• Photos claim IS beheadings of homosexuals in northern Iraq

    The Islamic State group has publicly beheaded three men in northern Iraq, two of them for allegedly engaging in homosexual acts, according to photos shared by sympathisers on social media Tuesday. The jihadist group, which controls swathes of Iraq and neighbouring Syria, has carried out hundreds of…

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    • Shortlist for ‘Hera Pheri 3’ hopefuls in Dubai

      Five hopefuls have cleared the first round of auditions held in the UAE last week It’s a chance of a lifetime: Acting alongside Bollywood hunks John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan in a hit comedy.And nobody knows it better than the five aspiring actors

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      • After the Iraq invasion, the Pentagon thought it was worth killing up to 29 civilians to take out Saddam Hussein

        (Nikola Solic/Reuters) Saddam Hussein reacts in court during the Anfal genocide trial in Baghdad on December 21, 2006. When the US invaded Iraq in 2003, it distributed decks of cards in its ranks, with each card depicting a key member of the Iraqi regime. The ace of spades, of course, was dictator…

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        • Review: New 'Cinderella' excels with old-fashioned charm

          In this age of revisionist, modernized Disney fairytales, where we've learned that some of our favorite characters really aren't what they seemed, the striking thing about the studio's sumptuous new live-action "Cinderella" may not be what it is, but what it isn't. As embodied by Cate Blanchett,…

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          • 10 things in advertising you need to know today

            Kim Kardashian has plans for more apps. 1. WPP, the world's biggest advertising agency holding group, has reported a record £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion) in annual profit. The company has also seen a strong start to the current trading year. 2. The Apple Watch launch event takes place on Monday.…

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            • Ayushmann Khurrana: The more regional you go, it becomes exotic for people

              By Shaheen Irani, Glamsham Editorial After getting appreciated for his debut movie in Bollywood with VICKY DONOR, Ayushmann has created the same magic in Sharat Kataria's lately released DUM LAGA KE HAISHA. DUM LAGA KE HAISHA is Ayushmann's second film with Yash Raj, the first being BEWAKOOFIYAN…

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              • Abu Dhabi Airports studies expanding Al Ain operations

                Al Ain International could have low cost airline flights Al Ain International, the airport in Abu Dhabi’s east along the Omani border, may soon be used by low cost airlines and for flights to the Indian subcontinent. Abu Dhabi Airports Chairman Ali Majed

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                • Ultraconservative to head Iran's top clerical body

                  Iran's Assembly of Experts, the clerics who appoint and can dismiss the country's supreme leader, picked an ultraconservative as their new chairman in a surprise appointment on Tuesday. Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, 83, was a deputy speaker of parliament after the 1979 Islamic revolution and headed the…

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                  • Grand Mufti: IS ‘in direct violation of Islamic principles’

                      The Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh stressed that IS does not represent Sunni beliefs and values due to its corrupt practices in direct violation of the principles of Islam. He said Sunnis cannot be associated with the harsh behavior and killing

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                    • Yoga, hypnosis prop up solar-powered plane pilots

                      The power of yoga and self-hypnosis are being harnessed to prop up the endurance of the pilots of the solar plane which set off Monday on a first round-the-world tour. The Solar Impulse 2 left Abu Dhabi for the first leg of its epic journey, which will test not only the environment-friendly…

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                      • Stella flowing and faux-furry at Paris fashion week

                        By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - Loose but tailored, flowing but structured - Stella McCartney presented a study in contrasts for her Winter 2015 ready-to-wear show on Monday in Paris in a collection both supremely luxurious and as relaxed as sportswear. McCartney's affinity for freely moving…

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                        • How the McWrap is killing McDonald's business

                          (McDonald's) The McWrap was supposed to help McDonald's compete with Subway and Panera Bread.  Instead, it's slowing down service in the drive-thru and exacerbating the brand's already tense relationship with franchisees, reports Stephanie Strom at

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                          • Manager accused of molesting job aspirant during interview

                            The accused claims during investigation that he touched the woman only to brush the dust off her clothes. A 40-year-old manager allegedly molested a woman after he lured her to meet him for a job interview in an empty office, a court heard. The Egyptian man, who has been charged with molestation in…

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                            • Emirates' never-ending quest for new superjumbo jets continues — the airline is now tempting Airbus with $86 billion order

                              (Flickr/Mark Harkin) Emirates is not only the A380's biggest customer, it can be argued that the airline is the superjumbo's only customer that matters. At least that's what Emirates is hoping for. Emirates wants an A380 "neo" — a superjumbo with newer, more fuel-efficient engines.

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                              • Testing Beijing, Japan eyes growing role in South China Sea security

                                By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO (Reuters) - Seventy years after its imperial forces were kicked out of the South China Sea, Japan is quietly moving back into the region, forging security ties with the Philippines and Vietnam as both Southeast Asian nations try to cope with China's territorial…

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                                • Reports of racism mar Argentina's Davis Cup win over Brazil

                                  Argentina won the decisive singles match against Brazil on Monday to close out a dramatic Davis Cup encounter marred by reports of racist taunts by spectators during the longest singles match ever played in the competition. Brazil's Joao Souza told the Brazilian website SporTV.com that he heard…

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                                  • On Mars, Opportunity Rover Spots Weird Rocks Near Marathon Finish Line

                                    NASA's Opportunity Mars rover is taking a break in the home stretch of its Red Planet marathon to study some rocks the likes of which it's never seen before. The intriguing rocks lie atop a hill overlooking a site dubbed Marathon Valley — so named because Opportunity will have traveled the marathon…

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                                    • GCC rail's 2018 deadline may not be met, UAE minister confirms

                                      The 2018 deadline for the delivery of the GCC-wide rail network is unlikely to be met, according to the UAE's Minister of Public Works, Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi. Dr Al Nuami, who is also chairman of the UAE Federal Transport Authority's Land & Maritime (FTA) unit, told a Middle East Rail press…

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                                      • MH370 probe reveals sleeping ATC controller

                                        Kuala Lumpur, March 9 (IANS) A report of the probe into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that went missing last year revealed that the assigned air traffic controller (ATC) on the day of the incident was asleep when a call was made some four hours after the aircraft went missing.…

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