Saturday, 1 September 2018

Imran Khan's helicopter travel costs only Rs 55, says Pakistan Minister, leaves Twitter in splits

  1. Imran Khan's helicopter travel costs only Rs 55, says Pakistan Minister, leaves Twitter in splits  Financial Express
  2. Mother wants son freed from Pak. jail  The Hindu
  3. PM Imran Khan asks critics to wait for three months before evaluating its performance  gulfnews.com
  4. ANALYSIS: Can Pakistan afford confronting US for Iran?  Arab NewsFull coverage

Philippine President Duterte blames 'beautiful women' for cases of rape

  1. Philippine President Duterte blames 'beautiful women' for cases of rape  Zee News
  2. As Long As There Are Beautiful Women, There Will Be Rapes: Philippines President's 'Joke' Sparks Outrage  News18
  3. So Long As Women Are Beautiful, There Will Be Rape: Philippine President  NDTV
  4. Palace downplays Duterte's latest rape joke  Manila Bulletin
  5. Rape is no laughing matter, says PCW  GMA NewsFull coverage

Third review of landmark India-Singapore economic deal to focus on trade facilitation, e-commerce and customs

  1. Third review of landmark India-Singapore economic deal to focus on trade facilitation, e-commerce and customs  The Straits Times
  2. RCEP negotiations expected to be concluded this year  https://ift.tt/1cGJmbd (press release)Full coverage

9 injured in blaze at German refinery; hundreds evacuated

  1. 9 injured in blaze at German refinery; hundreds evacuated  Yahoo News
  2. Explosion, fire at German oil refinery injures 8  Business Standard
  3. Blast, blaze at refinery in Germany, 8 hurt: Police  Hindustan TimesFull coverage

Pakistan: Chief Justice finds alcohol bottles in ex-minister Sharjeel Memon's hospital room

  1. Pakistan: Chief Justice finds alcohol bottles in ex-minister Sharjeel Memon's hospital room  The Indian Express
  2. CJP finds liquor bottles from Sharjeel Memon's hospital room  Business Recorder (press release)
  3. Bottles found in Sharjeel's hospital room contained honey, olive oil: PPP leader  ARY NEWSFull coverage

London mayor's bikini-clad balloon takes flight

  1. London mayor's bikini-clad balloon takes flight  Business Standard
  2. Balloon of mayor Sadiq Khan in bikini flies over London  The New Indian Express
  3. Balloon of mayor Sadiq Khan in bikini flies over London; he says watch fun  Hindustan Times
  4. Sadiq Khan balloon: small crowd gathers to watch £58k blimp of London mayor in yellow bikini  The IndependentFull coverage

LinkedIn working to combat China's 'super aggressive' efforts for spy recruitment

  1. LinkedIn working to combat China's 'super aggressive' efforts for spy recruitment  Hindustan Times
  2. LinkedIn battles China's effort to recruit spies in US  Financial Times
  3. US Official: China Uses LinkedIn to Recruit Potential US Spies  PCMag
  4. Exclusive: US accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn  TODAYonlineFull coverage

'Shape up, else US will quit': Trump threatens World Trade Organisation

  1. 'Shape up, else US will quit': Trump threatens World Trade Organisation  Business Standard
  2. Why the US war on the WTO is a greater threat to global trade than its tariffs attack  South China Morning Post
  3. President threatens to pull US out of WTO  The Straits Times
  4. Trump's claim that he wants to leave the WTO removes our last fig leaf of protection for a no-deal Brexit  The IndependentFull coverage

UK minister holds talks in Iran in first visit since US quit nuclear deal

  1. UK minister holds talks in Iran in first visit since US quit nuclear deal  Times of India
  2. Iran snubs French call for missile talks citing 'lack of trust'  The Local France
  3. Iran right to take US to court  Deccan Herald
  4. Iran rejects French call for further talks  gulfnews.comFull coverage

Huge 177-metre long ghost ship found drifting in the sea near Myanmar

  1. Huge 177-metre long ghost ship found drifting in the sea near Myanmar  Evening Standard
  2. Sam Ratulangi PB 1600 cargo ship found in Myanmar aground off Thongwa: conspiracies flourished  www.MICEtimes.asia (press release)Full coverage

Sweden holds world's first major 'women only' music festival

  1. Sweden holds world's first major 'women only' music festival  The Independent
  2. Music festival bars most men in response to sex assaults  Hindustan TimesFull coverage

BIMSTEC members call for seamless connectivity, poverty eradication

  1. BIMSTEC members call for seamless connectivity, poverty eradication  New Kerala
  2. India, Nepal exchange MoU on Raxaul-Kathmandu rail line  The HitavadaFull coverage

