en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-07-28 Singapore World

10 Rajaji Marg waits for former president APJ Abdul Kalam, one last time
The Indian Express
No family lived with the former president, who had never married, and there were no wails from inside. Google +. Comments. Written by Dipankar Ghose | Updated: July 28, 2015 8:42 am. A P J Abdul Kalam, Abdul Kalam, Former President A PJ Abdul Kalam, ...

Ex-president APJ Abdul Kalam dies at 83, pushed for a nuclear India   Los Angeles Times
APJ Abdul Kalam: An excellent person   Times of India
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam's body being flown to Delhi   Hindustan Times
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Cuba, Malaysia removed from US human trafficking blacklist
Firstpost
Washington: Democratic lawmakers and rights groups on Monday accused the State Department of politicizing its annual rankings of nations on their efforts to combat modern-day slavery, as key trading partner Malaysia was taken off a blacklist. Cuba was ...

Fishing industry keeps Thailand on human trafficking shame list   The Australian (blog)
M'sia upgraded in US trafficking report   The Star Online
Train police to deal with human trafficking: Report   Toronto Sun
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Irish Times
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Horrific escalator death: Why didn't onlookers press the stop button?
TVNZ
A woman crushed to death by an escalator in a Chinese shopping mall could have been saved if onlookers had simply pushed the stop button. WARNING: Chinese woman reportedly killed in horrific escalator accident. 00:11 ...

Chinese woman swallowed by escalator dies but saves son   Telegraph.co.uk
Chinese Woman Saves Child Before Dying in Escalator Accident   ABC News
Woman dies in China escalator mishap   AsiaOne
The Straits Times
Hamilton Spectator
South China Morning Post (subscription)
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Obama Gathers Leaders in Effort to End South Sudan War
New York Times
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — For President Obama, the birth of South Sudan four years ago was the capstone of his Africa policy. He sent his United Nations ambassador, Susan E. Rice, for the independence celebration, and she took her 13-year-old son to ...

Barak Obama lauds Ethiopia over fight against al-Shabaab   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Obama to give keynote address to African Union   Bangkok Post
Obama pushes for end to South Sudan conflict   The Seattle Times
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Boy Scouts End Ban on Gay Leaders, Over Protests by Mormon Church
New York Times
The Boy Scouts of America on Monday ended its ban on openly gay adult leaders. But the new policy allows church-sponsored units to choose local unit leaders who share their precepts, even if that means restricting such positions to heterosexual men.
Debate over who merits a Boy Scout uniform is nothing new   USA TODAY
Boy Scouts to allow gay leaders with exception to church-sponsored groups in US   The Globe and Mail
Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Leaders   Wall Street Journal
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David Cameron: UK property no safe haven for 'dirty money'
BBC News
Foreigners must be stopped from buying UK homes with "plundered or laundered cash" and a "global effort" launched to defeat corruption, David Cameron will say in a speech later. Mr Cameron will vow to expose the use of "anonymous shell companies" to ...

Indonesia, Britain to step up efforts to fight Islamic State   TODAYonline
Foreigners who launder 'dirty money' in UK to be named and shamed   Telegraph.co.uk
An early referendum will hasten Cameron's demise   The Australian Financial Review
Financial Times
Bangkok Post
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Gurdaspur attack: Punjab Police defeat terror again
Hindustan Times
By gunning down three heavily armed terrorists in the dawn-to-dusk offensive at Dinanagar on Monday, Punjab Police have sent a strong message to terror groups about their ability to hit back hard. When reports poured in early morning that fidayeen ...
It is first real test for govt's 'tough on terror' posture   Times of India
Gurdaspur terror strike: Time to dust up the KPS Gill doctrine to deal with it   Firstpost
Gunmen in Indian Army Uniforms Attack Bus and Police Station, Killing 5   New York Times
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21 killed in gun battle at wedding in northern Afghanistan
Washington Post
KABUL — A gun battle between supporters of two rival warlords killed 21 people at a wedding party in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, police said Monday. The violence occurred overnight in a village in the rugged Andarab district, where ...
Gunfight kills 20 at Afghan wedding   The Nation
Gunmen attack Afghan wedding party, killing 21, wounding eight   Reuters
Wedding gunfight kills 22 in Afghanistan   Sky News Australia
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Earthquake shakes remote Indonesian province
CBS News
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A strong earthquake has rocked Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua early Tuesday, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-7.0 underground quake struck at ...

Powerful quake hits Indonesia   The Hindu
Powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Papua province   Daily News & Analysis
Strong 7.0 earthquake strikes Papua   The Star Online
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Iran nuclear deal: The tools which will stop Tehran cheating
BBC News
If Iran breaches promises it made when it signed a deal over its nuclear programme, it will be up to one group to confirm the news to the world. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA, has been given a crucial role in the new agreement with Iran.
Figuring out the dimensions of Iran's past research on nuclear weapons   Washington Post
Taking Note Lessons From the Past on Negotiating with Iran   New York Times (blog)
Latest from Iran   Press TV
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