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Bob Marley's 'Legend' notches record 500th week on US chart

NEW YORK: Bob Marley and the Wailers' Legend ? the posthumous greatest hits collection that helped cement the reggae icon's legacy ? has notched a landmark 500th week on the US chart. The compilation first released in 1984 stood at number 170 on the latest Billboard 200 chart of album sales in the week through December 14, tracking service Nielsen Music said after releasing its full list. Legend cements its place as spending the second most number of non-consecutive weeks on the benchmark US
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Trump looks to the sky to force Taliban to the table

US President Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 22, 2017. AFP/Nicholas Kamm ABOARD AIR FORCE TWO: The war in Afghanistan may be entering its 17th year, but screams of military jet engines in the twinkling skies above Bagram Airfield show no sign of quieting. This city-scale military base just north of Kabul has ? like similar facilities in Kandahar and Jalalabad ? become central to Donald Trump's promise to su
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US priest, under investigation, leaps to death from high-rise

James Csaszar. Image Courtesy: NBC Chicago CHICAGO: A US priest under investigation for inappropriate behaviour with a minor leapt to his death from a Chicago high-rise building, according to US media reports. James Csaszar jumped from a hotel in the Midwestern city's downtown on Wednesday but was not initially identified by police. The Catholic Church confirmed Csaszar's suicide on Thursday. The 44-year-old had been placed on administrative leave last month from his position at a church in
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House panel asks Trump ex-top aide Bannon to testify: Bloomberg

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon speaks during a campaign event for the Republican candidate for US Senate Judge Roy Moore in Fairhope, Alabama, US, December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/Files  WASHINGTON: Steve Bannon ? a former top White House strategist and a former chief campaign aide to US President Donald Trump ? has been asked to testify before the US House of Representatives intelligence panel next month, Bloomberg News reported. Corey Lewandowski, Trump?s former
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Milner urges Liverpool to be 'more boring' after Arsenal thriller

Liverpool's James Milner. Reuters/Livepic/Albert Gea LONDON: James Milner urged Liverpool to become "more boring" after they blew a two-goal lead in a sensational 3-3 draw against Arsenal on Friday. Milner and company led through goals from Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah in a pre-Christmas cracker at the Emirates Stadium. But they collapsed in the second half as three goals in five minutes from Alexis Sanchez, Granit Xhaka, and Mesut Ozil put Arsenal ahead. Roberto Firmino's equaliser e
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Young Catalan liberal rises in challenge to Rajoy's grip on Spanish power

Catalan Ciudadanos leader Ines Arrimadas speaks at a Ciudadanos rally after results were announced in Catalonia's regional elections in Barcelona, Spain, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard  MADRID: Forget the traditional Socialist opposition and perhaps even the Catalan separatists: the main threat to Spain?s conservative prime minister may now come from a Barcelona politician dedicated to national unity - Ines Arrimadas. The 36-year-old leader of the liberal Ciudadanos party in Catalon
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Arab alliance claims one million cholera cases report of Yemen exaggerated

Health workers do paperwork as they receive people with suspected infections of cholera at a cholera treatment centre in Sanaa, Yemen, June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/Files  DUBAI: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday an announcement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that cholera cases in the country had reached one million suspected cases was exaggerated. ?It is nearly impossible to accurately determine whether the suspected cases are cholera o
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UN evacuates refugees to Italy from Libya for first time

Evacuated migrants taken out of detention centres by the UNHCR from Tripoli in Libya arrive at the military airport Pratica di Mare in Rome, Italy, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi  PRATICA DI MARE: The United Nations began bringing African refugees to Italy from Libya on Friday, evacuating them from detention centres whose conditions have been condemned by humanitarian groups as inhumane. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have fled conflict or poverty at home and are now trapped
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Case registered over sexual assault of minor girl in Karachi

KARACHI: A case was filed late Friday night over the alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old minor girl in the city's Zafar Town area, police sources disclosed. Speaking to the media, the victim's father explained that he received a call while at work wherein his family informed him of his daughter's "critical condition". The girl's father added that once he had informed the police of the incident, he took his daughter to Jinnah Hospital for immediate medical treatment. The minor girl wa
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Unidentified body recovered from Karachi's Hijrat Colony

File Photo KARACHI: A dead body was recovered here in the city late Friday night, while at least two people were wounded in separate incidents, rescue sources revealed. The body of a woman was discovered from the Hijrat Colony area of the metropolis, with rescue officials saying it had a noose tied around the neck. No further details, however, were disclosed. A firing incident left one person injured in Landhi No. 3 area, rescue sources said, adding that the wounded was shot over resistance
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Oil inches higher ahead of Christmas holiday weekend

An oil pump jack is silhouetted against the sky in Calgary, Alberta Canada, July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/Files  LONDON/NEW YORK: Oil prices rose in light volumes on Friday, steadying near their highest levels since 2015 on pledges from OPEC leader Saudi Arabia and non-OPEC Russia that any exit from crude output cuts would be gradual. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, ended the session up 35 cents at $65.25 a barrel, its highest close since June 2015. US We
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Brokers raided amid prescient WhatsApp messages' probe in India: source

The logo of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is pictured on the premises of its headquarters in Mumbai, India, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/Files MUMBAI: Dozens of Indian securities officials descended on the homes of brokers and others on Friday in a widespread early morning raid in Mumbai, and possibly other cities, a regulatory source said. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) raids are a sign that a probe by the regulator is gathering steam. The in
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Tiger parts ways with swing coach Chris Como