'#OurProphetOurHonour' fires up Twitter as Dutch lawmaker cancels caricature contest

  1. '#OurProphetOurHonour' fires up Twitter as Dutch lawmaker cancels caricature contest  Pakistan TodayFull coverage

In Sweden, a Music Festival for Women Stresses Its ‘Safe Zone’


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Amsterdam Stabbing Victims Identified as U.S. Citizens


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Israel welcomes end of US funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

  1. Israel welcomes end of US funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency  Times of India
  2. US halts funding to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees  The Indian Express
  3. US to stop aid to Palestinian refugee agency  The Hindu
  4. UNRWA: US funding cut 'deeply regrettable and shocking'  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

Passenger Dies Of Heart Attack, 18 Injured As Russian Plane Catches Fire

  1. Passenger Dies Of Heart Attack, 18 Injured As Russian Plane Catches Fire  NDTV
  2. Russian airport worker dies and 18 injured after plane careers off runway  The Guardian
  3. Russia Plane crash: Airport worker dies, 18 injured  The New Indian ExpressFull coverage

History repeats itself as SC set to witness all-women bench on September 5

  1. History repeats itself as SC set to witness all-women bench on September 5  Times of India
  2. Revealed in SC: bid to influence judge  The Telegraph India
  3. Supreme Court judge reveals attempt made to influence her in ongoing case  Hindustan Times
  4. Robert Bork's Proud Legacy and the Senate's Shameful One  Wall Street JournalFull coverage

Russia Offers a Carrot to Embattled Syrian Rebels

  1. Russia Offers a Carrot to Embattled Syrian Rebels  Wall Street Journal
  2. Syrian rebels blow up bridges in bid to delay government assault on Idlib  Middle East Eye
  3. US envoys to Syria due in Israel for talks ahead of final battle for Idlib  The Times of Israel
  4. Pompeo says 'world is watching' the situation in Idlib  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

Xi to showcase BRI at China-Africa summit in Beijing

  1. Xi to showcase BRI at China-Africa summit in Beijing  Economic Times
  2. Africa seeks China deals that will bring jobs and skills  Financial Times
  3. 2018 FOCAC Beijing Summit: What to expect  The Herald
  4. China-Africa summit to deepen mutual cooperation  New VisionFull coverage

Luxury vehicles of Pakistan's PM House to be auctioned on September 17

  1. Luxury vehicles of Pakistan's PM House to be auctioned on September 17  The Hindu
  2. Luxury vehicles of Pakistan's Prime Minister house to be auctioned on September 17  Economic TimesFull coverage

India's Costliest Air Defence Systems Deal Faces Fresh Trouble

  1. India's Costliest Air Defence Systems Deal Faces Fresh Trouble  Defence Aviation PostFull coverage

US Accuses China of 'Super Aggressive' Spy Campaign Through Fake Accounts on LinkedIn

  1. US Accuses China of 'Super Aggressive' Spy Campaign Through Fake Accounts on LinkedIn  News18
  2. LinkedIn battles China's effort to recruit spies in US  Financial Times
  3. US Official: China Uses LinkedIn to Recruit Potential US Spies  PCMag
  4. China Has Been Using LinkedIn to Recruit Potential US Spies  Vanity FairFull coverage

WATCH: World's First Man-Free Music Festival Kicks Off in Sweden

  1. WATCH: World's First Man-Free Music Festival Kicks Off in Sweden  Breitbart News
  2. A 'Cis Man-Free' Music Festival? Sweden's Partying Safe Zone  The Wire
  3. Women cheer as Swedish man-free music festival opens  Manila BulletinFull coverage

Balloon poking fun at Mayor Sadiq Khan flies over London

  1. Balloon poking fun at Mayor Sadiq Khan flies over London  Daily Mail
  2. Sadiq Khan bikini balloon launched in London  BBC News
  3. Sadiq Khan balloon in pictures: London Mayor MOCKED as bikini blimp takes flight  Express.co.uk
  4. Giant Balloon Depicting London Mayor in Bikini Is Flown Near Parliament  New York TimesFull coverage

Pakistan temporarily closes consulate in Afghanistan

  1. Pakistan temporarily closes consulate in Afghanistan  Times of India
  2. Pakistan Temporarily Closes Consulate in Afghan Border City  Voice of America
  3. Pakistan closes consulate in Afghan city of Jalalabad  www.worldbulletin.netFull coverage

