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Los Angeles suffering from largest wildfire in its history, declares mayor. (AFP)

‘Largest Fire in Los Angeles History’ Forces Evacuation of 700 Homes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 3, 2017 | World

Hundreds of people were evacuated from the US city of Los Angeles as a wildfire on the northern edge of the city grew into what the mayor described as “largest in the city’s history”. The 2,023-hectare La Tuna Fire, named after the canyon area where it erupted on...

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Liverpool midfielder Emre Can. (Reuters)

Emre Can’s Stellar Rise Shows how Jürgen Klopp is Transforming Liverpool

by Andy Hunter | Sep 3, 2017 | Sports

London – In the 130-second press conference that followed Arsenal’s latest capitulation at Anfield Arsène Wenger admitted his team were physically, technically and mentally inferior to Liverpool. It was a damning critique no doubt but, had he held court longer,...

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Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany. (AFP)

Vincent Kompany: When I Came to Manchester City it was Bouncing

by Paul Wilson | Sep 3, 2017 | Sports

London – Vincent Kompany is entering his 10th season in England and, at 31, the Manchester City and Belgium captain happily admits he is no longer the player he was when he joined from Hamburg under Mark Hughes. City supporters need not worry, this is not a...

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African Union soldiers take position after an attack by al Shabaab militants in Mogadishu, March 28, 2015. (Reuters)

Shabaab Claims 26 Soldiers Killed in Attack in Southern Somalia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 3, 2017 | World

The number of casualties was unclear after al-Shabaab militants attacked a military base in southern Somalia, an army officer announced on Sunday. He did not disclose the exact number of casualties, but the militant group said that 26 soldiers were killed in the...

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Twenty sailors were saved after their cargo ship sank off the Oman coast. (AFP)

20 Sailors Saved as Cargo Ship Sinks Off Oman Coast

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 3, 2017 | Middle East

Twenty sailors were saved on Sunday after their cargo ship sank off the coast of Oman. Authorities in Oman said that the ship was loaded with construction material, consisting of steel bars and sand. Police and Oman’s Transportation and Communications Ministry...