Saturday, 3 February 2018

Secret Alliance: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Egypt, With Cairo’s O.K.


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Dozens Are Killed Daily in Afghanistan. Sometimes, the Dead Turn Up Alive.


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With An Eye On Russia, US To Increase Nuclear Capabilities

  1. With An Eye On Russia, US To Increase Nuclear Capabilities  NDTV
  2. Donald Trump's nuclear weapons review boosts role of regional commands  Livemint
  3. US warns countries against aiding terrorists eyeing nuclear weapons  Economic Times
  4. Pentagon acknowledges Russia is developing a 'doomsday' nuclear-armed torpedo  New York Daily News
  5. 'Russia threat' used as excuse to funnel trillions into military industry – Russian envoy to US  RTFull coverage

Pak detained me to stop raising Kashmir issue, not India: Hafiz Saeed

  1. Pak detained me to stop raising Kashmir issue, not India: Hafiz Saeed  Deccan Chronicle
  2. Pakistan Government Behind my House Arrest, Says JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed  India.com
  3. 'Pak High Commission pivot of terror funding'  Daily Pioneer
  4. Other side of the story  Greater KashmirFull coverage

IOC to invest Rs 3400 crore in Assam to augment operations

  1. IOC to invest Rs 3400 crore in Assam to augment operations  Economic Times
  2. 'Northeast is at the heart of Act East Policy,' says PM Modi  OneindiaFull coverage

Pakistan minister shoots wife, then kills self: Police

  1. Pakistan minister shoots wife, then kills self: Police  India Today
  2. Pakistan Minister allegedly shoots wife thrice, uses same weapon to kill himself  Financial Express
  3. Senior Pakistan minister commits suicide after shooting wife dead  Deccan Chronicle
  4. Bijarani killed wife, then committed suicide: Police  Pakistan Observer
  5. Bijarani killed wife before committing suicide: police  The News InternationalFull coverage

Indian-origin man jailed for life for murdering ex-wife in UK

  1. Indian-origin man jailed for life for murdering ex-wife in UK  Times of India
  2. Indian-origin man jailed for ex-wife's murder in UK  Business Standard
  3. Indian-origin man jailed for 18 years for murdering ex-wife  Web India 123Full coverage

Kurdish community in Syria outraged over Turkey-backed rebels mutilating, filming body of a female fighter

  1. Kurdish community in Syria outraged over Turkey-backed rebels mutilating, filming body of a female fighter  Firstpost
  2. Syria war: Outcry over 'mutilated' female Kurdish fighter  BBC News
  3. Turkish journalist injured on duty in Syria's Afrin  Business Standard
  4. turkey - The Nation  The Nation
  5. Turkish military resumes shelling of Afrin as Kurdish-led forces hinder advances  Kurdistan24Full coverage

Maldives president fires 2nd police chief in 3 days

  1. Maldives president fires 2nd police chief in 3 days  Times of India
  2. Maldives delay in freeing opposition leaders fuels domestic, international concern  Daily News & Analysis
  3. Maldivian government resisting Supreme Court order to free political prisoners, alleges Opposition  Firstpost
  4. Maldives back on boil after apex court frees Mohamed Nasheed, Opp leaders  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

North Korea supplied arms to Syria and Myanmar, UN sanctions report finds

  1. North Korea supplied arms to Syria and Myanmar, UN sanctions report finds  The Guardian
  2. North Korea earns $200 mn from banned exports despite sanctions: UN  Business Standard
  3. North Korea earned $200m flouting sanctions, says UN report  Financial Express
  4. UN experts say North Korea brought in $200M in 9 months despite sanctions  CBS NewsFull coverage

Gasoline tanker MT Marine Express with 22 Indian sailors goes missing off Africa

  1. Gasoline tanker MT Marine Express with 22 Indian sailors goes missing off Africa  The New Indian Express
  2. Ship with 22 Indians on board goes missing off Benin coast  The Statesman
  3. Second Tanker Goes Missing in Gulf of Guinea  The Maritime ExecutiveFull coverage

Myanmar government denies report of Rohingya mass graves

  1. Myanmar government denies report of Rohingya mass graves  India TV
  2. Myanmar denies reports of mass Rohingya graves in Rakhine state, says 'terrorists' buried in the area  Firstpost
  3. Buddhist pilgrimages on JMB cross-hairs to avenge Rohingya genocide  The New Indian ExpressFull coverage

Canadian PM heckled over pipeline issue

  1. Canadian PM heckled over pipeline issue  Business Standard
  2. Feb. 3: Pipelines get political. Plus other letters to the editor  The Globe and Mail
  3. Canada PM Trudeau interacts with people, faces tough questions  indiablooms
  4. The Alberta vs. BC pipeline fight. Now it's war.  CBC.caFull coverage

Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan charged with rape

  1. Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan charged with rape  Times of India
  2. Rape-accused Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to face French judge  The New Indian Express
  3. Tariq Ramadan Charged With Rape After Accusations by Two Women  New York Times
  4. Oxford professor of Islamic studies Tariq Ramadan charged in France with rape  Telegraph.co.ukFull coverage

India-China ties a 'Cold-War-like' bond in the making: US expert

  1. India-China ties a 'Cold-War-like' bond in the making: US expert  Economic TimesFull coverage

BREAKING NEWS: Four people are injured as gunman opens fire from a car in Italy

  1. BREAKING NEWS: Four people are injured as gunman opens fire from a car in Italy  Daily Mail
  2. Shootings reported in Italian city of Macerata  The Daily StarFull coverage

Swaraj assures Nepalese top leaders all help

  1. Swaraj assures Nepalese top leaders all help  Daily Pioneer
  2. India will work with Oli govt.: Sushma  The Hindu
  3. Sushma wraps up two-day Nepal visit  Newburgh GazetteFull coverage

Who’s Able-Bodied Anyway?


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Jump on the Bandwagon of a Winning Super Bowl Team? Not These Cleveland Browns Fans


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‘Hollywood is Changing,’ Says Its Veteran Activist, Tim Robbins


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Confirm or Deny: Tim Robbins


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Angelina Jolie’s Lawyer Now Offers Quickie Divorces Online


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Everyday Excellence


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Listen to ‘Dear Sugars’: Updates From ‘Scared to Choose Wrong’ and ‘Aspiring Warrior for Love‘


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‘This Work Helps the Living’


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Pyeongchang’s Winding Path From Obscurity to Olympics Fame


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Most Afghans Can’t Read, but Their Book Trade Is Booming


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Long Dominant in Statehouses, Republicans Brace for Energized Democrats


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A New Orleans Restaurant Offers Creativity Between Bread Slices


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Jump on the Bandwagon of a Winning N.F.L. Team? Not These Cleveland Browns Fans


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At the Boxotel in Montreal, Life Is Lofty


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What We Talk About When We Talk About Pay Inequity


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How a Crowdsourced List Set Off Months of #MeToo Debate


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11 of Our Best Weekend Reads


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US Warns Countries Against Aiding Terrorists Eyeing Nuclear Weapons

  1. US Warns Countries Against Aiding Terrorists Eyeing Nuclear Weapons  NDTV
  2. US to increase nuclear capabilities to counter Russia, critics say move could bolster new kind of arms race  Firstpost
  3. Donald Trump's nuclear weapons review boosts role of regional commands  Livemint
  4. Give Trump more nuclear weapons and more ways to use them? Not a good idea  CNN
  5. Trump nuclear doctrine takes tougher stance on Russia  Times of IndiaFull coverage

Centre of Taliban terrorism is in Pakistan: Afghan president

  1. Centre of Taliban terrorism is in Pakistan: Afghan president  Times of India
  2. Afghanistan, US Companies Working on Afghan Coal Deal  New Delhi Times
  3. American drone strikes and other developments  Pakistan Today
  4. Most Afghans Can't Read, but Their Book Trade Is Booming  New York TimesFull coverage

Narendra Modi addresses Assam's Global Investors' Summit, says North East at heart of 'Act East' policy

  1. Narendra Modi addresses Assam's Global Investors' Summit, says North East at heart of 'Act East' policy  Firstpost
  2. Indian Oil to invest Rs3,400 crore in Assam to augment operations  Livemint
  3. India's growth story to speed up with holistic development of NE: Modi  Deccan ChronicleFull coverage

90 Migrants, Mostly Pakistanis, Feared Dead In Shipwreck Off Libya: IOM

  1. 90 Migrants, Mostly Pakistanis, Feared Dead In Shipwreck Off Libya: IOM  NDTV
  2. 11 Pakistanis among 90 migrants feared drowned in boat capsize off Libya: UN  Hindustan Times
  3. 90 feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya  The Hindu
  4. Bodies Wash Ashore following Boat Capsize off Libyan Coast | International Organization for Migration  International Organization for MigrationFull coverage

Indian-origin man jailed for murdering ex-wife in London

  1. Indian-origin man jailed for murdering ex-wife in London  The New Indian Express
  2. Man who strangled his ex-wife and disposed of her body in a suitcase jailed for life  Independent.ie
  3. Indian-origin man jailed for 18 years for murdering ex-wife  Web India 123Full coverage

Rush to get Cape Town's temporary desalination plants online

  1. Rush to get Cape Town's temporary desalination plants online  PoliticswebFull coverage

India-China ties: A 'cold war-like' relationship in making, says US expert Alyssa Ayres

  1. India-China ties: A 'cold war-like' relationship in making, says US expert Alyssa Ayres  NewsX
  2. India-China ties a 'cold war-like' bond in making: US expert  The HinduFull coverage

