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Leading Saudi women's activist vows to return and drive

Manal al-Sharif  SYDNEY: A Sydney-based Saudi rights activist who led a campaign for women to drive in the conservative kingdom Thursday vowed to return and become one of the first to legally get behind the wheel. Manal al-Sharif was imprisoned for nine days after posting a video of herself on YouTube and Facebook driving her car around the eastern city of Khobar in 2011 at the height of the "Women2Drive" protest movement. She said King Salman's historic decree this week allowing women to driv
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Japan's PM dissolves parliament ahead of tough election battle

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe officially dissolved parliament Thursday, effectively kicking off a national election campaign where he faces an unexpected and formidable challenge from the popular governor of Tokyo. Members of the lower house raised their arms and shouted "Banzai" three times -- the Japanese equivalent of "three cheers" -- after the speaker read out a letter from Abe officially dissolving the chamber. Voters in the world's third-bi
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ASF foils bid to smuggle ice heroin at Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) foiled a bid to smuggle one kilogram of ice heroin at Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Thursday. Security forces recovered the contraband found hidden inside a passenger?s luggage. The passenger was headed to Saudi Arabia.
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Pakistan stands with US, international community against terrorism: Aizaz Chaudhry

WASHINGTON: Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said on Thursday that Pakistan stands with United States and the international community against terrorism. The ambassador was addressing a ceremony at the Pakistani embassy in Washington. He said that Pakistan Army has not only faced hostility from its eastern neighbor, India, but also took adequate action against terrorists. Pakistan has enhanced its diplomatic efforts and reiterated its strong commitment towards e
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US government to start collecting immigrants? social media info

The US Department of Homeland Security will soon start expanding the kinds of information it collects on immigrants to include social media information and search results. The new policy, which covers immigrants who have obtained a green card and even naturalized citizens, will take effect from October 18. The announcement from the Trump regime was published in the Federal Register, as first spotted by BuzzFeed News. The latest move has alarmed lawyers and privacy groups worried about how the
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Local PTI leader shot dead in Lahore

Protests by Shaukat's family in Lahore  LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Malik alias Shaukat Khokhar was shot dead while two others including his brother were injured when unidentified suspects opened fire on them in Kahna police limits late Wednesday night. Following the incident, Shaukat's family staged protest at Shaukat Khanum Chowk by placing the body on road and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits. They demanded that the Punjab chief minister take notice of the inciden
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Moeen Ali breaks Windies hearts in rain-hit triumph

Moeen Ali's late dart got England ahead of the DLS, England v West Indies, 4th ODI, The Oval, September 27, 2017/Getty Images LONDON: Moeen Ali again proved England´s hero with the bat as they beat West Indies by six runs in a rain-marred fourth one-day international at The Oval to go an unbeatable 3-0 up with one to play in the series. England, without Ben Stokes after he was dropped following his arrest, were on course for defeat at 181 for five chasing 357 to win. But Ali, fresh from his ma
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Ben Stokes? violent street brawl caught on video

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7e54c74660701e7951c4fcc1b4d5b66d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yOC8yMDE3IDQ6MDU6NDYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT12azVZSm9JY1RTQnpNS1NhdEZrVy93PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] A shocking video footage has emerged that allegedly shows England?s all-rounder and vice-captain Ben Stokes in a violent street brawl
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Nawaz likely to leave for London today as wife?s condition worsens

Nawaz Sharif disembarking a plane/ File photo LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to leave for London on Thursday after it emerged that his wife Kulsoom Nawaz was re-admitted to the hospital upon worsening of her condition. The medical condition of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz deteriorated on Tuesday evening after which she was readmitted to the hospital. Sources informed that Kulsoom was admitted to the emergency unit of Princess Grace Hospital in London. Her daughter, Maryam Nawa
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Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in Sarfraz?s first Test as captain

Sri Lanka and Pakistan captains pose with the trophy ABU DHABI: Pakistan will step into a new Test era without retired batting greats Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq when they take on Sri Lanka in the first Test in Abu Dhabi starting today. Playing without Younis and Misbah is unaccustomed territory for Pakistan, who haven´t had a Test featuring neither of the talismanic, prolific pair in seven years. The pair made Pakistan so invincible that they have not lost any of the nine series they have p
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Google to treat shopping rivals equally, in line with EU order

BRUSSELS: Google will treat its own shopping service the same as rivals when they bid for ads at the top of a search page, the company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to comply with an EU antitrust order and stave off fresh fines. The European Commission slapped a record 2.4-billion-euro ($2.8 billion) fine on the world´s most popular internet search engine in June and told the firm to stop favouring its shopping service. Google, a unit of US firm Alphabet, has until Sept. 28 to halt this anti-c
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US Navy to deploy hospital ship Comfort to hurricane-battered Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON: The US Navy hospital ship Comfort is due to leave its home port in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday for deployment to the hurricane-battered island of Puerto Rico, its first civilian disaster mission in seven years, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The USNS Comfort, equipped to carry as many as 1,000 hospital beds, 12 operating rooms and one of the largest trauma units in the United States, is expected to arrive in Puerto Rico by the middle of next week, according to Defense Department o
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Yosemite rock fall kills at least one person, hurts another

LOS ANGELES: At least one person was killed and another hurt on Wednesday when a rockslide from the famed El Capitan granite monolith in Yosemite National Park in California rained boulders onto a popular hiking trail, a park spokesman said. Search and rescue teams responded to the scene following the incident shortly before 2 pm pacific time and were assessing the situation, along with a park helicopter, Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman said in a statement. Gediman said crews were working to
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Facebook's Zuckerberg defends company after critical Trump tweet

