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Danish police find decapitated head of Swedish journalist

Her headless torso was found floating in waters off Copenhagen on August 21, 11 days after she went missing COPENHAGEN: Danish police said on Saturday that divers had recovered the decapitated head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who vanished in August while interviewing a Danish inventor aboard his homemade submarine. In a grisly case worthy of a Nordic noir thriller, Copenhagen police inspector Jens Moller Jensen told reporters that divers had found bags containing her missing cl
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Bollywood remake of 'Chef', starring Saif Ali Khan, fails to impress

A scene from the film. Photo: Handout  Jon Favreau?s 2014 ?Chef? was a middling film about a portly chef who finds his real goals in life after a disastrous social media showdown with a noted critic. Despite well-lit shots of steak and dessert, and with a father-son bonding story thrown in, it was never sweet enough to work. But given new India?s obsession with food and eating out, this might have been a good remake, if only director Raja Krishna Menon hadn?t forgotten to add the spice. The Hin
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Qatar orders aid to private sector as sanctions hurt economy

A view shows buildings at the Doha Cornich, Qatar, August 30, 2016. Photo: File  DUBAI: Qatar?s government announced measures to help private sector businesses on Saturday after its economy was hurt by sanctions imposed by other Arab states. Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani decided to cut rents paid by companies in Qatar?s logistics zones in half during 2018 and 2019, official news agency QNA reported. New investors in the zones will be completely exempt from payi
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Hurricane Nate makes landfall at US Gulf Coast

Heavy rain seen at Orange Beach, Alabama as Hurricane Nate approaches, on Oct 7. Photo: Reuters  NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Nate made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River as a Category 1 storm packing winds of 85 miles per hour on Saturday night, threatening parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama with torrential rain and potential flooding. Nate, the fourth major storm to strike the United States in less than two months, killed at least 30 people in Central America before entering
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Oct 8 earthquake: Tragedy struck, 12 years ago today

The 7.6 quake had killed more than 90,000 people and dislocated over 3.5 million-AFP PESHAWAR: The 12th memorial of the devastating 2005 earthquake, which left nearly 100,000 people killed and hundreds of thousands homeless besides destroying the basic infrastructure, is being observed in the region on Sunday. The day started with special prayers for the victims of the quake in mosques and at their graves followed by a one minute silence at 8am in remembrance of martyrs of the quake. The main
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Mexican federal agent shot dead with mother; mayor killed

A yellow police line reading "Crime Scene" cordons off a crime scene in Acapulco, February 6, 2013. REUTERS/Jacobo Garcia/Files  CIUDAD JUÁREZ: A federal intelligence agent and his mother were killed when assailants opened fire on their car in northern Mexico, an attack that came hours after a mayor in western Michoacan state was gunned down outside his home, officials said. While the killers in the Friday shootings escaped, both regions are wracked by gun battles between drug gangs and Mexic
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Catalonian independence: Key points of the plan

A man holds a Catalan pro-independence 'Estelada' flag in front of the Hotel Mont-Palau ? where Spanish National police officers are staying ? in Pineda de Mar, October 3, 2017. AFP/Lola Bou BARCELONA: Catalonia's separatist leaders have threatened to declare independence after pressing ahead with a banned referendum on secession which they say they won. The following are the key points of their independence plan: When will it be declared? The referendum law passed on September 6 by Cataloni
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Belarussian student becomes first-ever Miss Wheelchair World

Miss Belarus Aleksandra Chichikova (C) ? winner of the Miss Wheelchair World contest beauty pageant, first runner-up Lebohang Monyatsi from South Africa (R), and second runner-up Adriana Zawadzinska of Poland react after the award in Warsaw on October 7, 2017. AFP/Wojtek Radwanski  WARSAW: Aleksandra Chichikova ? a psychology student from Belarus ? was chosen Miss Wheelchair World in the first-ever edition of the beauty pageant held in Warsaw on Saturday. "Fight your anxiety and your fears,"
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Tiger hitting 'smooth iron shots' in injury update

