North American box office with a solid $26.1 million at 3,987 locations during a moderate weekend. The third weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment?s ?Justice League? finished second with $16.7 million at 3,820 sites, with the superhero tentpole dropping 60%. Lionsgate?s ?Wonder? continued to perform well with $12.5 million at 3,449 venues to come in third followed by Disney-Marvel?s fifth frame of ?Thor: Ragnarok? wi
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Enter the 'petro': Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrency

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during his weekly radio and TV broadcast "Los Domingos con Maduro" (The Sundays with Maduro) in Caracas, Venezuela, December 3, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS  CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent US-led financial sanctions, announcing on Sunday the launch of the ?petro? backed by oil reserves to shore up a collapsed economy. The leftist leader offered few specifics about the
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Trump tweets about Russia probe spark warnings from lawmakers

A series of tweets by US President Donald Trump about the investigation into contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia prompted concerns on Sunday among both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham saying Trump could be wading into ?peril? by commenting on the probe. ?I would just say this with the president: There?s an ongoing criminal investigation,? Graham said on the CBS program ?Face the Nation.? ?You tweet and comment regarding ongoing criminal inv
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Korea tensions rise ahead of US-South Korea joint military drill

Tensions were on the rise Sunday ahead of the largest ever US-South Korea air exercise, with Pyongyang calling it an "all-out provocation" that could lead to nuclear conflict as a US lawmaker warned of a growing likelihood of "preemptive war" on the divided peninsula. The five-day Vigilant Ace drill -- involving some 230 aircraft including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters -- begins Monday, five days after the North test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile believed to be capable of hitti
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US allies fret as 'guillotine' hangs over Tillerson

On the eve of his trip to Europe, Rex Tillerson gave a speech last week that European allies had waited months to hear: an ?ironclad? promise of US support to its oldest allies. The relief in European capitals lasted barely a day as reports surfaced of a White House plan to oust the US secretary of state, plunging America?s friends back into confusion over President Donald Trump?s foreign policy. The uncertainty is particularly acute given Washington?s leading role in crises in North Korea and
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German police say Potsdam explosive package not 'terrorism'

German authorities investigating the delivery of a package containing powerful firecrackers, wires and nails to a pharmacy near a Christmas market in the city of Potsdam said on Sunday it was criminal activity rather than ?terrorism.? Karl-Heinz Schroeter, interior minister of the state of Brandenburg where Potsdam is located, told a news conference criminals were behind the package which they had used to try to extort millions of euros from logistics firm DHL, which had delivered the package.
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US defence chief Mattis says intends to work on ?finding common ground? with Pakistan

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrives at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, November 30, 2017. AFP/Brendan Smialowski/Files  WASHINGTON: The US defence chief says he intends to ?work hard on finding the common ground? and ?work together? with Pakistan ? where he is due to arrive Monday for his first visit since taking over the charge of the Pentagon. James Mattis began his crucial, five-day tour of the Middle East ? including Egypt, Jordan, and Kuwait ? and Islamabad on Friday. He is
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Perisic hat-trick sends Inter Milan top of Serie A, Goalkeeper stuns AC Milan

Ivan Perisic fired unbeaten Inter Milan top of Serie A on Sunday with a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Chievo, after Gennaro Gattuso's AC Milan reign began with goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli's header giving Benevento their maiden Serie A point. Croatian Perisic opened the San Siro goal blitz after 23 minutes and added two more in the second half, while Inter captain Mauro Icardi made it 16 for the season seven minutes before the break and defender Milan Skriniar found the net on the hour mark. Luci
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Valencia fall to first defeat at 10-man Getafe

