Ryder Cup jousting gets underway
GLENEAGLES: The guessing game gets going in earnest at the Ryder Cup on Tuesday as players set out in groups for their first practice rounds at Gleneagles. Who is playing with whom takes on added...
View ArticleWhite House fence jumper ‘a danger to the president,’ prosecutor says
WASHINGTON — The troubled Iraq war veteran who scaled the White House fence had a dangerous fixation on the president, stockpiling weapons and ammunition and carrying a map to the White House stuffed...
View ArticleVatican puts ex-envoy under house arrest in sex abuse case
VATICAN CITY: A former Vatican ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been placed under house arrest in the first case of criminal proceedings by the Holy See over the sexual abuse of children, a...
View ArticleSun shines as first drugs case hits Asiad
INCHEON, South Korea: Chinese swimming superstar Sun Yang stormed past his rivals to an emphatic 400 metres freestyle win on Tuesday as the Asian Games was rocked by its first positive drugs test. The...
View ArticleRough ride in store for Ryder Cup teams
GLENEAGLES, United Kingdom: European and US Ryder Cup players got acquainted with the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles on Tuesday with both sides saying they were surprised how thick the rough was....
View ArticleFlorida man admitted slaughtering family in chilling 911 call
MIAMI: A Florida man who shot dead his daughter and six grandchildren calmly admitted his crimes in a chilling 911 call before killing himself, but a motive for the slaughter may never be known, police...
View ArticleWildfire ‘larger than Las Vegas’ rages in California
LOS ANGELES: California firefighters were battling a wildfire that is larger than Las Vegas, with the US state officially facing one of its worst years for the blazes in recent memory. Nearly 7,500...
View ArticleKhorasan: Al-Qaeda offshoot planning ‘major attacks’
WASHINGTON: A little-known Al-Qaeda offshoot, Khorasan found itself in the crosshairs of the United States on Tuesday as the extremist outfit finalized imminent attacks on Western targets from bases...
View Article’3,000 European jihadis’ now in Syria, Iraq
BRUSSELS: The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has jumped by a third to around 3,000 in a few months, the EU counter terrorism chief said Tuesday. In an exclusive...
View ArticleAustralian police shoot dead ‘known terror suspect’
SYDNEY: Police have shot dead a “known terror suspect” who stabbed two officers, a day after the Islamic State group called for Muslims to indiscriminately kill Australians, officials said. The...
View ArticleAnwar targeted in Malaysia sedition dragnet: lawyer
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is the latest to be targeted in a government crackdown on free speech that has sparked deep fears for civil liberties and the rule of law, his...
View ArticlePlayStation TV to hit US in October
SAN FRANCISCO: PlayStation TV home entertainment system is set to hit North America on October 14 as Sony seeks to improve its financial footing with games, films and music. The small, stand-alone PS...
View ArticleIraq Kurds advance but Mosul still out of reach
ARBIL, Iraq: Western support has helped Iraq’s Kurdish troops regain ground and momentum against the Islamic State group, but retaking the northern jihadist hub of Mosul remains too big an ask for now....
View ArticleClimate: Now to turn summit prose into action
PARIS: Having renewed their commitment to saving Earth’s climate, governments face daunting challenges in the coming months to draft a global pact and set targets for slashing carbon emissions,...
View ArticleBoston bombing suspect’s trial postponed to Jan 5
NEW YORK: A United States judge postponed the trial of alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by two months to January 5. Judge George O’Toole however rejected requests by defense lawyers for the...
View ArticleCilic, Nishikori join Federer at Brisbane
BRISBANE: US Open champion Marin Cilic and runner-up Kei Nishikori will use the Brisbane International as their lead-up to next year’s Australian Open, tournament organisers said on Thursday. Croatia’s...
View ArticleUS mass shootings increase in recent years: FBI
WASHINGTON: Mass shootings in the United States have increased in recent years and most have taken place in schools or businesses, a report released Wednesday found. The Federal Bureau of Investigation...
View ArticleRadiohead hints at new album
NEW YORK: Experimental rock giants Radiohead are working on a new album — or at least it would appear so from the cryptic messages of frontman Thom Yorke. In what online fans widely interpreted to be a...
View Article‘Tear down’ frontier with North, S.Korea leader asks
UNITED NATIONS: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Wednesday urged the world to help bring peace to the divided Korean peninsula, thus eliminating the last Cold War frontier 25 years after the...
View ArticleNo change to Iraq policy after Philippines hostage threat: Germany
BERLIN: Germany said late Wednesday it would not withdraw support for US action against jihadists in Iraq and Syria following a reported ultimatum from Philippine Islamist militants threatening to kill...
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