Tiger Woods watches his shot after teeing off on the 2nd hole in the final round of the Quicken Loans National golf tournament at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, US, August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Rafael Suanes/USA TODAY Sports/Files  Former world number one Tiger Woods said on Friday he has decided to end his working relationship with swing coach Chris Como, opting instead to fly solo in his latest comeback from injury. Woods, who returned to competition three weeks ago after
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Four injured as train, freight truck collide in Bhakkar

BHAKKAR: Multan-bound Mehr Express collided Friday night with a trailer truck carrying sugarcane produce here near the city's Shah Alam area, rescue officials said. Two of the train's bogies, as well as its engine, consequently derailed, causing the 128 down track to be halted for railway passage, rescue sources explained. At least four people ? three passengers and the train driver ? were injured during the accident, with an emergency medical aid team dispatched immediately. The train had
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UNSC slaps North Korea with new sanctions over missile test

People look towards the north through a barbed-wire fence near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL: The UN Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its November 29 intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access to refined petroleum products and crude oil and its earnings from workers abroad. A Security Council resolution adopted 15-0 seeks
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Iraqi paramilitaries deploy to Syrian border

An Iraqi policeman mans a machine gun near the Iraqi-Syrian borders at the Abu Kamal-Qaim border crossing ? the main border post between Iraq and Syria ? on September 8, 2012. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani/Files  BAGHDAD: Iraqi paramilitary groups have deployed to the frontier to back up border guard forces who came under fire from within Syria over the past three days, one of their commanders said on Friday. There was no immediate word on who opened fire from Syrian territory, but forces arrayed
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Bitcoin falls 30 percent, posts worst week since 2013

A copy of bitcoin standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Files NEW YORK/LONDON: Bitcoin plunged by 30 percent to below $12,000 on Friday as investors dumped the cryptocurrency after its sharp rise to a peak close to $20,000 prompted warnings by experts of a bubble. After falling to as low as $11,159, it recouped some losses to trade above $14,000 on the Bitstamp platform, down 9 percent on the day. It is down around 25 percent this
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Two ex-South American soccer officials convicted in FIFA bribery case

The former respective heads of the Paraguayan Football Association (PFA) and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Juan Angel Napout (L) and Jose Maria Marin (R) ? the defendants in the FIFA corruption trial ? arrive at US Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York, US, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Yang A New York jury on Friday found two former South American soccer officials guilty of taking bribes in exchange for the award of valuable marketing and media rights to international matches, t
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Wall St wanes ahead of holiday; Catalan vote hits euro, Spanish stocks

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  NEW YORK: Major global stock indexes slipped on Friday in light pre-holiday trade, exacerbated by weakness in several blue-chip companies? shares, while Spanish bond yields rose after separatists won a Catalan election. Shoe and apparel maker Nike Inc.?s shares dropped 2.3 percent after it forecast muted current-quarter revenue growth, highlighting its strugg
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Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law

US President Donald Trump displays his signature after signing the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul plan along with a short-term government spending bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, December 22, 2017. REUTERS WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed Republicans? massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law on Friday, cementing the biggest legislative victory of his first year in office, and also approved a short-term spending bill that averts a possible government shutd
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US statements can affect war against terrorism: DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor responded to US Vice President Mike Pence's statement on Friday saying that such statements by US officials can affect the war against terrorism. Pence, during his surprise visit to Afghanistan earlier today, said; "Pakistan has much to gain from partnering with our efforts in Afghanistan. The days to shelter terrorists have gone. It has much to lose by continuing to harbour terrorists." Following a
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Arab states believe US aid secure despite defying Trump Jerusalem move

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017. REUTERS/file AMMAN/CAIRO: Leading Arab allies threatened with cuts in aid by Donald Trump said on Friday they had no choice but to defy the US president over his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel?s cap
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Ban on swimming at beaches on Christmas, New Year in Karachi

KARACHI: Sindh Home Ministry issued a notification on Friday, placing a ban on swimming in the sea from December 24-25 (Christmas) and New Year night (Dec 31-Jan 2). The home ministry has imposed Section 144 on the occasion of Christmas and New Year night. The restriction came as citizens throng to the beach during these holidays for celebrations. According to the notification, those violating the restriction will be dealt with strictly. 
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Sharma's fastest Twenty20 century powers India to 260-5 in second Sri Lanka T20

Indian captain Rohit Sharma celebrates after scoring his century during the second T20 international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka. -AFP  INDORE: Rohit Sharma equalled the record for the fastest Twenty20 century on Friday as he fired India to an imposing 260 for five in the second match against Sri Lanka in Indore. The Indian skipper reached 100 off 35 deliveries, matching South African David Miller's century against Bangladesh in October. Sharma scored 118 off 43 balls, smashing
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Two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in border clash

GAZA CITY: Two Palestinians were killed as youths clashed with Israeli soldiers on the Gaza border on Friday in a new protest against US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the health ministry said. The third Friday since US President Donald Trump's controversial announcement on Jerusalem was again billed by Gaza's rulers Hamas as a "day of rage". Hundreds of Palestinian protesters at various points along the Gaza border threw stones at Israeli forces, who responded with smoke grena
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