2014年8月23日 星期六

2014-08-24 U.S. World

  BBC News   
Libya crisis: Tensions rise as Tripoli airport changes hands  BBC News
Libya's newly-elected parliament has condemned as terrorists the militia alliance which says it has captured Tripoli's international airport. It said the alliance was now a legitimate target for the armed forces. The alliance includes Islamists and fighters from the ...

Forces from Libyan city of Misrata say they seized Tripoli airport   Reuters
Tripoli airport seized in fight between Libyan militias   CNN
Egypt, UAE involved in Tripoli airstrikes: Libyan Islamists   Zee News
Gulf Daily News   
DAWN.com   
Fox News   
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  NBCNews.com   
Israeli airstrike collapses Gaza apartment building  Washington Post
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel bombed an apartment tower in downtown Gaza City on Saturday, collapsing the 12-story building in an unprecedented strike, while Hamas kept up heavy rocket fire that sent more Israelis fleeing border areas close to Gaza.
Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages   Reuters India
Gaza crisis: Violence continues despite Egyptian call for ceasefire   CBC.ca
Tel Aviv Diary: Life Under Fire   Newsweek
Xinhua   
Irish Independent   
The Nation   
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  BBC News   
James Foley murder betrays Britain - Philip Hammond  BBC News
The murder of a US journalist by an Islamic State militant believed to be from the UK is "an utter betrayal of everything the British people stand for", the foreign secretary has said. Writing in the Sunday Times, Philip Hammond said the government was ...

Why I, as a Christian believe we must banish evil British jihadis from these ...   Daily Mail
US imam urges Scots Muslims: speak out on IS   Herald Scotland
Britain plans tougher laws to tackle UK militants   The Nation
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  Reuters India   
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits central Chile, no major damage  Reuters India
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A strong, magnitude 6.6 quake hit central Chile on Saturday, shaking buildings and prompting power outages in the capital, Santiago, but not causing any major damage. The epicenter was 31 miles (50 km) north-northeast of the port ...

Magnitude-6.4 earthquake shakes Chile   The Hindu
Strong 6.6-magnitude quake jolts central Chile: USGS   The News International
Strong Earthquake Hits Central Chile   Voice of America
USA TODAY   
Businessweek   
Zee News   
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  Irish Independent   
Iraqi parliament speaker condemns deadly attack on Sunni mosque  Xinhua
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Iraq's parliament speaker has condemned a deadly attack on a Sunni mosque, calling it an act to 'thwart the country's political process'. At least 68 people have been killed in the attack, which happened in a village in Diyala ...

Iraq's Shiite militias confront extremists and frighten Sunnis   The Seattle Times
30 killed in Iraq bombings   Gulf Daily News
Response to Attack Reflects Iraq's Sectarian Divide   New York Times
Chron.com   
Washington Post   
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  Reuters India   
British national contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone  Reuters India
LONDON/FREETOWN (Reuters) - A British national living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the first Briton to fall victim to the deadly disease that has spread across the West African region since March, the Department of Health said on Saturday.
Ebola outbreak: British national tests positive for deadly virus in Sierra Leone   ABC Online
WRAPUP 1-British national contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone   Reuters
Briton in Sierra Leone tests positive for Ebola: London   Business Standard
Telegraph.co.uk   
Fox News Latino   
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  Daily Mail   
China says US plane intercept was professional  Chron.com
This handout photo provided by the Office of the Defense Secretary (OSD), taken Aug. 19, 2014, shows a Chinese fighter jet that the Obama administration said Friday conducted a "dangerous intercept" of a U.S. Navy surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft ...

China denies 'dangerous' jet pass   Sydney Morning Herald
China Calls US Warplane Accusations 'Groundless': Report   NDTV
China urges US to stop close-in surveillance   CCTV
Businessweek   
The Diplomat   
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  BBC News   
A convoy carrying aid for Ukraine returns to Russia  BBC News
All trucks belonging to a Russian aid convoy that travelled to rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday have returned to Russia. More than 200 trucks drove to Luhansk on Friday without permission from the Ukrainian government, after Russia said it was tired of ...

Merkel and Poroshenko call for “decentralised” Ukraine   euronews
UN's Amos Warns Against Politicizing Russia's Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine   RIA Novosti
In A Time Of War and Recession, Ukraine's Independence Is As Important As Ever   Forbes
Los Angeles Times   
Irish Independent   
Herald Scotland   
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  CTV News   
Philippines pulling troops out of Golan Heights, Liberia  CTV News
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine government said Saturday that it would bring home its peacekeeping forces from the Golan Heights amid the deteriorating security in the region and withdraw its troops from Liberia because of the Ebola outbreak.
Philippines to repatriate UN troops in Golan, Liberia   The Daily Star
Philippines recalls peacekeepers from Liberia over Ebola threat   Reuters

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  The Nation   
Over 100 migrants missing after boat sinks off Libyan coast  Washington Post
TRIPOLI, Libya — A wooden boat carrying up to 200 migrants sank half a mile off the Libyan coast, the country's coast guard said Saturday, and most passengers were feared drowned. The local coast guard said it had no boats of its own and had to ...

Boat with 200 migrants sinks   Gulf Daily News
Boat carrying over 250 migrants capsizes off Libya, coast guard says 16 rescued   Fox News
Migrant boat lost with 170 on board   Herald Scotland
Mirror.co.uk   
Nigerian Tribune   
New York Times   
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