au-hotdailynews: 2015-06-16 Australia World

Questions shadow US strike on veteran Algerian jihadist in Libya
Reuters
ALGIERS He lost an eye in Afghanistan, was earlier reported dead in fighting in Mali and now Libya says he was killed in a U.S. air strike at the weekend. But is the Algerian jihadist dubbed "The Uncatchable" for his decades-long elusiveness really dead?
Libya: Unclear if US strikes killed al-Qaida leader   Washington Post
Pentagon Says Airstrikes in Libya May Have Killed Qaeda Leader   New York Times
Catching up with "The Uncatchable" one   The Economist
The Daily Star
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BBC News

Where can Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir go now?
BBC News
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir managed to leave an African Union summit in South Africa without being arrested. This was despite a court order requiring him to stay until a decision was made over whether he should be handed over to the International ...

Should South Africa have arrested Sudan's president?   Washington Post (blog)
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir arrives in Khartoum   Irish Times
US says 'disappointed' Sudan's Bashir allowed to leave South Africa   Reuters
Financial Times
Irish Independent
New Zealand Herald
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The Drinks Business

Britain marks 800th anniversary of Magna Carta
DAWN.com
RUNNYMEDE: Britain's Queen Elizabeth led celebrations on Monday to mark 800 years since the sealing of the Magna Carta, one of the world's most significant historical documents and credited with paving the way for modern freedoms and human rights.
Britons, Some Raising a Pint, Celebrate Magna Carta's 800th Anniversary   New York Times
Should you care that Magna Carta is 800 years old?   Toronto Star
Fury as David Cameron 'hijacks' Magna Carta anniversary to urge scrapping of ...   Mirror.co.uk
9news.com.au
Telegraph.co.uk
NEWS.com.au
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NBCNews.com

Kurds close in on Isis-held town
New Zealand Herald
A Turkish soldier offers water to a Syrian refugee child in Akcakale, south Turkey. Photo / AP. Jihadists from Isis (Islamic State) are preparing a last stand in a key border post between Syria and Turkey, threatening to turn it into another Kobane, the town ...

Islamic State routed from stronghold   Washington Post
Kurdish fighters cut key supply line to Islamic State capital Raqqa   The Guardian
Desperate refugees caught between Islamic State gunmen and Kurd forces on ...   Mirror.co.uk
euronews
Reuters
Aljazeera.com
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Reuters

Twenty-seven killed in Chad bombings: Boko Haram blamed
Reuters
Chad blames Boko Haram for twin bombings that killed at least 27 people and injured more than 100 in the capital N'Djamena on Monday. It was the first attack of its kind in the country. Nathan Frandino reports. △ Hide Transcript. ▷ View Transcript.
VOA EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian President Vows to Take Lead Against Boko Haram   Voice of America
Suicide Bombers Strike Chad's Capital   New York Times
Boko Haram suspected of Chad bombings   Irish Times
Hindustan Times
Wall Street Journal
ABC News
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Sydney Morning Herald

7 things you need to know about the Swedish Royal Wedding
Sydney Morning Herald
On Saturday, June 13, Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Varmland, 36, married commoner Sofia Hellqvist, 30, in a ceremony in the chapel at Stockholm's Royal Palace. In front of 550 guests - and thousands of well-wishers waiting outside - the pair professed their ...

Swedish Princess Madeleine has baby after Carl-Philip and Sofia Hellqvist marry   Daily Mail
Sweden's Princess Madeleine gives birth to son   New Zealand Herald
Swedish princess Madeleine gives birth to son   Reuters
Daily Beast
Huffington Post
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BBC News

Mother of al-Shabab's Thomas Evans says 'world has fallen apart'
BBC News
The mother of a British man killed while fighting for Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Kenya has told the BBC her "whole world has fallen apart". Sally Evans, from Buckinghamshire, said a journalist had phoned to tell them Muslim convert Thomas, 25, had ...

British militant Thomas Evans believed to be killed in Kenya   Times of Oman
Kenyan Army Kills Commander of al-Shabaab   Wall Street Journal
Kenya official: Al-Shabab commander killed in attack of army   Daily Mail
The Guardian
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Coastweek
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Irish Independent

'Black' activist quits in race row
Irish Independent
A branch leader of a major African American rights group has resigned, days after her parents said she was a white woman posing as black. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The furore made world headlines and ...

Black Like Her   The New Yorker

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