Kuwait hangs ‘monster’ child rapist
Authorities in Kuwait on Tuesday hanged a 33-year-old Egyptian man dubbed a “monster” for the abduction and rape of 17 children under the age of 10, the public prosecution said.
Authorities in Kuwait on Tuesday hanged a 33-year-old Egyptian man dubbed a “monster” for the abduction and rape of 17 children under the age of 10, the public prosecution said.
Kuwait has deported 213 foreigners over the past few days for committing “grave” traffic offenses as part of a drive to reduce accidents, a senior interior ministry official said in comments published on Tuesday.
Retired General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq, died Thursday. He was 78.
Government is eyeing Hong Kong, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates as new labor markets for maids who may lose their jobs in Saudi Arabia. Filipino household service workers (HSWs) affected by the Saudi deployment ban can be absorbed by other labor markets or, they can work as sales workers, waitress, and other low-skilled jobs [...]
The goals came as promised —and history was made. Before a wet and festive Sunday crowd at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, the Philippine Azkals gave a clinical display of attacking football to claim a 4-0 victory over Sri Lanka and advance to the second round of the 2014 Fifa World Cup Qualifying series for [...]
OTTAWA—Canada is looking to expand its military reach by setting up small bases in Germany, Jamaica and elsewhere to support humanitarian and combat missions abroad, officials and media said Friday. Jay Paxton, spokesman for Defense Minister Peter MacKay, told AFP: “Military planners are pursuing logistical agreements to ensure Canada is ready to respond quickly to [...]
