Boat collision kills 13 locals on September 18, 2016BANGKOK: At least 13 people were killed on Sunday and ten more are missing after a boat carrying Muslim pilgrims sank on Thailand’s Chao Phraya River after hitting a bridge. The accident happened near the ancient city of Ayutthaya, a popular tourist attraction. Around 100 people were believed to have been on board when the […]
US-Russia ceasefire must be saved “at all costs”: France on September 18, 2016NEW YORK: French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault blamed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for undermining the ceasefire deal brokered by Russia and the United States, and said the agreement must be salvaged “at all costs.” “We must not forget that it is the (Syrian) regime, and it is always the regime, which has jeopardized the […]
Four air strikes hit Syria despite truce on September 18, 2016BEIRUT: Rebel-held parts of Syria’s Aleppo were hit with four air strikes on Sunday, being the first raids on the city since a truce took effect. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said several people were wounded but could not immediately give details about the casualties or identify who carried out the strikes. The fragile […]
Castres thrash ‘woeful’ Grenoble 46-9 on September 18, 2016PARIS: Castres thrashed last place Grenoble 46-9 on Sunday claiming just their second victory of the Top 14 season. Castres ran in seven tries, Led by rampaging No 8 Alex Tulou. Rory Kockott opened the scoring before flanker Mathieu Babillot and hooker Jody Jeneker also crossed in the first half. Grenoble’s only points coming from […]
17 soldiers killed in IHK on September 18, 2016SRINAGAR: Seventeen soldiers were killed in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday on an army base in Indian-held Kashmir. The armed men sneaked into the base near the town of Uri before lobbing grenades and opening fire with automatic rifles on the fleeing soldiers, an army officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. Tents and other […]
Koeman behind Amazing start: Coleman on September 18, 2016LONDON: Seamus Coleman gives all of the credit of Everton’s best start to the season in 38 years to the “hard work” demanded by Everton manager Ronald Koeman. The Toffees came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 3-1 on Saturday, as they remain unbeaten in the Premier League, having won four and drawn one of their […]
First group of families returns to their homes in Iraqs Fallujah on September 18, 2016FALLUJAH: The Iraqi police and army had decked out the checkpoints with plastic flowers to welcome the first returning Fallujah residents following the city’s recapture from extremists in June. “Today feels like a rebirth,” said Fawaz al-Kobaisi, whose family was among Saturday’s first batch of Fallujah returnees. His old white sedan was still parked outside […]
Croatia edge ahead in Davis Cup semi-final on September 17, 2016ZADAR, Croatia: Croatia edged closer to the Davis Cup final on Saturday when Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig downed top-ranked French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (8/6), 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 in the doubles rubber of their semi-final. The win gave Croatia a 2-1 lead in the tie after the two sides split the […]
Trott fires Warwickshire to One-Day Cup glory on September 17, 2016LONDON: Former England batsman Jonathan Trott scored an unbeaten 82 off 100 balls as Warwickshire crushed Surrey by eight wickets in England’s One-Day Cup final at Lord’s on Saturday. Set just 137 to win, Warwickshire cruised to victory with 118 balls to spare for the loss of just two wickets. Tim Ambrose was also unbeaten […]
Ravens mourn cancer death of Brooks on September 17, 2016WASHINGTON: The Baltimore Ravens will enter Sunday’s NFL game at Cleveland mourning the death of assistant coach Clarence Brooks, who died on Saturday morning at age 65 of oesophageal and stomach cancer. Brooks, the team’s longest-tenured assistant coach, died at a hospital in Weston, Florida, the Ravens announced. He joined the organisation in 2005 and […]