en-pk-hotdailynews: 2015-06-21 Pakistan World

'High tax on liquor pushing people towards moonshine'
Times of India
MUMBAI: People in the liquor serving industry said the roots of the hooch tragedy lies in the mounting taxes on alcohol. While country liquor consumers have switched to raw hand-made hooch, middle income groups are opting for cheaper Indian-Made ...

Tainted-Liquor Toll in Mumbai Rises to 84   Voice of America
Mumbai liquor poisoning death toll rises to 90, Indian police say   ABC Online
Death toll from Mumbai liquor poisoning rises to 74   The Nation
Dallas Morning News
The Indian Express
Los Angeles Times
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Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugee camp in Turkey
Telegraph.co.uk
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has called for more international action to help refugees as she visited a camp in southeastern Turkey housing thousands of Syrians who fled their war-torn country. The Hollywood star and special envoy of the UN ...

Angelina Jolie calls for international help for Syrian refugees living in Turkey ...   Hindustan Times
Jolie decries 'explosion of suffering' after visiting refugees in Turkey   Reuters Canada
World Refugee Day   ABC News
E! Online
People Magazine
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Car ploughs into crowd in Graz, Austria
Sydney Morning Herald
A man killed at least three people and injured 34 in a murderous rampage on Saturday after driving his car at 140km/h straight into crowds of lunchtime shoppers in Austria before getting out and stabbing passers-by. In an attack that lasted just five minutes, ...

'Distraught' man kills three by driving car into pedestrians in Austria   Irish Independent
Three dead after Austrian man drives 4WD through crowds of shoppers before ...   9news.com.au
Man kills three by ploughing SUV into Austrian shoppers   TODAYonline
Herald Scotland
TheBlaze.com
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End Austerity Now, demand Britons
The Hindu
Thousands of demonstrators staged an anti-austerity march in London on Saturday, in the first major public protest since Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron won a general election. Opposition politicians, trade union bosses and celebrities were ...

Thousands march in London against new austerity plan   The Nation
Protesters throng London to oppose new UK government's austerity plan   Daily Times
Protesters in London march against austerity   Deutsche Welle
Herald Scotland
The Independent
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Two killed in Yemen car blast
DAWN.com
SANAA: A car blast near a mosque in Yemen's capital on Saturday killed at least two people and Saudi-led warplanes bombarded second city Aden, after peace talks in Geneva ended without agreement. The explosion in Sanaa, which is under the control of ...

Car Bombing in Yemen's Capital Kills at Least 2   New York Times
Yemen hit by deadly car bomb, air strikes as talks fail   The Nation
Car bomb explodes in Yemen capital near mosque used by Houthis, two dead   Reuters
Arab News
Wall Street Journal
The Express Tribune
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AsiaOne

Global 'terror' death toll soared in 2014: US
AsiaOne
WASHINGTON - Islamic jihadists fuelled a major spike in terror attacks last year, with the global death toll soaring 81 per cent in more than 1,100 assaults a month, the United States said Friday. There were 13,463 attacks in 95 countries in 2014 - up by a third ...

State Department Report: ISIS Breaking New Ground as New Leader in Terror ...   whotv.com
Global terror survey sees surging attacks —again   World War 4 Report
US report finds Iran threat undiminished as nuke deal nears   KPTV.com
New York Times
Ynetnews
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Eight-year-long internal split worsens living condition in Gaza
Daily Times
GAZA: Eight years of internal division between Islamic Hamas movement and Palestinian National Authority (PNA) kept the Gaza Strip's populations living under harsh conditions and endless conflicts with Israel. This division started in June 2007 when ...

Palestinian split   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Working to prevent another round in Gaza   Ynetnews
Hamas to Abbas: We aren't working with Israel to control Gaza   Haaretz
Arab News
Houston Chronicle (subscription)
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CBC.ca

Nunavut Muslims mark Ramadan with charity, long fasts
CBC.ca
The holy month of Ramadan, observed by Muslims all over the world and across the Arctic, started last Thursday. During Ramadan Muslims perform charitable acts. That's why Islamic Relief Canada donated $11,000 to the Iqaluit Food Centre, formerly the ...

Ramadan 'actually helps couples improve ties'   Peninsula On-line
Non-Muslims share experience of fasting via social media   The Rakyat Post
How diabetics handle fasting for the muslim holy month of Ramadan   WHAS 11.com (subscription)
The News Journal
MENAFN.COM
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US-Led Coalition Targets IS in Syria, Iraq With 16 Airstrikes
Voice of America
U.S. and coalition forces continue to target the Islamic State group, conducting 16 airstrikes in Iraq and six in Syria in the ongoing operation. The U.S. military said in a statement Saturday that the strikes occurred between 8 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday, ...

Charles Krauthammer: Iraq, Syria--admit the old borders are gone   San Jose Mercury News
A year on, no quick fix to halt Daesh   Saudi Gazette
Syrian Kurds are not carrying out ethnic cleansing   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Reuters
Times of India
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Do we expect too much of Aung San Suu Kyi?
BBC News
We all need heroes. People of conviction and courage and moral authority to admire. They make us feel it is possible to be better. We dream that some of their wisdom might rub off on us and improve our own little lives. But that is a lot of pressure to put on ...

Myanmar's democratic challenge   gulfnews.com
Election success depends on stability of Myanmar, says Suu Kyi   Livemint
Myanmar election success depends on stability, says Aung San Suu Kyi   Sydney Morning Herald
Hindustan Times
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