en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-07-02 Singapore World

Scores Killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as Militants, Army Clash
Wall Street Journal
CAIRO—Fierce fighting between Islamist militants and Egyptian army forces in the northern Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday left at least 117 people dead, state media said, in the bloodiest clashes between the two sides since Hosni Mubarak was forced from ...

Islamic State: Militant attacks leave at least 100 dead in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula   ABC Online
Egypt vows to continue Sinai offensive 'until IS removed'   BBC News
Jihadist Attacks on Egypt Grow Fiercer   New York Times
Channel News Asia
Haaretz
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Flanked by handful of supporters, Rajapaksa says he'll enter poll fray to run ...
Firstpost
Colombo: Ending months of speculation, Sri Lanka's vanquished former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday announced his return to electoral politics, saying he will lead an opposition faction during the general elections in August. Flanked by a ...

Rajapaksa to contest parliamentary elections   DAWN.com
Rajapaksa to stand for PM in August poll   Khaleej Times
Rajapaksa eyes Sri Lankan PM post   The Straits Times
New York Times
South China Morning Post (subscription)
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Perry on Obama efforts to reestablish relations with Cuba: 'This is just ...
Fox News
Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry said Wednesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that President Obama's efforts to thaw the diplomatic freeze with Cuba are the wrong approach. “We've seen this president not ...

US, Cuba diplomatic posts witnessed decades of Cold War drama   Firstpost
Cubans Greet Latest Step in US Thaw With Hope Tempered by Reality   New York Times
In his presidential homestretch, Obama regains the momentum   Washington Post
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AsiaOne
Christian Science Monitor
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62 bodies from Medan plane crash identified
AsiaOne
Grim task: Relatives searching for missing family members check body bags containing the remains of victims of the crashed Air Force Hercules C-130 aircraft at Adam Malik General Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra on Wednesday. Sixty two of the victims ...
Editorial: A Herculean   Jakarta Post
Spotlight on Indonesia military's 'airline'   BBC News
Indonesia denies claims that civilians paid bribes to be on military plane ...   ABC Online
The Straits Times
The Nation
Daily Times
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DPM Teo on official visit to Myanmar
The Straits Times
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean calling on Myanmar President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw yesterday. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Published. 4 hours ago. More. Share Tweet Linkedin Email Pin Google+ Reddit. Permalink: http://str.sg/xXw.
Leaders face constitutional challenges   Bangkok Post
Singapore Deputy PM meets Myanmar President, opposition leader   Channel News Asia
Myanmar's War on the Press   New York Times
AsiaOne
TODAYonline
World Magazine
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China Approves Sweeping Security Law, Bolstering Communist Rule
New York Times
BEIJING — The Chinese government announced Wednesday that it had enacted a new national security law, one that amounts to a sweeping command from President Xi Jinping to maintain the primacy of Communist Party rule across all aspects of society.
Beijing widens scope of national security law   The Straits Times
China adopts new law on national security   Daily Times
China's new security law covers everything from finance to religion   Financial Express
The Chosun Ilbo
TODAYonline
CCTV
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Gazans are 'frustrated with Hamas'
Khaleej Times
Palestinians carry their belongings through the heavily bombed Gaza City neighbourhood of Shijaiyah. — AP file. A year after war, the cash-hit group fails to deliver on promises: Polgaza city — Emad Firi is angry. During last summer's Israel-Hamas ...
Seeing Gaza through the eyes of an Israeli Dr. Strangelove   Haaretz
Shin Bet: Hamas attempt to build terror network in West Bank thwarted   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Britain still arming Israel despite fear weapons will be used against Gaza   The Independent
Press TV
The Daily Star
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Nicholas Winton, savior of Jewish children, dies at 106
Economic Times
LONDON: He was just a 29-year-old clerk at the London Stock Exchange when he faced the challenge of his lifetime. Traveling with a friend to Czechoslovakia in 1938, as the drums of impending war echoed around Europe, Nicholas Winton was hit by a key ...

Unsung hero Nicholas Winton saved hundreds from concentration camps   The Globe and Mail
Nicholas Winton Is Dead at 106; Saved Children From the Holocaust   New York Times
Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of children from Holocaust, dies at 106   CNN
The Sun Daily
Daily Mail
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Protests Mark Handover Anniversary in Hong Kong
Voice of America
Hundreds of pro-democracy activists took to the streets of Hong Kong Wednesday as the city marks the 18th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule. Thousands of police were on standby for the annual march, the first large-scale protest ...
Sinosphere | In Hong Kong, Handover Day Is a Day of Protest   New York Times (blog)
These illustrations show how different Hong Kong thinks it is from mainland China   Quartz
Thousands attend pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong   Financial Express
The Straits Times
TODAYonline
Coconuts Hong Kong
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Taiwan water park blast claims second death
TODAYonline
In this screen grab taken from UGC by Apple Daily Taiwan, concert goers run as a fire starts at the Formosa Water Park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, Saturday, June 27, 2015. Photo: AP. mail · print. View all 0 comments ...

Taiwan's fiery explosion claims another life   Focus Taiwan News Channel
Second victim dies after fireball at Taiwan water park   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Second death after Taiwan water park disaster (video)   The Rakyat Post

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