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Woman wins seat on Makkah municipal council in Saudi polls: official

RIYADH: A Saudi woman won a seat on Makkah’s municipal council in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia's… Read More

Suu Kyi party wins historic Myanmar polls

YANGON: Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition on Friday won a parliamentary majority from weekend polls… Read More

Deceased councilwoman in Pittsburgh wins Democratic primary

PITTSBURGH: A councilwoman who died earlier this month easily defeated the only other candidate on… Read More

Rodriguez wins goal of the year award

ZURICH, Switzerland: Colombian star James Rodriguez's sublime volley for Colombia against Uruguay in their last… Read More

Pakistan become first team with most T20 wins

DUBAI: With a last victory against New Zealand in the first Twenty20 International in two-match… Read More

Germany's Protectionist wins Melbourne Cup

MELBOURNE: Germany's Protectionist, ridden by English jockey Ryan Moore, won Australia's Aus$6.2 million ($5.4 million)… Read More

France’s Jean Tirole wins Nobel Economics Prize

STOCKHOLM: French economist Jean Tirole won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday, for his analysis… Read More

Facebook wins EU approval for $19 billion WhatsApp bid

BRUSSELS:  Facebook , the world's most popular social network, gained European Union clearance on Friday for… Read More

US wins Arab support for Syria/Iraq military campaign

JEDDAH:  The United States signed up Arab allies on Thursday to a "coordinated military campaign"… Read More

McIlroy wins PGA Championship, claims fourth major

LOUISVILLE Kentucky: Pre-tournament favourite Rory McIlroy recovered from a stumbling start to overcome a series… Read More

BlackBerry’s new service wins key clearance from US Defense agency

TORONTO: BlackBerry Ltd said on Wednesday its Android and iOS device-management service has won a… Read More

Commonwealth Games: Jamaican Bailey-Cole wins 100 metres

GLASGOW, Scotland: Jamaican Kemar Bailey-Cole won the Commonwealth Games 100 metres gold medal in a time of… Read More

Neymar wins appeal for Playboy to withdraw magazine

SAO PAULO: Brazil forward Neymar has won an appeal to have the local June edition… Read More