Thursday, 2 November 2017

Aung San Suu Kyi visits conflict-ravaged Rakhine State

  1. Aung San Suu Kyi visits conflict-ravaged Rakhine State  Livemint
  2. Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi visits troubled Rakhine as Rohingya exodus in spate  The Indian Express
  3. Suu Kyi makes first visit to conflict-torn Rakhine  The Hindu
  4. Aung San Suu Kyi Makes First Visit to Rohingya Conflict Zone in Myanmar  New York TimesFull coverage

UK's Theresa May replaces defense chief as harassment scandal widens

  1. UK's Theresa May replaces defense chief as harassment scandal widens  The New Indian Express
  2. Gavin Williamson replaces Fallon as UK defence secretary  India Today
  3. British Defense Minister Abruptly Resigns For 'Previous Misconduct'  NPR
  4. PM can ill afford this scandal but even less can she afford to botch it  The GuardianFull coverage

Hardline preacher Zakir Naik finds refuge in Malaysia as politicised Islam grows

  1. Hardline preacher Zakir Naik finds refuge in Malaysia as politicised Islam grows  Hindustan TimesFull coverage

Uber bans right wing US journalist for bias against Muslim drivers, will it do same in India?

  1. Uber bans right wing US journalist for bias against Muslim drivers, will it do same in India?  India Today
  2. US woman posts anti-Muslim tweets after New York attack, gets banned by Uber, Lyft  Hindustan Times
  3. Gigi Hadid calls right-wing activist 'af***ing moron' in Twitter ourburst after New York City terror attack  MetroFull coverage

Fake news named word of the year by Collins dictionary due to widespread usage

  1. Fake news named word of the year by Collins dictionary due to widespread usage  Firstpost
  2. 'Fake news' adjudged word of the year by Collins dictionary  Hindustan Times
  3. 'Fake news' named Collins Dictionary's official Word of the Year for 2017  The Independent
  4. Donald Trump's favorite phrase has become 2017's 'word of the year'  CNBCFull coverage

China hopes to improve ties with US during President Donald Trump's visit

  1. China hopes to improve ties with US during President Donald Trump's visit  The Indian Express
  2. Weakened Trump readies for high-stakes Asia trip  Rappler
  3. Interview with David Shear, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Asia Pacific  NHK WORLD
  4. The four charts you need to understand Trump's attacks on the Chinese economy  Quartz
  5. Asia braces for Trump and his unpredictable foreign policy  Daily MailFull coverage

Russia hackers had targets way beyond US election, list goes worldwide

  1. Russia hackers had targets way beyond US election, list goes worldwide  Globalnews.ca
  2. New investigation reveals Russia's worldwide digital hit list — beyond the US election  Raw Story
  3. Russia hackers had targets worldwide, beyond US election  National Post
  4. Digital 'Hit List' Exposes Thousands of the Kremlin's Favorite Hacking Targets  The Moscow TimesFull coverage

Facebook ads disclosed to Congressional Committee show extent of Russian influence

  1. Facebook ads disclosed to Congressional Committee show extent of Russian influence  The Indian Express
  2. How Silicon Valley Made It Easy for People to Get Played on Social Media  NDTV
  3. Facebook says security investments will affect profitability  Economic Times
  4. These are the ads that Russian-linked accounts allegedly used to game the 2016 US presidential election  FirstpostFull coverage

North Korea dismisses report that sixth nuclear test killed 200 people

  1. North Korea dismisses report that sixth nuclear test killed 200 people  Independent.ie
  2. North Korea dismisses report that sixth nuclear test killed many people  Daily Mail
  3. North Korea currently enhancing its KN-20 ICBM  The World On Arirang
  4. Collapse at North Korea test site triggers fears in China  Inquirer.netFull coverage

Bright Hong Kong: China in Xi's era

  1. Bright Hong Kong: China in Xi's era  Harbour Times
  2. Is China's model the right one for Cambodia?  Khmer Times
  3. The 'one simple message' in Xi Jinping's five years of epic speeches  South China Morning PostFull coverage

Arrested Nurse Settles With Salt Lake City and University for $500,000


By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2z7HPC7
via IFTTT

Waymo Enlists AutoNation to Maintain Driverless Test Fleet


By NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/2lIKGvE
via IFTTT

Alibaba’s Earnings Jump as China’s Online Shopping Boom Continues


By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/2zdr0FG
via IFTTT

Tax Day Is Finally Here (or So We Think): DealBook Briefing


By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and AMIE TSANG from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/2iUf0mg
via IFTTT

California Today: Pain in Dodger Nation


By MIKE McPHATE from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2A8B1Sp
via IFTTT

