Manila: The Philippines has sent scores of former communist rebels on an all-expenses paid foreign shopping trip, in an attempt to end one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies, the military said Monday. ### President Rodrigo Duterte flew 88 mostly female ex-rebels from the New People’s Army (NPA) on a four-day visit to Hong Kong last week,…
Dubai: They say fortune favours the brave. In the case of Indian expat Shekhar Patni, the adage may well be true. ### How else would you explain a 19-year-old struggling to make ends meet back in India ending up a billionaire jewellery baron in the UAE? ### Naturally, it is not everyone’s cup of tea to…
The adage ‘Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time’ rings true for Bigg Boss Tamil contestant Sarvanan who bragged about molesting and groping women when young in a crowded bus in an episode that aired weeks ago. He is now evicted and eliminated from the popular reality show on Vijay TV that…
Nyon: Last season’s Champions League semi-finalists Ajax will take on either Qarabag or Apoel Nicosia in this year’s play-off for the group stage if they find a way past PAOK Thessaloniki in the third qualifying round of the showcase European club competition. ### The Dutch side do not get automatic entry to the groups despite…
Dubai: Emirates Airline has cautioned passengers travelling out of Dubai to anticipate a huge rush at Terminal 3 as thousands gear up for the Eid holiday. ### Peak travel is expected to start on Thursday August 8 in the evening and will continue until Saturday August 10 with over 372,000 Emirates passengers travelling from Dubai….
In a move that could avert a box-office clash during Eid Al Adha of Pakistani films in the UAE, the release of romantic comedy Heer Maan Ja has been postponed by two weeks and its leading stars Hareem Faarooq and Ali Rehman have also postponed their press junket to Dubai on August 8, Gulf News…
New Delhi: Twitter has been flooded with hilarious memes after umpire Joel Wilson made various howlers during the first Ashes Test which Australia won by 284 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. ### On Day Five of the Edgbaston Test, Wilson made two umpiring mistakes for which he had to face…
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Los Angeles: Singer R. Kelly has been charged with soliciting sex from a minor, stemming from an encounter that occurred at Minneapolis hotel room in 2001, the chief prosecutor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, said on Monday. ### The 52-year-old R&B vocalist known for such hits as “I Believe I can Fly,” is accused in the Minnesota…
India on Monday scrapped the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighbouring Pakistan, moving to grasp its only Muslim-majority region more tightly. ### In the most far-reaching political move in one of the world’s most militarised regions in nearly seven decades, India said it would…