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Paris manhunt widens
A woman blew herself up and a suspected jihadist was killed during a huge police assault in Paris Wednesday targeting the suspected mastermind of last week’s attacks in the capital. Gunfire and explosions rocked the Saint-Denis area in the north of the capital near the Stade de France stadium from before dawn as terrified residents were...
Europe on edge with at least one Paris attacker on the run
PARIS: Police were injured in a shooting that broke out in a northern suburb of Paris during an anti-terrorist operation, sources said Wednesday, five days after the worst attacks in French history killed 129 people in the capital. Europe was on high alert Tuesday with at least one of the Paris attackers on the run, as France and Russia formed an...
Abe, Putin to continue dialogue over islands, but shelve Japan visit
ANTALYA, TURKEY : Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Sunday to continue dialogue over the long-standing territorial dispute between the countries that has prevented the signing of a post-World War II peace treaty, a Japanese official said. Abe and Putin remained committed to the latter’s visit to...
Benzema and Valbuena scandal overshadows France’s Euro buildup
Sports Desk There are only seven months to go before the European Championship kicks off in France. The hosts have won their past four games and are about to play prestigious friendlies against Germany in Paris and England at Wembley. Everybody should be excited and start to debate whether Les Bleus can-as they did at the 1984 Euros and 1998...
Williams crushes Vinci to reach Elite Trophy final
HONG KONG : Top seed Venus Williams stormed past US Open finalist Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-2 in the WTA Elite Trophy semis on Saturday in an ominous display as she seeks her third title of the year, reports BSS. The seven-time Grand Slam-winner did not hang around at the purpose-built arena in Zhuhai, southern China with six breaks of serve as she...
Putin, Merkel edge Obama to new low in power ranking
Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting US president to slide out of the top two power rankings as published by Forbes, beaten not just by Vladimir Putin but also Angela Merkel. The magazine published its seventh annual ranking just weeks after Putin opened a new front in the Syria war by conducting air strikes, then Putin hosted...
Putin, Merkel edge Obama to new low in power ranking
Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting US president to slide out of the top two power rankings as published by Forbes, beaten not just by Vladimir Putin but also Angela Merkel. The magazine published its seventh annual ranking just weeks after Putin opened a new front in the Syria war by conducting air strikes, then Putin hosted...
Willian free kick gives Chelsea nervy win over Dynamo
A stunning free kick from Willian seven minutes from time gave Chelsea a nervy and hard-fought 2-1 Champions League Group G win over Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday to lift some of the gloom surrounding Stamford Bridge. …read more Source:...
EBRD names Russian exile as new chief economist
LONDON: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development named Sergei Guriev as its new chief economist on Tuesday two years after he fled Russia claiming pressures over his criticism of the government, BSS/AFP reported. The former rector of Moscow’s liberal-leaning New Economic School was one of Russia’s leading economists and...
NATO tests its capabilities and wants Russia to take note
ZARAGOZA, Spain : NATO is putting on its most fearsome display of military might in over a decade, a choreographed large-scale movement of soldiers, ships and planes meant to hone and test its capabilities as well as transmit a clear signal to Russia and other real or possible foes. NATO is ready to rapidly deploy armed forces and we can do it on...