Aung San Suu Kyi Makes First Visit to Rohingya Conflict Zone in Myanmar


By HANNAH BEECH from NYT World http://ift.tt/2A8BWCr
via IFTTT

Catalonia Tottering


By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2z8Jt4c
via IFTTT

Review: In ‘Wait for Your Laugh’ and ‘Gilbert,’ Comedians Work Hard


By JASON ZINOMAN from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2z6OgD2
via IFTTT

Review: ‘My Friend Dahmer,’ the Boy Who Became a Cannibal


By GLENN KENNY from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2z88DQl
via IFTTT

Review: ‘A Gray State,’ Behind a Filmmaker’s Madness


By BEN KENIGSBERG from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2yoxaTX
via IFTTT

Review: In ‘No Dress Code Required,’ a Gay Couple’s Mexicali Blues


By DANIEL M. GOLD from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2z7DAX6
via IFTTT

Review: ‘Most Beautiful Island,’ an Immigrant’s New York Nightmare


By ANDY WEBSTER from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2z7vDBy
via IFTTT

Review: ‘It Happened in L.A.,’ All That Questing After Love


By ANDY WEBSTER from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2z74uMp
via IFTTT

Review: ‘Dream Boat’ Documents Cruising on the High Seas


By MONICA CASTILLO from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2h5nxSI
via IFTTT

Review: Sorcery and Revenge Fuel ‘Blade of the Immortal’


By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2h5QJsI
via IFTTT

Review: ‘Along for the Ride,’ an Artist Through the Eyes of an Assistant


By GLENN KENNY from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2z6sQbz
via IFTTT

Review: Bad Grandmoms Show Up for ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’


By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2A1ZasO
via IFTTT

Review: In ‘11/8/16,’ Looking at Election Day, After the Race Is Run


By KEN JAWOROWSKI from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2iXNS60
via IFTTT

Houston’s Other Champions


By PHIL COFFIN from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2AaO4Ts
via IFTTT

Trump’s Trade War With Canada


By PAUL HEINBECKER from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2zbCSId
via IFTTT

What Is Happening on Manus? The Detainee Crisis Explained.


By RUSSELL GOLDMAN and DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2iVtJgR
via IFTTT

Holiday Photos? Don’t Say ‘Cheese’


By STACEY STEINBERG from NYT Well http://ift.tt/2ymAm2x
via IFTTT

Listen to ‘The Daily’: A Terrorism Suspect and a Visa Lottery


By MICHAEL BARBARO from NYT Podcasts http://ift.tt/2zecoFI
via IFTTT

Putin’s Reality TV Opposition


By OLEG KASHIN from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2z6LOMM
via IFTTT

New York Today: Terrorism Crisis Mode for a Principal. Again.


By JONATHAN WOLFE from NYT N.Y. / Region http://ift.tt/2z7ycRv
via IFTTT

At least three dead in shooting inside suburban Denver Walmart

  1. At least three dead in shooting inside suburban Denver Walmart  Reuters
  2. At Least 3 Killed In Shooting Inside Walmart In Denver, US  NDTV
  3. Today's news in pictures  The Hindu
  4. 3 killed in Colorado Walmart shooting; police seek suspect  Daily Mail
  5. 'This is really happening:' Witnesses describe the chaos inside Thornton Walmart  The Denver ChannelFull coverage

Osama followed developments in Kashmir, Headley trial, reveals CIA documents

  1. Osama followed developments in Kashmir, Headley trial, reveals CIA documents  The Hindu
  2. Bin Laden's disdain for the west grew in Shakespeare's birthplace, journal shows  Hindustan Times
  3. Osama bin Laden followed developments in Kashmir, 26/11 Mumbai attacks trial, Abbottabad documents show  India TV
  4. Bin Laden described Iran as al Qaeda's "main artery for funds"  The Express Tribune
  5. Secret Osama Bin Laden files reveal Iran dealings and a curious taste in movies  The Sydney Morning HeraldFull coverage

PM Modi Plays Catch With Bhutan's Prince. Too Cute, Says Twitter

  1. PM Modi Plays Catch With Bhutan's Prince. Too Cute, Says Twitter  NDTV
  2. China for normal India-Bhutan ties  Business Standard
  3. Narendra Modi meets Bhutan king, family in India; thankful for Thimphu's help in resolving Doka La issue [Photos]  Firstpost
  4. Bhutanese King arrives on four-day India visit  News18
  5. A THOUSAND WORDS  Hindu Business LineFull coverage

China says Beijing will block US application to declare Masood Azhar as 'global terrorist' in UN

  1. China says Beijing will block US application to declare Masood Azhar as 'global terrorist' in UN  Firstpost
  2. China to block UN bid to ban Azhar  The Hindu
  3. India, United States Mulling Options to Cut Through China's Terror Shield  India.comFull coverage

Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations

  1. Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations  The Indian Express
  2. Kurds Face Setbacks Across the Middle East  Wall Street Journal
  3. Turkey: 13 killed in clashes between troops, Kurdish rebels  Fox News
  4. What Next For Kurdistan?  HuffPost
  5. 'Barzani's referendum call was act of an incompetent leader'  gulfnews.comFull coverage

US Hands Details 'Beyond Names', Demands Pak Action On 20 Terror Groups

  1. US Hands Details 'Beyond Names', Demands Pak Action On 20 Terror Groups  NDTV
  2. US shares names of 20 terror groups with Pakistan, says report  The Indian Express
  3. US shares list of 20 terrorist groups with Pakistan  Business StandardFull coverage

UK defence secretary Michael Fallon quits over sexual harassment claims

  1. UK defence secretary Michael Fallon quits over sexual harassment claims  Firstpost
  2. UK defence secretary quits over sexual harassment claim  Economic Times
  3. Profile: Sir Michael Fallon  BBC News
  4. Michael Fallon, UK Defense Secretary, Quits Over Inappropriate Conduct  New York Times
  5. Michael Fallon: There may be something more sinister at play in resignation  ABC OnlineFull coverage

The Balfour effect: British Palestinians on the UK's role in their dispossession

  1. The Balfour effect: British Palestinians on the UK's role in their dispossession  The National
  2. Zionism, anti-semitism, and the Balfour Declaration  Open DemocracyFull coverage

Puigdemont absent as deposed Catalan leaders appear in Madrid court

  1. Puigdemont absent as deposed Catalan leaders appear in Madrid court  The Guardian
  2. Puigdemont stays away as ousted Catalonia deputies attend court  BBC News
  3. Scottish lawmakers call for international recognition for Catalan independence  Reuters
  4. Ousted Catalan government members to appear in Madrid court  The Hindu
  5. Analysis | Catalonia's separatists counted on support from the European Union but got a cold shoulder  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteFull coverage

Supreme Leader Khamenei says US is Iran's 'number one enemy': TV

  1. Supreme Leader Khamenei says US is Iran's 'number one enemy': TV  Reuters
  2. Putin in Tehran hails Iran cooperation on Syria, eyes business  Business Standard
  3. Iran, Russia Should Cooperate to Isolate US, Foster Middle East Stability: Khamenei  The Wire
  4. Putin Offers Support For Iran Nuclear Deal, Hails Cooperation On Syria  RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
  5. Netanyahu Allies Putin and Aliyev Are Visiting Iran. Here's the Message They'll Relay From Israel  HaaretzFull coverage

Tough Questions, Hours Of Hearings But No Silver Bullet On Russian Tech Interference

  1. Tough Questions, Hours Of Hearings But No Silver Bullet On Russian Tech Interference  NPR
  2. Facebook reports $4.7 billion Q3 profit, monthly active users rise to 2.07 billion  The Indian Express
  3. Facebook profit soars, no sign of impact from Russia issue  Livemint
  4. Under pressure, social media giants acknowledge meddling in US polls  Economic Times
  5. Silicon Valley made it easy for Americans to get played on social media  Chicago TribuneFull coverage

Party chief receives China envoy

  1. Party chief receives China envoy  Viet Nam News
  2. How India can counter China's attempt to shape geopolitics through aggression  Economic Times
  3. Is China's model the right one for Cambodia?  Khmer Times
  4. As China readies a “world-class military,” a vulnerable India must watch keenly  Quartz
  5. New Xi Jinping era puts China first  The AustralianFull coverage

North Korea working on advanced version of missile that could reach US, source says

  1. North Korea working on advanced version of missile that could reach US, source says  CNN
  2. North Korea working on missile that could reach US mainland: report  USA TODAY
  3. North Korea 'developing advanced intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach US'  Telegraph.co.uk
  4. Illegal tobacco helps fund North Korea's nuclear regime  New Zealand HeraldFull coverage

India's per capita income growth lower than China, Bhutan

  1. India's per capita income growth lower than China, Bhutan  Business StandardFull coverage

After air strike, Israeli minister warns against arms shipments to Hezbollah

  1. After air strike, Israeli minister warns against arms shipments to Hezbollah  Reuters
  2. Lebanese president: Israel will lose next war with Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  3. Syria state TV: Israeli warplanes have struck inside Syria  Washington Post
  4. Is Israel sleepwalking into a war in Syria?  Arab NewsFull coverage

9 Weeks After Harvey, Houston Celebrates World Series Win


By MANNY FERNANDEZ and PAUL DEBENEDETTO from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2imsx27
via IFTTT

Iraq Is Not Iran’s Puppet


By RENAD MANSOUR from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2zYy3z5
via IFTTT

New York City, Brett Ratner, Houston Astros: Your Thursday Briefing


By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing http://ift.tt/2iTu6IM
via IFTTT