USA's Tiger Woods talks to the media during a question and answer session following a press conference in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Action Images/Jeremy Lee MIAMI: Former world number one Tiger Woods released a 24-second slow-motion video of himself Saturday hitting an iron shot, another tease that he is returning to fitness. The 41-year-old American, a 14-time major winner, tweeted the video of himself with the tagline, "Smooth iron shots." It was an advancement from where Woods said he w
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Ex-ISI chief Lt-Gen Akhtar requests early retirement over 'personal reasons'

RAWALPINDI: Lieutenant-General Rizwan Akhtar in a sudden move Saturday announced that he has requested premature retirement from the Pakistan Army, sources revealed. Lt-Gen Akhtar made the request ?due to some pressing personal reasons", the sources added. However, he still has a year left until official retirement. "With a heavy heart, I have filed for the premature retirement with full confidence," the key Army official ? who has served for nearly a 35-year-long period ? said, according to
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Runners hit the desert for Tunisia's first ultra-marathon

A participant walks between two camels during the Ultra Mirage El Djerid marathon in the desert near the southwestern Tunisian city of Tozeur on October 7, 2017. AFP/Amine Landoulsi ONG JMEL: Dozens of runners headed into Tunisia's desert at dawn on Saturday for the North African country's first ever ultra-marathon. The 100-kilometre (60-mile) Ultra Mirage El Djerid race ? with a course skirting the Sahara desert's biggest salt lake ? attracted 58 competitors including eight women and 25 forei
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More than 3,000 migrants arrested in Libya smuggling hub

Illegal migrants arrive by boat at a naval base after they were rescued by Libyan coastguard in the coastal city of Tripoli, Libya, May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/Files SABRATHA: A force allied with Libya's unity government in the people-smuggling hub of Sabratha has detained more than 3,000 migrants, a security official said on Saturday. "We arrested 3,150 illegal immigrants of different Asian, Arab, and African nationalities," the force's commander Bassem Ghrabli said. His force said
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Iraq conflict photos, reportages dominate Bayeux awards

Iraqi photographer Ali Arkady receives the Photo Prize during the closing ceremony of the 2017 Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents. Image Courtesy: The Citizen  BAYEUX: A grim series of photographs titled "Kissing Death" by Iraqi photographer Ali Arkady on the bloody conflict in his country won the prestigious Bayeux-Calvados photo awards for war correspondents on Saturday. The brutal photographs tracked Iraqi special forces in battles in Tikrit, Fallujah, and Mosul and included hor
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Woman arrested trying to scale gates of UK's Buckingham Palace

People walk past a protective board outside Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay  LONDON: British police said they had arrested a woman who was trying to scale the front gates of Queen Elizabeth?s Buckingham Palace home in central London on Saturday, saying the incident was not terrorism-related. ?The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was quickly detained by officers before she gained access to the palace grounds,? police said. She was arrested on sus
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Gunman attacks Saudi security forces at gate of Jeddah royal palace

Saudi security forces keep watch in Riyadh, January 23, 2015. AFP/Ahmad Al-Ghamdi/Getty Images/Files RIYADH: Two Saudi guards were shot dead and three others injured on Saturday morning when a man drove up to the gate of the royal palace in Jeddah and began shooting, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state news. Royal Guards killed the gunman, who was identified in the statement as 28-year-old Saudi national Mansour al-Amri. The attack occurred at a checkpoint outside the w
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Trump says 'only one thing will work' with North Korea

US President Donald Trump participates in a briefing with senior military leaders at the White House in Washington, US, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said ?only one thing will work? in dealing with North Korea after previous administrations had talked to Pyongyang without results. ?Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid,? Trump said
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India beat Australia by nine wickets in rain-hit T20