NEW YORK: Facebook Inc´s CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended his company´s role in US elections and rejected assertions in a tweet from US President Donald Trump that the social network was against him. Zuckerberg has been on the defensive for weeks over revelations that Russian agents bought ads on Facebook and created fake accounts to inflame political tensions in the United States ahead of the 2016 presidential vote. In a Facebook post on Wednesday Zuckerberg said both Trump and liber
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Barcelona labour to victory at Sporting

LISBON: Barcelona laboured to a second successive Champions League victory after Sebastian Coates? own goal helped the Spanish side record an unconvincing 1-0 Group D win against Sporting on Wednesday. After a frustrating first half, Barcelona scored in fortunate circumstances when Coates bundled into his own net under pressure from Luis Suarez in the 49th minute. Lionel Messi made his 593rd Barcelona appearance -- tying him third with Carles Puyol on the club?s all-time list -- but the Argent
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Aerosmith cut short tour due to Steven Tyler's medical issues

Rock band Aerosmith announced Tuesday it was cutting short its tour of South America after frontman Steven Tyler flew back to the US due to "unexpected medical issues." "To everybody in South America ? Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico ? I'm very sorry and feel like I've let you down," the 69-year-old wrote in a statement posted on Twitter, which did not specify the nature of the illness. "I won't be able to continue the last four shows of this tour. I flew back to the US on doctor's orders
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Rampant PSG rout sorry Bayern 3-0

PARIS: Paris St Germain tore apart Bayern Munich to win 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday as the French club?s expensively-assembled attack made another devastating statement of their potency. Dani Alves, Edinson Cavani and Neymar found the net, with Kylian Mbappe also making his mark with two assists, to put PSG top of Group B with a maximum six points. Bayern, who started with defender Mats Hummels and wingers Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery on the bench, lacked pace up front and were
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Government will take over burned Myanmar land: minister

Rohingya refugee children pose for a picture in a camp at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton  YANGON: Myanmar?s government will manage the redevelopment of villages torched during violence in Rakhine state that has sent nearly half a million Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, a minister was reported on Wednesday as saying. The plan for the redevelopment of areas destroyed by fires ? which the government has blamed on Rohingya insurgents ? is likely to
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Batshuayi strikes late to give Chelsea win at Atletico

MADRID: Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi came off the bench to snatch a 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday with the last kick of the game, taking Antonio Conte?s side top of Champions League Group C. France international Antoine Griezmann rammed a penalty beyond former Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to give the home side a barely deserved lead in the 40th minute, scoring the first European goal at their new stadium after striking the first Liga goal there this month. Former Real Madr
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U.S. student held in North Korea died of oxygen starved brain: coroner

US student Otto Warmbier speaks at a news conference in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA/Files  An American student ? who had been imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months ? died from lack of oxygen and blood to the brain, an Ohio coroner said on Wednesday. Otto Warmbier?s death on June 19 was due to an unknown injury that occurred more than a year before his death, Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi S
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Canadian rocks hold some of oldest evidence of life on Earth

Traces of graphite in ancient Canadian rocks were produced by microorganisms 3.95 billion years ago, according to new research. Image Courtesy: Gizmodo via Tsuyoshi Komiya of the University of Tokyo  WASHINGTON: Rocky outcrops in eastern Canada contain what may be some of the oldest evidence of life on Earth, dating back about 3.95 billion years. Scientists said Wednesday they had found indirect evidence of life in the form of bits of graphite contained in sedimentary rocks from northern Labra
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Brent slips from 2015 peaks, US crude up on inventory draw

An offshore oil platform is seen at the Bouri Oil Field off the coast of Libya, August 3, 2015. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/Files NEW YORK: Brent prices fell on Wednesday while US crude rallied, after crude stockpiles in the world?s top oil consumer unexpectedly drew down with refiners coming back online following Hurricane Harvey last month. Brent slipped from 26-month highs to settle down 54 cents (or nearly 1 percent) at $57.90 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) ended 26
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Lukaku double leads Man United to 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow

MOSCOW: Romelu Lukaku struck twice to lead Manchester United to an emphatic 4-1 away win over CSKA Moscow in Champions League Group A on Wednesday. The Belgian striker headed home after four minutes and tapped in just before the interval for his 10th goal of the season to put the English Premier League side 3-0 ahead at halftime. Lukaku took advantage of CSKA?s porous defence, tapping in a cross by Anthony Martial that bounced past central defender Vasily Berezutsky. Patient and energetic wit
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PM Abbasi visits family of martyred Lt Arsalan, offers condolences

PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi extends condolences to the relatives of Lieutenant Arsalan Alam at his residence in Murree. ? Geo News MURREE: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday visited family of martyred Lieutenant Arsalan Alam and offered his condolences to them. The 22-year-old officer, from Gehl village in Murree, was martyred on Sunday while commanding a post in Rajgal Valley, which borders Afghanistan. The post came under fire from the Afghan side. The prime minister hailed the ma
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UNHCR alarmed at violence against Rohingyas in Sri Lanka

source: AFP COLOMBO: The United Nations on Wednesday raised concern for the safety of Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers in Sri Lanka after Buddhist monks and hardline nationalists forced them to flee a UN shelter in the capital Colombo. The refugees, who were detained in April along with two suspected Indian human traffickers in a boat off Sri Lanka?s coast, are now in a camp in southern Sri Lanka to ensure their security after the incident in the capital. In Tuesday?s incident, the Sri Lankan mo
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