Syria war: Outcry over 'mutilated' female Kurdish fighter

  1. Syria war: Outcry over 'mutilated' female Kurdish fighter  BBC News
  2. Syrian refugees fleeing violence shot at and beaten at Turkish border, Human Rights Watch says  ABC Online
  3. Turkey 'neutralises' 900 terrorists in Syria's Afrin  Business Standard
  4. turkey - The Nation  The Nation
  5. Turkish military resumes shelling of Afrin as Kurdish-led forces hinder advances  Kurdistan24Full coverage

North Korea earned $200 million in 2017 by flouting UN sanctions; supplied arms to Syria and Myanmar, says report

  1. North Korea earned $200 million in 2017 by flouting UN sanctions; supplied arms to Syria and Myanmar, says report  Firstpost
  2. North Korea earns $200 mn from banned exports despite sanctions: UN  Business Standard
  3. North Korea arming Syria, Myanmar: UN report  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

Myanmar denies reports of mass Rohingya graves in Rakhine state, says 'terrorists' buried in the area

  1. Myanmar denies reports of mass Rohingya graves in Rakhine state, says 'terrorists' buried in the area  Firstpost
  2. Buddhist pilgrimages on JMB cross-hairs to avenge Rohingya genocide  The New Indian Express
  3. Myanmar denies report of mass graves in Rakhine  Hindustan TimesFull coverage

Maldivian government resisting Supreme Court order to free political prisoners, alleges Opposition

  1. Maldivian government resisting Supreme Court order to free political prisoners, alleges Opposition  Firstpost
  2. Maldives' delay in freeing opposition leaders fuels concern  The Hindu
  3. Maldives top court orders immediate release of political prisoner  Mid-Day
  4. Maldives back on boil after apex court frees Mohamed Nasheed, Opp leaders  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

Climate change diet: Arctic sea ice thins, so do polar bears

  1. Climate change diet: Arctic sea ice thins, so do polar bears  Economic Times
  2. Arctic's hungry Polar bears  The Hindu
  3. Climate change affecting polar bear population: Study  Deccan Chronicle
  4. Don't fear China's arctic takeover  TODAYonlineFull coverage

LA school shooting was an accident, say police

  1. LA school shooting was an accident, say police  Times of India
  2. Teenager girl charged with felony counts for accidental school shooting in US  Xinhua
  3. Girl, 12, held over school shooting in Los Angeles  The Straits Times
  4. School shooting that injured four students now believed unintentional, police say; 12-year-old girl is booked  Los Angeles Times
  5. Shooting at Los Angeles Middle School an Accident, Police Say  L.A. WeeklyFull coverage

Tanker with 22 Indian sailors from Mumbai firm goes missing off Africa, fuels fears of hijacking

  1. Tanker with 22 Indian sailors from Mumbai firm goes missing off Africa, fuels fears of hijacking  Mid-Day
  2. Tanker with Keralite aboard missing off African coast  onmanorama
  3. Second Tanker Goes Missing in Gulf of Guinea  The Maritime ExecutiveFull coverage

Trump's advisers are reportedly split over how to answer Trump's call for 'maximum pressure' on North Korea

  1. Trump's advisers are reportedly split over how to answer Trump's call for 'maximum pressure' on North Korea  Business Insider
  2. Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe discuss Korean Peninsula, US base relocation  The New Indian Express
  3. Trump speaks to Japans PM, S Koreas Prez about N Korea  India TodayFull coverage

Trump Wants to Aid Only ‘America’s Friends’. If Only It Were That Easy.


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Release of Republican memo fuels Donald Trump, FBI distrust

  1. Release of Republican memo fuels Donald Trump, FBI distrust  Economic Times
  2. Christopher Wray, 'low key' FBI director in eye of the storm  Times of India
  3. Donald Trump authorises release of controversial memo revealing political bias in FBI, intelligence abuses  Firstpost
  4. THE SMOKING GUN: FISA Memo Shows 'RUSSIA DOSSIER' Used to SURVEIL Trump Campaign  Sean Hannity (blog)
  5. Devin Nunes's Nothingburger  New York TimesFull coverage

Trump nuclear doctrine takes tougher stance on Russia

  1. Trump nuclear doctrine takes tougher stance on Russia  Times of India
  2. US warns countries against aiding terrorists eyeing nuclear weapons  The Indian Express
  3. Trump to take tougher line on Russia nuke threat  The Hindu
  4. Give Trump more nuclear weapons and more ways to use them? Not a good idea  CNNFull coverage

Senior Pakistan minister commits suicide after shooting wife dead

  1. Senior Pakistan minister commits suicide after shooting wife dead  Deccan Chronicle
  2. Pakistan minister shoots wife, then kills self: Police  India Today
  3. Minister shot wife, then committed suicide: cops  Gulf Times
  4. Bijarani killed wife before committing suicide: police  The News InternationalFull coverage