India's captain Virat Kohli (L) is watched by Australia's wicketkeeper Tim Paine as he plays a shot during the first Twenty 20 cricket match between India and Australia at The JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi, India, October 7, 2017. AFP/Money Sharma India beat Australia by nine wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-truncated first Twenty20 international at Ranchi on Saturday. Chasing 48 in six overs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, the hosts reached their targe
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Oil output on US Gulf Coast curtailed as Hurricane Nate nears

An aerial view of a refinery along the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, September 11, 2005. REUTERS/David J. Phillip/Pool/File Photo  HOUSTON: Hurricane Nate had curtailed 92 percent of US Gulf of Mexico oil output and up to 3 percent of refining capacity as of Saturday afternoon as it sped toward energy facilities in the central US Gulf Coast that largely were spared by Hurricane Harvey?s wrath nearly six weeks ago. The fast-moving storm has forced evacuations at more than 30
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US rapper Nelly arrested over tour-bus rape allegations

The alleged assault reportedly took place on the tour bus hours after Nelly had performed at the White River Amphitheater just east of Auburn. Photo: Reuters   LOS ANGELES: Grammy Award-winning rapper Nelly was arrested Saturday after a woman accused him of raping her in his tour bus, police in the northwestern state of Washington said. Just before 4am local time a woman called the emergency 911 line "to report that she was sexually assaulted by a male, who is known as the rapper ´Nelly,´" po
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Google to use balloons to provide Puerto Rico cell service

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico has struggled to regain communications services. The FCC said on Friday that 83 percent of cell sites remain out of service, while wireless communications company are deploying temporary sites. Photo: Reuters File  WASHINGTON: The US Federal Communications Commission said late on Friday it had approved Alphabet Inc?s application to provide emergency cellular service to Puerto Rico through balloons. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ric
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Woman attacked by knife-wielding men in Gujranwala

Noreen, who was standing outside her house, was injured after the attackers stabbed her with knives and rode away on a motorcycle. Photo: File  GUJRANWALA: A 25-year-old woman was attacked with knives by two unidentified men on Saturday. Noreen, who was standing outside her house, was injured after the attackers stabbed her with knives and rode away on a motorcycle. She was shifted to Civil Hospital soon after the incident happened. "The victim's husband was involved in a financial transacti
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Maryam Nawaz, Captain (retd) Safdar to return to Pakistan tomorrow

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d5392cce0a6a717688d06f23b4c7e800.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvNy8yMDE3IDU6MTQ6MzkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1NcFVJNUZKSi9zTEVoTDBLZGFCMmxnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif?s daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar will reach Islamabad from Lon
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Security forces arrest 14 in Punjab operations: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Rangers Punjab, along with the personnel from the Counter-Terrorism Department and Punjab police, arrested 14 facilitators and smugglers on Saturday, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The intelligence-based operations were carried out with the aid of intelligence agencies in Attock, Islamabad, Lahore and Dera Ghazi Khan. A cache of illegal weapons and ammunition were recovered from Islamabad, Attock and DG Khan. 
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Turkey-backed rebels in new Syria operation: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced pro-Ankara Syrian rebels were launching a new military operation in Syria's northwestern Idlib province to push out the militants who control the region. The move comes as Turkey, along with Russia and Iran, prepare to set up a so-called "de-escalation" zone in Idlib in line with accords in peace talks in Astana aimed at ending the Syrian civil war. Turkish commando units and military vehicles have reportedly massed on the
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Twitter is loving Jemima?s savage sense of humour

Imran Khan's former wife has a savage sense of humour and Twitter is loving it.  The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan turned 65 on October 5. While many fans of the former cricketer are finding it hard to believe Imran has moved into his late sixties, his former wife Jemima Goldsmith has done something even more unbelievable! Jemima?s response to a twitter birthday wish by her younger brother, Ben Goldsmith, who wishes for Khan to become the next Prime Minister of Pakistan has take
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