Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya declared “fugitive economic offender”
NEW DELHI: Vijay Mallya, a liquor baron and business tycoon in India who is facing charges of loan default and has been staying in Britain,...
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Clashes erupt in Yemen’s Hodeidah ahead of UN envoy’s visit to rebel-held Sanaa
SANAA: Heavy clashes erupted between Yemeni government troops and Houthi rebels in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Saturday, just hours ahead of...
Holiday Spirit Prevails in Syria’s Damascus with Return of Peace
DAMASCUS: For seven years, the festive mood of the holiday season in Syria’s capital Damascus largely disappeared, and the celebrations were confined to prayers for...
Cricket: Ricky Ponting wants Glenn Maxwell to be Australia’s ODI lynchpin
SYDNEY – Former captain Ricky Ponting believes Glenn Maxwell has nothing to prove to anyone and wants the big-hitting 29-year-old to become Australia’s batting mainstay in...
Saudi-led troops fight rebel forces south of Yemen’s Hodeida
SANAA, Yemen — The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government captured a town south of the port city of Hodeida on Thursday as fierce fighting...
UN report: Debris from missiles that hit Saudis from Iran
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations has determined that debris from five ballistic missiles launched from Yemen into Saudi Arabia since July 2017 contained components...
‘Candid’ Jackie Chan memoir coming in November
NEW YORK – Jackie Chan is ready to share more stories about his amazing life and career. The star of blockbusters such as “Rush Hour” and...
Health of Kulsoom Nawaz worsens at London hospital
ISLAMABAD – The health of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife has deteriorated following a cardiac arrest at a hospital in London, where she...
Football: Female Saudi flag bearers to miss World Cup opener vs Russia
RIYADH – Six Saudi female teenagers slated to serve as their country’s flag bearers at the FIFA World Cup’s opening match in Moscow on Thursday...
UK retail sales smash forecasts as Britons celebrate royal wedding and bask in sun
LONDON – British retail sales jumped for a second month in a row in May, far outstripping expectations as a royal wedding and warm weather...