au-hotdailynews: 2015-06-03 Australia World

Divers comb capsized China ship, death toll doubles to 14
Reuters
JIANLI, China Scores of divers searched a capsized ship in the Yangtze River on Wednesday for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly tourists, as the death toll in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years doubled to 14.
Survivors pulled to safety from capsized Chinese ship, but hundreds still missing   The Globe and Mail
7 dead, hundreds still missing after cruise ship capsizes in China's Yangtze River   The Indian Express
Hopes fade in search for China cruise survivors   Financial Times
The Australian
Washington Post
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MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile: Russian missile maker
TODAYonline
Mikhail Malyshevsky, an adviser to the director general of the state-controlled Almaz-Antei consortium, speaks in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Photo: AP. mail · print. View all 0 comments ...

MH17 shot down by Russian-made missile   New Zealand Herald
MH17: Russian missile maker says Buk likely from Ukraine   Brisbane Times
Russian missile maker says BUK rocket downed MH17   9news.com.au

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Russia and Qatar World Cups in doubt after Blatter forced out
The Australian Financial Review
Mr Blatter made the unexpected announcement in a hastily arranged press conference at the association's Zurich headquarters on Tuesday night. Reuters. by Gordon Rayner and Claire Newell. Russia and Qatar's hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World ...

John Oliver toasts resignation of FIFA's Sepp Blatter with an ice-cold Bud   Los Angeles Times
Did this man bring down Blatter?   NEWS.com.au
Sepp Blatter resigns as FIFA president amid corruption scandal   The Australian
New York Times
Firstpost
CNN
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Coalition backs Baghdad plan for IS
Sky News Australia
Iraq's allies have pledged support for Baghdad's plan to retake the city of Ramadi from Islamic State, whose advance has been described as a 'failure' for the global community by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. The US-led coalition, which has been carrying ...

US rushes rockets to Iraq to combat Islamic State suicide bombers   The Australian (blog)
Signs Of Iraqi Fragmentation Emerge At Paris Conference   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
US, allies pledge to step up security backing for Iraq   Los Angeles Times
Irish Times
Irish Examiner
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Wars in Pakistan and Afghanistan leave 150000 dead, US study estimates
The Guardian
An Afghan relative cries after seeing the body of his brother, a slain aid worker, at a hospital in Afghanistan. Photograph: Bashir Dawodi/AFP/Getty Images. Agence France-Presse. Tuesday 2 June 2015 22.00 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 2 June 2015 22.03 ...

Wars in Pakistan and Afghanistan have left 150000 dead: study   DAWN.com
9 Afghan aid workers killed   The Hindu
Nine Afghan aid workers shot dead in their beds   The Nation
The Chosun Ilbo
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Same-sex marriage could be a $1.2 billion stimulus package for business
Sydney Morning Herald
Legalising same-sex marriage could pump $1.2 billion into the Australian economy, complementing the government's high priority small business agenda rather than distracting from it. Fairfax Media analysis shows that the reform would double as a stimulus ...

Australian commentator slams Irish as 'a people who can't grow potatoes' during ...   Irish Independent
Mutant commentator from Oz strikes below the belt   Irish Examiner
Grahame Morris on why Australia should not legalise gay marriage   Daily Mail
Montreal Gazette
BBC News
Newstalk 106-108 fm
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Sudan ties are hailed
Gulf Daily News
DEPUTY Premier Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa yesterday attended, on behalf of His Majesty King Hamad, the swearing-in of Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir at the National Assembly in Khartoum. He conveyed greetings from His Majesty, ...

Sudan's Bashir says wants dialogue with West as new term starts   euronews

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Myanmar to repatriate 935 rescued illegal migrants
Xinhua
YANGON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities were planning to repatriate 935 illegal migrants intercepted off its coast through diplomatic channels after thousands of the so-called "boat people" were stranded and rescued at sea by Malaysia and ...

WRAPUP 2-Myanmar escorting boat crammed with migrants to 'safe' area   Reuters
Myanmar escorting boat crammed with migrants to 'safe' area | Reuters   Firstpost
Myanmar escorts 700 migrants toward Rakhine   The Hindu
The Indian Express
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Haaretz

Assad's cooperation with ISIS could push US into Syria conflict
Haaretz
Syrian regime's coordination with Islamic State against other rebel groups obligates Western, Arab coalition against ISIS to revise its current strategy of treating this fight as separate from the one against Assad. By Zvi Bar'el | Jun. 3, 2015 | 4:36 AM ...

Assad's Forces May Be Aiding New ISIS Surge   New York Times
ISIL seizes territory from Syria rebels in Aleppo   Aljazeera.com
US accuses Assad regime of helping Islamic State by targeting rival rebels in ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Daily Caller
Irish Times
9news.com.au
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Concessions to Russia risk continent's security
Financial Times
Sir, Thomas Graham makes a compelling case that Europe's problem with Russia is of long standing (Comment, June 1). As he rightly argues, Vladimir Putin is the legatee of an imperial and autocratic tradition with deep antecedents. Yet he is not simply a ...

The True Targets of Putin's Travel Ban   Wall Street Journal
Putin's Secret Budget Hides Shift Toward War Economy   Bloomberg
Signs of a Thaw in the "Cold War"?   Huffington Post
Newsweek
Mashable
New York Times
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