Sam Ratulangi PB 1600 cargo ship found in Myanmar aground off Thongwa: conspiracies flourished

  1. Sam Ratulangi PB 1600 cargo ship found in Myanmar aground off Thongwa: conspiracies flourished  www.MICEtimes.asia (press release)Full coverage

India, Nepal exchange MoU on Raxaul-Kathmandu rail line

  1. India, Nepal exchange MoU on Raxaul-Kathmandu rail line  The HitavadaFull coverage

No deal yet in US-Canada trade talks

  1. No deal yet in US-Canada trade talks  Times of India
  2. NAFTA's future in doubt as US-Canada talks stall hours before deadline  Business Standard
  3. White House notifies Congress of a new trade deal with Mexico and possibly Canada  The Indian Express
  4. US And Mexico Reach Trade Deal; Trump Wants To Drop NAFTA Name  NPR
  5. Next week's NAFTA challenge: Restore momentum after Trump's latest 'bullying'  CBC.caFull coverage

From Criminal Convictions to Ethical Lapses: The Range of Misconduct in Trump’s Orbit


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Giant Balloon Depicting London Mayor in Bikini Is Flown Near Parliament


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For Families Split at Border, an Anguished Wait for Children’s Return


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What Is Labor Day? A History of the Workers’ Holiday


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Pakistan says it stands with Iran as US re-imposes sanctions

  1. Pakistan says it stands with Iran as US re-imposes sanctions  The New Indian Express
  2. Pakistan supports Iran's stance on nuclear deal  Business Standard
  3. Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for expanding bilateral cooperation with Japan  Zee News
  4. The rage, range and age of Imran Khan  VanguardFull coverage

Saudi official touts plan to turn Qatar into an island, dump nuclear waste beside it

  1. Saudi official touts plan to turn Qatar into an island, dump nuclear waste beside it  Globalnews.ca
  2. Saudi Arabia may build border wall with Qatar over terrorism  New York Post
  3. Saudi Official Pushes Plans to Make Qatar an Island, Dump Nuclear Waste There  Sputnik InternationalFull coverage

WTO chief says 'no panic' over Trump withdrawal threat

  1. WTO chief says 'no panic' over Trump withdrawal threat  Times of India
  2. Trump threatens to pull out of WTO  The Telegraph India
  3. Everything Donald Trump has threatened to quit  The Week UK
  4. Trump's claim that he wants to leave the WTO removes our last fig leaf of protection for a no-deal Brexit  The IndependentFull coverage

Miracle escape after plane crash lands and turns into fireball

  1. Miracle escape after plane crash lands and turns into fireball  Metro
  2. 18 injured as plane skids off Sochi runway  Business Standard
  3. Passenger jet catches fire in Russia after overshooting runway on landing, injuring 18  ABC NewsFull coverage

Luxury vehicles of Pak PM House to be auctioned on Sept 17

  1. Luxury vehicles of Pak PM House to be auctioned on Sept 17  United News of India
  2. Imran Khan's govt executes austerity drive, to auction PM House's luxury cars  Hindustan Times
  3. Luxury vehicles of Pakistan's PM House to be auctioned on September 17  The HinduFull coverage

Man Jailed For Refusing To Give His Facebook Password

  1. Man Jailed For Refusing To Give His Facebook Password  NDTV
  2. Mourners wear murdered schoolgirl´s favourite colours…  Brinkwire (press release)Full coverage

Root out terror: BIMSTEC

  1. Root out terror: BIMSTEC  The Hindu
  2. BIMSTEC summit concludes with pledge for economic, strategic integration  The New Indian Express
  3. BIMSTEC members call for seamless connectivity, poverty eradication  New Kerala
  4. Summit ends with Kathmandu Declaration  Himalayan Times
  5. Bimstec aims for seamless connectivity, free trade zone  Business StandardFull coverage

Exclusive: US accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn

  1. Exclusive: US accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn  Firstpost
  2. LinkedIn working to combat China's 'super aggressive' efforts for spy recruitment  Hindustan Times
  3. 'China using LinkedIn to recruit Americans'  The Hindu
  4. China Has Been Using LinkedIn to Recruit Potential US Spies  Vanity FairFull coverage

Xi meets Seychelles president

  1. Xi meets Seychelles president  Xinhua
  2. Xi Jinping meets Seychelles President ahead of China-Africa summit  Mid-Day
  3. Trains delayed: Ethiopia debt woes curtail China funding  StreetInsider.com
  4. The 21st century Great Game is Africa's to lose  Financial Times
  5. Despite debt woes, Africa still sees China as best bet for financing  The Star, KenyaFull coverage