en-pk-hotdailynews: 2015-06-08 Pakistan World

Yemen: Military Headquarters Bombed
New York Times
Saudi-led airstrikes before dawn Sunday struck the headquarters of Yemen's armed forces in Sana, the rebel-held capital, killing at least 22 people, officials said. Most of the dead were soldiers, they said, and the airstrikes damaged several nearby homes.
Yemen army headquarters hit with Saudi-led air strikes, at least 45 killed   The Globe and Mail
45 dead in Saudi-led raids on Yemen capital   The Express Tribune
Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen's army headquarters in rebel-held capital ...   Hamilton Spectator
Bloomberg
Daily Times
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Saudi Arabia: Verdict on Blogger Stands
New York Times
The Supreme Court upheld an internationally condemned verdict against a liberal blogger who was publicly flogged after being found guilty of insulting Islam, state-linked news websites reported Sunday. The court's decision to uphold the sentence of the ...

Saudi court upholds flogging verdict against blogger   Sydney Morning Herald
Saudi blogger's 1000 lashes sentence upheld   The Australian (blog)
Freedom of blogger Raif Badawi now lies in hands of Saudi king   The Globe and Mail (blog)
DAWN.com
The Hindu (blog)
Brisbane Times
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Wide Net Cast for Escaped Killers; They Could Be 'Anywhere'
New York Times
DANNEMORA, N.Y. — The plot was more “Shawshank Redemption” than “CSI”: two hardened inmates using power tools, handmade decoys and their hands to chisel and crawl their way out of a maximum-security prison in a subterranean escape. But the ...

Convicted murderers use power tools to escape New York maximum-security ...   Toronto Star
How on earth did they manage it?   NEWS.com.au
Vicious killers in daring jail escape   Irish Independent
Daily Mail
Nebraska City News Press
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Over Beer, Obama and Merkel Mend Ties and Double Down on Russia
New York Times
KRÜN, Germany — President Obama sought to smooth over tensions with a crucial ally, bonding on Sunday with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany over beer, sausages and their shared determination to confront Russia over its aggression in Ukraine, ...

G7 leaders urge tough line on Russia at Alpine summit   Reuters
Obama calls for tough stance against Russia   Sydney Morning Herald
Obama, Merkel take tough line on Russia   DAWN.com
Fox News
Irish Independent
Brisbane Times
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Turkey ruling AKP loses majority in surprise result
BBC News
Turkey's governing AK party has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 13 years, near-complete election results show. The surprise outcome also sees the pro-Kurdish HDP crossing the 10% threshold, securing seats for the first time. With 99% of the ...

Turkish Election Sinks Erdogan's Bid to Cement Power   Wall Street Journal
Turkey's election is a blow to Erdogan and a victory for Kurds   Washington Post
Turkish ruling party seen losing majority in parliament   Fox News
The Guardian
ABC Online
Reuters
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EU delegation in Iran barred from speaking to media
The Nation
TEHRAN - An EU delegation was stopped Sunday from speaking to foreign media in Tehran, with an Iranian security official threatening action against reporters and photographers if they tried to film the incident. Having called a press conference at their hotel ...

No trust in Iran nuclear talks: top negotiator   DunyaNews Pakistan
Does the West REALLY Care About Rights in Iran ?   The Jewish Press
MEPs in confrontation with Iranian officials for attempting to speak to media   Telegraph.co.uk
Tehran Times
Arab News
Vocal Republic
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Two killed in Nigerian suicide attack
DAWN.com
MAIDUGURI: A female suicide bomber killed two people and injured four others in northeast Nigeria, while two people were injured when a bomb exploded near a military checkpoint, police said on Sunday. “A female suicide bomber detonated an improvised ...

Bomb blast hits market in Nigeria, 16 dead   The Nation
Unsavoury Amnesty Intl' Report On Military Operations In Northeast   Leadership Newspapers
UPDATE 1-Bomb blast hits market in Nigeria's Borno State, 16 dead   Reuters

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