Valencia blew a huge chance to move within two points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga as they slumped to a first defeat of the season, losing 1-0 at Getafe on Sunday. The visitors' disappointment was also compounded by the fact Getafe played for 65 minutes a man down after Mauro Arambarri was sent off midway through the first half. However, a Valencia shorn of the creative talents of PSG loanee Goncalo Guedes through injury lacked ideas to break the hosts down and were beaten by Markel Berg
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UN chief urges end to air, ground assaults in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged warring parties in Yemen to stop all ground and air assaults and called for a resumption of all commercial imports into the country because ?millions of children, women and men risk mass hunger, disease and death.? A Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes on Yemen?s capital, Sanaa, local media said, lending support to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh after he signalled he was abandoning his support of the Iran-a
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Iran opens $1-billion extension at port rival to Gwadar

A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari ? 300 kilometres (186 miles) east of the Strait of Hormuz ? in Chabahar, Iran, January 17, 2012. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files DUBAI: Iran opened on Sunday a $1-billion extension of its southeastern Chabahar port which Tehran hopes will help the country become a key transit route to land-locked Afghanistan and Central Asia, competing with a nearby Pakistani port. President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated the expansion, carri
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Former PM Shaukat Aziz's son passes away in London

KARACHI: Former prime minister Shaukat Aziz's only son, Abid Shaukat, died at a London hospital early Sunday, Geo News has learnt. He aged 43.  Abid had been suffering from cancer for the past three years. He had remained under treatment at multiple hospitals in US, Germany and UK. His funeral prayers will be held at 12pm on Monday at Regent Park mosque in London. Abid is survived by his wife and a daughter aged 9. Former premier Shaukat Aziz has appealed the masses to pray for his late son
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First Sikh army officer Maj Hercharn Singh ties the knot

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa extends his good wishes to Maj Hercharn for his matrimonial life. ? ISPR RAWALPINDI: Major Hercharn Singh, first Sikh officer of Pakistan Army, got married today at Gurdwara Puja Sahib, Hasan Abdal, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Sunday. A number of serving and retired officers of Pakistan Army attended the marriage ceremony, the ISPR said in a statement. In his message, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa also extended h
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Kamran Tessori distances himself from MQM-P

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/81e230f1e08a4d6926eae1b64609bc40.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMy8yMDE3IDY6NTg6MTggUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1CcjUxNXBpUHRqRkMycnBKUlU3YUhnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Differences surfaced between Kamran Tessori and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Sunday with the former distancing
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Cholera could resurge in Yemen due to lack of aid, fuel: WHO

GENEVA: Another wave of cholera could strike Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition blockade has cut off fuel for hospitals, water pumps and vital aid supplies for starving children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. Dr. Nevio Zagaria, WHO country representative in Yemen, told Reuters that 16 percent of Yemeni children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition, including 5.2 percent with a severe form that is life-threatening, and the problem is increasing. Yemen, whe
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Sports event held at army-run school for special children in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR: A sports event was held at Cholistan Special Education School, which is being run by the Pakistan Army since 1996, to mark International Day for persons with disabilities, according to Inter-Services Publications Services. The chief guest of the ceremony was General Officer Commanding Bahawalpur Maj Gen Moazzam Ejaz, who distributed prizes among students. According to the press release, the children participated in various games such as tug of war, PT show, short and relay race, an
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Egypt colonel detained after announcing presidential bid

Egyptian military prosecutors ordered a colonel be detained for 15 days after he announced plans to run in the country?s 2018 presidential election, his lawyer said Sunday. Photo: YouTube  CAIRO: Egyptian military prosecutors ordered a colonel be detained for 15 days after he announced plans to run in the country?s 2018 presidential election, his lawyer said Sunday. Colonel Ahmed Konsowa was detained on Saturday on suspicion of "behaviour that harms the requirements of the military" because he
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Govt announces no load-shedding at 5297 feeders across Pakistan

Federal Minister of Power Division Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari announced the end of load shedding from 5,000 feeders during a press conference today. Photo: Geo News   ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division Awais Leghari Sunday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had fulfilled the promise, which it had made to the public four-and-a-half years ago, of producing surplus electricity in the country. "The overall electricity generation at present has gone up to 16,477
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