us-hotdailynews: 2015-04-02 U.S. World

Iraq Claims Capture Of Tikrit
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite volunteers hold a flag belonging to the Islamic State extremist group after they regained control of Tikrit, April 1, 2015. April 02, 2015. The Iraqi government has claimed victory over Islamic State (IS) militants in Tikrit after a month-long ...

Iraq war planners urge U.S. military presence once Islamic State is defeated   Washington Times
An Islamic State free Tikrit: Iraq declares 'magnificent victory' over terrorist group   Firstpost
New Iraq Militias Take a Lead in Tikrit Fight   Wall Street Journal
Reuters Africa
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Dozens dead as Russian trawler with 130+ aboard sinks in Sea of Okhotsk
RT
A rescue operation is underway to save the multinational crew of the Russian freezer trawler “Dalniy Vostok” which has sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Kamchatka Peninsula. At least 54 have been confirmed dead while 63 have survived the catastrophe.
Russian trawler sinks off Kamchatka with 54 dead   BBC News
43 Die as Russian Trawler Sinks, TASS Reports   Voice of America
Russian Fishing Vessel Sinks, Killing at Least 43 Crew Members   Wall Street Journal
Reuters
Hindustan Times
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UPDATE 10-Pemex oil platform fire kills 4 in Gulf of Mexico, 302 evacuated
Reuters
(Adds Pemex comment that the fire has been extinguished). By Ana Isabel Martinez. MEXICO CITY, April 1 (Reuters) - At least four people died after a fire broke out on a Pemex oil processing platform in the Gulf of Mexico early on Wednesday, leading to the ...

Pemex oil platform fire kills at least four in the Gulf of Mexico, 302 workers ...   ABC Online
Massive fire kills 4 workers on Mexican oil rig   CNN
0-Pemex oil platform fire kills 4 in Gulf of Mexico, 302 evacuated   Daily Mail
New York Times
Zee News
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Thailand: Martial Law Lifted, but Junta Retains a Tight Grip
New York Times
Thailand's junta lifted martial law in most of the nation on Wednesday, but 10 months after staging a coup, it remains firmly in control with new laws that essentially give it absolute power. Thailand's king on Wednesday formally approved a request from the ...

Thailand's ruling junta lifts martial law   DAWN.com
Martial law lifted in Thailand, replaced by Article 44 of interim charter   Xinhua
Thai junta lifts martial law, but retains broad powers   The Star Online
Daily Mail
Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg
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Election 2015: Leaders prepare for live debate
BBC News
The leaders of seven political parties are gearing up for a live, two-hour televised general election debate. The contest, announced after weeks of wrangling, will be the only time Conservative PM David Cameron and Labour's Ed Miliband will face one ...

Seven Party Leaders Set For Debate Showdown   Sky News
Cantillon: Miliband's zero-hours pledge may grate with Greencore   Irish Times
U.K. Party Leaders Prepare for Only Full-Scale Pre-Vote Debate   Bloomberg
Reuters
Daily Mail
The Independent
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What changed when 'Palestine' joined the ICC's Rome Statute?
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Insight into the changes, or lack thereof, that come with the Palestinians officially joining the International Criminal Court. palestinian icc. Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki (C) leaves the ICC at the Hague, August 5, 2014.
Palestinians hail official joining of ICC   Xinhua
Gazans hope ICC will make 'Israel pay'   Daily Times
Palestine Needs Unity to Pursue War Crimes Case Against Israel   Huffington Post
The Daily Star
MiamiHerald.com
Wall Street Journal
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Typhoon Maysak Weakens as It Heads for Philippines
Wall Street Journal
MANILA—Typhoon Maysak is losing strength as it moves west across the Pacific Ocean toward the Philippines, weather forecasters said on Thursday. The U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center predicted the storm would make landfall on the Philippine ...

Super typhoon snapped by astronauts heading to Philippines   Stuff.co.nz
Typhoon heads towards central Philippines   Daily Times
Philippines braces for Typhoon Maysak   Sky News Australia
The Guardian
CNN International
KTUU.com
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World's Oldest Woman Revealed Her Secret to Long Life
Live Science
The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old woman in Japan named Misao Okawa, died today. Okawa was born on March 5, 1898, and died of heart failure just a few weeks after celebrating her birthday. Okawa was named the world's oldest person in 2013, ...

Centenarians share some of their secrets to longevity   Atlanta Journal Constitution
Misao Okawa, world's oldest person, dies at age 117   CNN International
Misao Okawa, World's Oldest Person, Dead At 117   Huffington Post

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World News Jihadists seize refugee camp
Gulf Daily News
BEIRUT: Fighters proclaiming allegiance to Islamic State (IS) seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus yesterday, a bid to capture the group's first major foothold close to President Bashar Al Assad's seat of power.
IS storms Palestinian refugee camp in Syria capital   The Nation
ISIS storms Damascus suburb of Yarmouk   The Daily Star
Islamic State, Rebel Groups Clash in Refugee Camp in Damascus   Wall Street Journal
Reuters
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Archaeologists Reveal Huge Find Made Beneath Cambridge University
TheBlaze.com
A medieval graveyard containing more than 1,000 graves was found beneath a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, archeologists announced in a research journal. The find, made under the Old Divinity School building at St. John's College, ...

burial site found under university   NEWS.com.au
Photos show hundreds of medieval graves below university college   CNN
Massive medieval cemetery found at Cambridge University   New York Daily News
Mashable
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