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Anderson wins Abu Dhabi exhibition event

ABU DHABI: Kevin Anderson won the 10th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on Saturday, joining a roll of honour that includes Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray as its only previous winners. The South African world number 14 was in imperious form once again, beating Spain´s world number 20 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) in the final. Anderson played three matches in the six-man exhibition tournament and won all of them in straight sets, including wins against two
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Lodhran by-poll: Ali Tareen summoned on Jan 4 for scrutiny of papers

PTI's candidate for NA-154, Ali Tareen, submits his nomination papers. Photo: Geo News  LODHRAN: The returning officer (RO) for NA-154 has issued summons to candidates of the Feb 12 by-election for scrutiny of their nomination papers. According to details, a total of 14 candidates are contesting the by-poll, being held after the Supreme Court-ordered disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Jahangir Tareen.  Officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan said that Shafique Arain
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Iran blocks internet on third night of protests

Iranians chant slogans in support of the regime as they march towards the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in Tehran on December 30, 2017. Photo: AFP   TEHRAN: Demonstrators attacked a town hall in the Iranian capital Saturday as protests spilled into a third night despite government warnings against any further "illegal gatherings" and moves to cut off the internet on mobiles. Unverified videos on social media appeared to show thousands marching through the western cities of Khorramabad, Zanjan an
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Serena says good to be back, despite loss to Ostapenko in Abu Dhabi

Serena Williams of the US serves during her Women's singles third round match against Nicole Gibbs of the US during the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files  Serena Williams was pleased to get back on the court despite losing what was her first match in almost a year ? against Jelena Ostapenko ? at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. It was Williams? first outing since winning her 23rd grand slam sin
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India's censors clear Padmavati, objectors vow to continue protests

A worker tapes a message in support of the release of the upcoming Bollywood film "Padmavati" on its poster at a cinema hall in Kolkata, India, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files  MUMBAI: India?s censors cleared on Saturday the controversial, Viacom Inc-backed film Padmavati that looks into the relationship of a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler, after suggesting some modifications. The Bollywood film ? which was slated to be released on December 1 ? was indefinitely postponed b
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Trump on Iran: 'Oppressive regimes cannot last forever'

US President Donald Trump walks with US Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Gene Gibson ? the commanding officer of the Lake Worth Inlet Station ? during an invitation for Coast Guard service members to play golf at Trump International Golf Course in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, US, December 29, 2017. AFP/Nicholas Kamm  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump weighed in on protests in Iran Saturday, warning that the country's people want change and "oppressive regimes cannot endure forever." Trump posted
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Macron to raise human rights issues with Erdogan

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speak ahead of a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool/Files PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will raise human rights issues with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan when they meet next Friday, the Elysee said on Saturday. Erdogan's visit to France comes as he faces widespread criticism over a far-reaching crackdown against opponents
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Putin calls for 'pragmatic cooperation' in New Year wishes to Trump

LEFT: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a state awards ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 28, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS; RIGHT: US President Donald Trump plays host to members of the US Coast Guard he invited to play golf at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin called for "pragmatic cooperation" in his New Year wishes to US President Do
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Saint Petersburg supermarket attack suspect arrested

Russian Emergency Ministry members gather outside a supermarket after an explosion in St Petersburg, Russia, December 27, 2017. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/Files  MOSCOW: Russian investigators on Saturday arrested a suspect linked to the Saint Petersburg bomb that tore through a supermarket, wounding 18 people, in an attack labelled by President Vladimir Putin as an "act of terror". Saint Petersburg ? Russia's second city and Putin's hometown ? was the scene of a deadly metro bombing in April and i
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Pakistan's girl cadets dream of taking power

In this picture taken on October 25, 2017, Pakistani cadets parade at the Pakistan Army´s first Girls´ Cadet College in Mardan. Photo: AFP  MARDAN: At a revolutionary school in Pakistan, Durkhanay Banuri dreams of becoming military chief.  Thirteen-year-old Durkhanay, a student at Pakistan's first ever Girls' Cadet College, established earlier this year in the deeply conservative northwest, brims with enthusiasm and confidence as she sketches out her life plan. "I want to be the army chief,"
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President-elect Weah says Liberia 'open for business', vows to fight corruption

President-elect George Weah ? of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) ? attends a news conference at party headquarters, after the announcement of the presidential election results, in Monrovia, Liberia, December 30, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon MONROVIA: Liberian President-elect George Weah on Saturday declared the country open to investment and pledged to tackle entrenched corruption, in his first speech to the nation since decisively winning an election this week. Speaking in front o
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Erica Garner, activist daughter of New York chokehold victim, dies at 27

Garner is the daughter of a New York man whose death during an attempted arrest helped spark the ?Black Lives Matter? movement against police brutality-Reuters Erica Garner, the daughter of a New York man whose death during an attempted arrest helped spark the ?Black Lives Matter? movement against police brutality, died on Saturday, a posting on her official Twitter account showed. Garner, 27, suffered a heart attack triggered by an asthma attack a week ago, family members told the New York Dai
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FDP leader wants Germany to deport minor refugees linked to crime

Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner arrives for the board meeting at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Files  BERLIN: Germany should be able to deport unaccompanied minor refugees who commit crimes if their families can be identified, the head of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) said in remarks released ahead of publication on Sunday. FDP leader Christian Lindner spoke amid growing debate about unaccompanied refugees
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Turkey's Erdogan to discuss Syria with Macron in Paris: source

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference at Carthage Palace in Tunis, Tunisia, December 27, 2017. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/Files PARIS: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Paris on January 5 to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron ? with the conflict in Syria high on the agenda ? a source in the French president?s office said on Saturday. Among the regional crises the two leaders plan to discuss, there would be a particular focus on Syria as well as on th
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Former Catalan leader urges Spain to accept secessionist election win

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont attends an interview with Reuters in Brussels, Belgium, December 23, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal/Files MADRID: Catalonia?s former leader Carles Puigdemont on Saturday urged Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to accept the results of a December 21 local election which gave a slim majority to parties favouring a split of the northeastern region from Spain. The election failed to resolve Spain?s biggest political crisis in decades with pro-independence pa
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FBI Russia probe helped by Australian diplomat tip-off: NYT

US President Donald Trump. Image Courtesy: Reuters Video/Screenshot WASHINGTON: Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had political dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The conversation between Papadopoulos and Alexander Downer ? the diplomat ? in London was a driving factor behind the FBI?s decision to open a counter-intelligence investigation of Moscow?s contacts with the T
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Two demonstrators reported killed in western Iran as street protests hit Tehran

An Iranian woman raises her fist amid the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran during a protest ? driven by anger over economic problems ? in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2017. AFP/STR DUBAI: Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrators had been shot dead in a provincial town. The wave of anti-government demonstrations ? pro
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Police detain 16 suspects, including wanted criminal, in Hafizabad raid

File Photo HAFIZABAD: At least 16 suspects were taken into custody late Sunday night following search operations carried out by police in various areas around the city, including Pindi Bhattian, Jalalpur, and Sukheki, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) said. The detainees included one wanted criminal as well, officials noted. Authorities added that weapons and contraband were recovered from the arrestees, against whom respective cases were registered.
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Ibrahimovic sidelined for a month with knee injury

Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts during the Premier League match against Burnley, in Manchester's Old Trafford, Britain, December 26, 2017. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/Files Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be sidelined for a month with a knee injury, manager Jose Mourinho said. The former Sweden international was not in Saturday?s squad as Mourinho?s men were held to a 0-0 stalemate by Southampton at Old Trafford ? United?s third successive draw. Ibrahim
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Repairs begin on Libyan oil pipeline damaged by blast

BENGHAZI: Repairs were carried out on Saturday on a Libyan oil pipeline badly damaged by an explosion four days earlier, an engineer said. The explosion on Tuesday ? about 130 kilometres (80 miles) south of the Es Sider terminal ? reduced output by an estimated 70,000-100,000 barrels per day (BPD), according to the National Oil Corporation (NOC). A picture sent to Reuters by the engineer ? who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media ? showed workers attending
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Schaeuble does not rule out minority government for Germany

CDU's Wolfgang Schaeuble ? the president of the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag ? is seen during a session in Berlin, Germany, November 21, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/Files BERLIN: Former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged Chancellor Angela Merkel?s conservatives and Social Democrats on Saturday to quickly form a new government, but said he could not rule out a minority government if no deal is reached. Germany?s constitution does not favour a minority government but t
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Ten people die after car crash in southwest Mexico

A forensic technician ties a used police line together to seal off a crime scene in Monterrey, Mexico, February 8, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/Files MEXICO CITY: Ten people died and two were injured in a car crash and fire on the southwestern Mexican coast near the tourist hotspot of Acapulco, the nation?s civil protection agency said on Saturday. In the accident late Friday, two cars and a motorcycle collided on the highway between Acapulco and beach city Zihuatanejo in the state of Guerrer
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Sindh Home Minister Siyal out to review security ahead of New Year

Sindh Home Minister Sohail Ahmed Siyal KARACHI: Sohail Ahmed Siyal ? the Home Minister for Sindh ? drove out to the city late Saturday night to review security measures being implemented ahead of the New Year, noting that his visit comes on the back of citizens' complaints about difficulties they are facing after containers were allegedly placed on the roads. Siyal visited various areas near the metropolis' Defence and Clifton locales, including Sea View, and mentioned ? while speaking to the m
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Sharif duo, PML-N leadership in Saudi Arabia as Nawaz lands in Riyadh

LEFT: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/Files; CENTRE: Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif gestures after appearing before a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/Files; RIGHT: Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique. Geo.tv via Geo News/Files1 RIYADH: Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif arrived here in Saudi Arabia Saturday night, c
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One dead, two injured in separate traffic accidents in Karachi

KARACHI: At least one person died and two others were injured late Saturday night here in the city in two separate traffic accidents, rescue sources said. One man died when a truck rammed into a motorcycle on Mai Kolachi Road, an official from the emergency response team disclosed. Another two were wounded in a traffic collision near Aisha Bawany School, on Shahrah-e-Faisal, late night, authorities stated.
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