2014年8月22日 星期五

2014-08-23 U.S. World

  Irish Independent   
Russian convoy arrives in Ukraine amid shelling reports  USA TODAY
NATO officials said on Friday that Moscow has sent Russian-manned artillery units into Ukraine in recent days and was using them to shell Ukrainian forces as part of a "major escalation" of Russian involvement in the disputed region. The allegations came as ...

Russian Convoy Crosses Border Into E. Ukraine   Voice of America
Russia escalates tensions with aid convoy, reported firing of artillery inside Ukraine   Washington Post
Ukraine crisis: Russian convoy prompts Western anger   BBC News
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  Wall Street Journal   
Assad Policies Aided Rise of Islamic State Militant Group  Wall Street Journal
Militant fighters from the Islamic State paraded in late June through Syria's northern Raqqa province, which the group has turned into a stronghold and base of operations. Reuters. The Islamic State, which metastasized from a group of militants seeking to ...

Borders won't restrict us, military action against ISIS possible: US   Hindustan Times
US airstrikes in Iraq continue despite IS threat   BBC News
US hostage rescuers dropped from night sky: Syria activist   Reuters
Los Angeles Times   
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  Haaretz   
Four-year-old Israeli boy killed, eight wounded by Gaza fire on Friday  Haaretz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his condolences to the child's family, adding that the IDF and Shin Bet would intensify operations in Gaza. By Haaretz | Aug. 23, 2014 | 4:37 AM. Tweet. Cars hit by Gaza mortar fire near the border. Cars hit by ...

Gaza Talks Build at UN   New York Times
The Obama-Netanyahu dysfunctional tango   Los Angeles Times
Israeli strike on a central Gaza house kills 3   Xinhua
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  Irish Independent   
Shi'ite militia kill dozens of Iraqi Sunnis in mosque shooting  Reuters UK
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen machine gunned minority Sunni Muslims in a village mosque on Friday, killing dozens just as Baghdad was trying to build a cross-community government to fight Sunni militants whose rise has alarmed Western ...

Militiamen kill 70 at Iraq mosque   DAWN.com
US mulls options   Gulf Daily News
Shiite militiamen in Iraq kill scores of Sunni worshipers at mosque   Los Angeles Times
New York Times   
Bloomberg   
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  NDTV   
UN Slams World Leaders Over Inaction in Syria as Death Toll Surpasses 191000  TIME
"It is scandalous that the predicament of the injured, displaced, the detained... is no longer attracting much attention". The United Nations said Friday that more than 191,000 people have been killed in Syria since the country's civil war began in March 2011, as ...

Syria: The tragic figures behind a forgotten conflict   euronews
UN says Syria death toll tops 190000, rights envoy raps world powers   Reuters Africa
UN says Syrian death toll more than 191000   Aljazeera.com
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  NBCNews.com   
Malaysian Flight MH17 Victims Return to Kuala Lumpur  NBCNews.com
A special Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam carrying the remains of 20 Malaysians aboard downed flight MH17 arrived in Kuala Lumpur as the country observed a day of mourning on Friday. The plane was met by relatives and senior officials at Kuala ...

In somber homecoming, Malaysia buries MH17 dead   The Nation
Malaysia pauses in solemn homecoming for MH17 dead   DAWN.com
MH17: A heartache no one can heal   AsiaOne
Astro Awani   
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  BBC News   
At least 33 killed in Egyptian bus crash  Irish Times
The wreck of a bus in southern Sinai, Egypt, today. At least 33 people were killed in a collision between two tour buses near Egypt's resort town of Sharm al-Sheikh. Photograph: EPA. Topics: News · World · Middle East · Hisham Zaazoue · Sharm El Sheikh ...

Confrontation in Sinai is not enough, says local leaders   Ahram Online
At least 27 dead, dozens hurt in collision between two buses in Sinai   Jerusalem Post

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  National Post   
Search for James Foley consumed family, colleagues  Boston Globe
WASHINGTON — It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2012 when top executives at the Boston-based GlobalPost received an e-mail from one of the news service's freelance correspondents near the Syrian border. “Hate to be writing this to you but Jim ...

Obama administration failed James Foley says victim's brother, while the ...   New York Daily News
Brother of James Foley says US 'could have done more' to secure his release   Sydney Morning Herald
Brother of Slain Journalist Shows Frustration With US   Wall Street Journal
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  The Hindu   
Prohibiting Alcohol - Futile Exercise?  NDTV
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy announced today that nearly 300 bars in non-five-star hotels will have to close down straight away with the government deciding to revoke their licenses. Kerala has India's highest annual per-capita alcohol ...

Kerala govt approves UDF move to shut over 700 bars   Firstpost

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  Fox News Latino   
Venezuela Will Begin Fingerprinting Grocery Shoppers To Control How Much ...  Fox News Latino
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's food shortage is so bad the country is mandating that people scan their fingerprints at grocery stores in order to keep people from buying too much of a single item. President Nicolas Maduro says a mandatory ...

Venezuela proposes fingerprinting grocery shoppers   gulfnews.com

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