en-pk-hotdailynews: 2015-08-01 Pakistan World

Founder of Haqqani Network Is Long Dead, Aide Says
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The founder of the Haqqani network, considered to be one of the most violently effective factions of the Taliban, has been dead for nearly a year, a senior member of the group said Friday, days after it emerged that the Afghan insurgency ...
White House says circumstances of Taliban leader's death remain uncertain   Economic Times
US suspected Pakistan of sheltering Taliban leader Mullah Omar, says report   Firstpost
Taliban's Mullah Omar Is Dead, Circumstances Uncertain: White House   NBCNews.com

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West Asia poses a test to PM Modi's foreign policy
Hindustan Times
A policeman stands outside the residence of one of the four Indian nationals detained near the Libyan city of Sirte, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo). Share. The abduction of four Indian teachers by Libyan militants is a reminder of how the six million Indian ...
India-bound duo were seized on way to airport   Times of India
Two of four Indians abducted in Libya brought back safely, tweets Sushma Swaraj   Firstpost
4 Indian teachers 'held' in IS zone of Libya, 2 freed, families wait   The Indian Express
The Hindu
Daily News & Analysis
The Nation
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Palestinian child's death in terrorist attack stirs call to end violence
The Globe and Mail
The murder of an 18-month-old Palestinian toddler could be a turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ali Dawabsheh was killed early Friday morning in an apparent arson attack believed to have been carried out by Jewish extremists as the ...

Palestinian toddler killed in suspected Jewish extremist attack - police   Irish Independent
Deadly West Bank arson surprised no one in Israel's defense establishment   Haaretz
Killing of Palestinian toddler sparks rage in West Bank   Dallas Morning News
NBCNews.com
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Washington Post
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We've finally seen light: Crowds cheer India-Bangladesh land swap
Hindustan Times
Dwellers light candles at Madhya Mashaldanga enclave, Cooch Behar during the zero hour celebration. Historic exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh was made at midnight, on July 31, 2015. (Subhendu Ghosh/ HT Photo) ...

Crowds cheer Bangladesh-India land swap after 68 years in limbo   IBNLive
Landmark Enclave Exchange: The road to improved India-Bangladesh ties begins   Firstpost
India and Bangladesh swap border enclaves   Irish Independent
Wall Street Journal
Times of India
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Seventh visit: Turkey's president due in Islamabad today
The Express Tribune
Pakistan's relations with Turkey have gained strength and have seen tremendous improvement over the past few years . PHOTO: AFP. ISLAMABAD: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to arrive in Islamabad on Saturday (today) and meet Prime ...

Turkey Appears Headed For New Elections   Huffington Post
Early poll prospects grow as Turkish air strikes muddy coalition talks | Reuters   Firstpost
Erdogan Signals Possible Snap Election   Voice of America
Reuters
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Calais migrant crisis: UK border security increased in bid to stop migrants
ABC Online
New security measures targeting thousands of migrants trying to get into the UK from the French port of Calais have been ordered by British prime minister David Cameron. More sniffer dogs and Border Force search teams will be deployed to stop migrants ...

UK pledges more resources as Calais crisis worsens   Irish Times
David Cameron warns Calais chaos may last all summer as he tries to get a grip ...   Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron to Send Sniffer Dogs and Extra Fencing to Thwart Calais Migrants   Wall Street Journal
The Guardian
The Nation
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Inquiry Into Litvinenko Poisoning Ends With a Nugget of Debris
New York Times
LONDON — It provoked years of legal wrangling, diplomatic intrigue and dogged sleuthing by detectives from Scotland Yard seeking clues in abstruse nuclear science. But in the end, the mystery behind the poisoning death of Alexander V. Litvinenko — a ...

Litvinenko widow says UK inquiry has uncovered 'truth'   USA TODAY
Russia's Putin ordered spy's London murder, UK inquiry told   Daily Times
Putin 'personally ordered' ex-KGB agent's murder in London hotel: widow's attorney   New York Daily News
Scotsman
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Cameroon deports 2000 Nigerians in fight against Boko Haram
Times of India
YAOUNDE: Cameroon has deported more than 2,000 Nigerians who were living in the country illegally as part of new security measures intended to prevent suicide attacks by Boko Haram jihadists, sources said. Regional newspaper L'Oeil du Sahel reported ...

Suicide Bomber Kills Eight, Injures 11 Others At Maiduguri Market   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Suspected Boko Haram bomb attack thwarted in Cameroon   CBC.ca

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