2014年8月10日 星期日

2014-08-11 U.S. World

  USA TODAY   
US airstrikes bring early gains in Iraq  USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — A series of U.S. airstrikes Sunday against militants in Iraq appeared to back up President Obama's promise of targeted attacks that could continue for months. U.S. Central Command reported Sunday that pilots and drones hit specific, small ...

8/10: US airstrikes continue as Iraq's Yazidis flee militants; Behind the special ...   CBS News
Scrambling Down an Iraqi Mountain, Yazidi Families Search for Missing   New York Times
Kurdish forces retake two towns in northern Iraq in setback for Islamic militants   Toronto Star
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  BBC News   
Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins Turkish presidential election  BBC News
With almost all the votes counted, Mr Erdogan had won about 52%, against 38% for main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. The huge margin of victory means there is no need for a run-off. Mr Erdogan, who has vowed to bolster the power of the president, promised ...

Erdogan wins Turkey's first direct president vote   The Hindu
Turkish Lira Strengthens as Erdogan Wins Presidential Election   Bloomberg
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins presidential election   New York Daily News
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  Fox News   
Maliki Deploys Tanks in Baghdad as U.S. Backs President  Bloomberg
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki deployed troops and tanks on the streets of Baghdad as he resists U.S. President Barack Obama's push for a more inclusive Iraqi government. Iraqi soldiers, security forces and tanks poured into Baghdad yesterday, many ...

Iraq crisis: Embattled PM Nouri Maliki in show of force   BBC News
Iraq Shi'ite coalition close to nominating prime minister -deputy speaker   Reuters
US says fully supports Iraqi president   Xinhua
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  Reuters India   
Israel, Palestinians launch new three-day truce  Reuters India
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians held their fire early on Monday at the start of a new 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Egypt that took effect at 2100 GMT. There were no immediate reports of breaches of the ceasefire although Hamas ...

Gaza Live: Hamas, Israel agree to another ceasefire; fresh talks in Cairo   Firstpost
New conflict likely unless Israel ends Gaza blockade: UN official   Channel News Asia
A European green light to kill, destroy and pulverize Gaza   Haaretz
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  The News International   
US evacuates some consulate staff from Iraqi city of Arbil  The News International
WASHINGTON: The United States evacuated some staff members from the Iraqi Kurdish city of Arbil, the State Department said Sunday, out of "an abundance of caution" amid an offensive by militants. The notice announcing "the departure of some staff from ...

US conducts new round of air strikes against Islamic State militants, removes ...   Daily News & Analysis
US presses Iraq strikes, Republicans criticize 'ineffective' Obama   AllMediaNY
Live crossover: United States continues airstikes against Islamic States fighters   CCTV
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  Sydney Morning Herald   
'Barbaric' nature of ISIL on display with photos of boy holding decapitated head ...  Sydney Morning Herald
A shocking image believed to show a Sydney boy holding a decapitated head in Syria showed the ''barbaric'' nature of the terrorist organisation the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said. The image posted on Twitter shows ...

Barbaric image of Khaled Sharrouf's son a warning to the world: Tony Abbott   The Australian
Australian PM appalled at decapitated head photo   Financial Express
Newspaper: Terrorist's son poses in gruesome photo   The Missoulian
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  The Guardian   
Chinese, Japanese FMs hold informal contact on ties  CCTV
NAY PYI TAW, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida held an informal contact here late Saturday to exchange views on ways to improve China-Japan relations. During their talks on the sidelines of ...

In Myanmar, More Wrangling Over the South China Sea   Wall Street Journal (blog)
China, Asean to speed up sea rift talks   Bangkok Post
Kerry tries to ease Asian territorial disputes   Chron.com
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  Sydney Morning Herald   
39 killed in Iran plane crash  DAWN.com
DUBAI: At least 39 people were killed on Sunday when an Iran-140 Sepahan Air passenger plane crashed after takeoff from Tehran's Mehrabad airport on a flight to Tabas in northeast Iran, state media reported. Initial reports said that all of the 48 passengers ...

Iranian NGOs to Hold National Conference   Tasnim News Agency

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  The Guardian   
Experts Warn of Terrorism Blowback From Iraq Air Strikes  TIME
IRAQ-UNREST-KURDS Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters look on as smoke billows from the town Makhmur, about 175 miles (280 km) north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, during clashes with ISIS militants on Aug. 9, 2014 Safin Hamed—AFP/Getty Images ...

Iraq crisis: West's 'mandate' is limited by national borders – and don't dare ...   The Independent
America's helping hand in Iraq, blind eye to Gaza   Hindustan Times
Should US Do More or Less in Iraq? Lawmakers Weigh In   NBCNews.com
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  The Nation   
Afghanistan: green on blue attacks display security lapse  Daily Times
KABUL: The green on blue attacks or insider offensive committed by Afghans in military uniform against NATO- led forces, may demonstrate security lapses and Taliban's penetration into the ranks of security forces. In the latest green on blue attacks which ...

Afghanistan suicide bombing targets NATO convoy, kills 4 civilians   Fox News

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