en-pk-hotdailynews: 2014-12-23 Pakistan World

North Korean websites back online after shutdown
Washington Post
SEOUL, South Korea — Key North Korean websites are back online after an hours-long shutdown that comes amid heightened tensions with the U.S. over Pyongyang's alleged hacking attack on Sony Pictures. Internet access to the North's official Korean ...

North Korea faces major Internet disruption   Business Standard
North Korea Internet Service Appears Restored   Wall Street Journal
North Korea internet back up after nation-wide outage   Telegraph.co.uk
Zee News
Sky News
Deutsche Welle
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Nigerian Police Beef Up Security Ahead Of Festive Season
Bernama
LAGOS, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- Nigeria's police authorities have beefed up security across the country to ensure a crime-free Christmas and New Year celebrations, Xinhua news agency reported. National police spokesperson Emmanuel Ojukwu said Monday ...

Nigeria: 2 Explosions Kill at Least 26   New York Times
35 Killed In Gombe, Bauchi Bombings   Leadership Newspapers
Boko Haram returns to Gombe, kills 19 at motor park   Daily Sun
Reuters
Firstpost
DailyPost Nigeria
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CRASH HORROR
Gulf Daily News
LONDON: Six people were killed when a rubbish lorry ran out of control and careered down a pavement crowded with Christmas shoppers in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday, people, police said. 'Sadly, six people have died as a result of the George Square ...

Beneath the twinkling Christmas lights, a day of happiness turned to tragedy in a ...   Daily Mail
Bin Lorry Crashes Into Pedestrians Causing Fatalities And Casulaties   Getty Images
The solidarity of George Square   Herald Scotland
The Times (subscription)
Western Telegraph
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Pakistan was warned about Peshawar school attack in August, says report
Firstpost
Peshawar: Government departments in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were warned of an imminent attack on the Army Public School months before the carnage unfolded in Peshawar on 16 December. Pakistan received a warning about the ...

Hamilton vigil mourns children slain in Pakistan school shooting   CBC.ca
Pakistan Was Warned About Peshawar School Attack in August: Report   NDTV
Pakistan to execute 500   Gulf Daily News
The Nation
Zee News
Daily Mail
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Orangutan is 'non-human person', rules Argentine court
Irish Independent
The orangutan named Sandra sits in her enclosure at Buenos Aires' Zoo. An Argentine court has ruled that Sandra, who has spent 20 years at the zoo, should be recognized as a person with a right to freedom. The ruling would free Sandra from captivity and ...

Zoo orangutan, Sandra, entitled to legal rights, Argentine court rules, clearing ...   National Post
Argentina: Court Sides With Orangutan   New York Times
Argentina court grants orangutan basic rights   Aljazeera.com
Times of India
NBCNews.com
Washington Times
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PDP races ahead in Kashmir, BJP follows
Business Standard
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was ahead of all others in Jammu and Kashmir followed by the BJP as officials Tuesday counted votes polled in assembly elections. Candidates of the PDP led by Mufti Mohammed Saeed surged ahead in 13 of the 25 ...

Election Results: Early Leads Show BJP Ahead in Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand   NDTV
J&K Poll Results Live: PDP up in front, BJP leads in 6 valley seats   Firstpost
Counting begins in Jammu and Kashmir   Economic Times
Zee News
India Today
Livemint
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New York mayor calls for pause in protests after police killings
Khaleej Times
Investigators said a video on Brinsley's cell phone showed him filming a protest against excessive police force at New York's Union Square Park. New York - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio implored protesters on Monday to wait until after the funerals of two ...

A Message From a Protestor and Former Cop: We Are Not Anti-Cop. We Are Pro ...   Huffington Post
Gunman May Have Used Garner and Brown Cases to Justify Police Killings ...   New York Times
O'Reilly Rips De Blasio: He 'Should Resign Today,' 'Has Disgraced The Office Of ...   Daily Caller
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Globe and Mail
Zee News
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For many Spaniards, Princess Cristina's trial date is welcome news (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
Corruption remains endemic in Spain, a fact that angers many Spaniards. So the confirmation of a trial for a figure as elite as the king's sister is seen as a big step. By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer December 22, 2014. About video ads. Spain's Princess Cristina ...

Spain's Princess Cristina and husband face fraud trial   Irish Independent
Corruption case tarnishes image of Spanish royals   Chicago Tribune
Spain: Princess Cristina to be tried for fraud, giving brother King Felipe VI a royal ...   Vancouver Sun
Herald Scotland
NBCNews.com
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Salon

Cuba conundrum
MiamiHerald.com
As a 67-year-old former Operation Pedro Pan child, I am appalled at the chauvinistic mentality of a segment of the Cuban-American community and of Cuban-American political leaders. First of all, admit it, the embargo doesn't work, but President Obama is not ...

Obama's missed opportunity on Cuba Behind the Cuba policy deal   CNN
POLL-US support grows for Obama's push to boost ties with Cuba   Daily Mail
What the recent Cuba news means for travelers   Christian Science Monitor
New Zealand Herald
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When Christ came to Chicago: A Christmas tale
ChicagoNow (blog)
This was published last year. A few tweaks were added. For those of you old enough to remember, this is a take on a poem Win Stracke recorded, whose title escapes me. Santa was gearing up for his midnight run through Chicago on Christmas Eve. As the ...

Letter: Don't be offended by 'Merry Christmas'   Wicked Local Yarmouth

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