us-hotdailynews: 2014-12-29 U.S. World

Italy ferry fire: Scores awaiting rescue
BBC News
Almost three hundred people are awaiting rescue from an Italian ferry that caught fire north-west of Corfu. Rescue operations are continuing despite massive waves and strong winds. The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, said it would be a "long night".
Race Against Time to Save Passengers From Ferry Adrift   ABC News
Rescue Under Way for Hundreds on Burning Ferry Off Greek Coast   Wall Street Journal
One Dead, Hundreds Trapped in Greek Ferry Fire   Voice of America
euronews
Irish Times
Sydney Morning Herald
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US, NATO Mark End of Afghanistan Mission
Voice of America
ISLAMABAD—. The NATO-led military alliance in Afghanistan formally ended its 13-year-long combat mission, leaving a relatively under-trained Afghan national security force to fight the deadly Taliban insurgency largely on its own. A special ceremony was ...

5 Things You May Have Missed This Weekend   ABC News
US, NATO mark end of 13-year war in Afghanistan   Toronto Star
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts   New York Times
The Nation
Xinhua
DAWN.com
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TIME

ISIS Executed Almost 2000 People in Syria Over the Past Six Months
TIME
ISIS executed 1,878 people in Syria over the past six months, including 120 of its own members, a U.K.-based Syrian human rights group said on Sunday. Most of the people killed by the Islamist terror group were civilians, including 930 members of a Sunni ...

Islamic State executed nearly 2000 people in six months: monitor   Sydney Morning Herald
Islamic State militants execute nearly 2000 people in six months: rights monitor   ABC Online
US-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq   Reuters Africa
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Aljazeera.com
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Palestinian President Says UN Security Council Resolution to be Submitted
Wall Street Journal
The Palestinian president said a draft resolution will be submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Monday calling for an Israeli withdrawal from West Bank within three years. The resolution will put pressure on Israel and the U.S., who both consider ...

Palestinians pushing for UN vote on Israeli withdrawal   U-T San Diego
PA consultations on UN statehood bid enter home stretch   Haaretz
Hamas blocks Gaza war orphans' Israel trip   The Daily Star
The Guardian
Boston Globe
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Six feared dead after ships collide off Italian coast
Irish Independent
Two people drowned and four were missing at sea and feared dead after two merchant ships collided in rough seas off the Italian coast yesterday. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. A Turkish ship with 11 crew members sank after ...

One dead, two missing after merchant ships collide off Italy   Daily Times
2 dead, 4 missing in merchant vessel collision in Italy: media   Xinhua
3 Missing in collision involving Turkish freighter in Italy   Fox News Latino
Voice of America
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UN condemns violence in Libya
DAWN.com
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has condemned the latest spate of violence to afflict Libya as unidentified gunmen renewed attacks against oil installations, leaving storage tanks ablaze and further destabilising the security situation. “These attacks are ...

Libya fighting destroys two days oil supply   The Daily Star
Libya Strikes Militias After Oil Tank Attacks   Voice of America
First air strikes hit Libya's militia-held Misrata   Daily Mail
ABC News
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Snow strands thousands of motorists in French Alps
BBC News
Heavy snowfall in the French Alps has hit thousands of vehicles, snarling up holiday traffic to and from ski resorts and leaving travellers stranded. The country declared an orange weather alert, its second-highest, as local authorities scrambled to put up ...

Thousands stranded in French Alps due to extreme weather   Irish Times
Snow blankets Europe   Gulf Daily News
Snow Strands Thousands in French Alps   Voice of America
The Times (subscription)
Irish Examiner
The Daily Star
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37-year-old woman killed in Bangalore blast had extended her holiday
The Indian Express
Bangalore blast, bengaluru blast, Bangalore, blast in bangalore Police officials on spot where a low intensity bomb blast occurred at church street in Bengaluru on Sunday night. (Source photo: PTI ). Written by Johnson T A | Bangalore | Posted: December 29, ...

Siddaramaiah to convene high-level meet today   The Hindu
Bangalore blast: One killed, one injured at Church Street   Hindustan Times
Live: 1 woman dies in Bengaluru blast, Karnataka CM announces Rs 5 lakh ...   Firstpost
Times of India
Oneindia
IBNLive
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Sri Lanka Muslim Party to support Maithri
Lanka Business Online
Dec 29,2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main Muslim party, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sunday quit the government and pledged support to the opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the forthcoming Presidential Election, a media report said. Sri Lanka Muslim ...

* Sri Lanka Muslim Congress decides to support opposition candidate   Colombo Page
Conspiracy to divide Sri Lanka, says Rajapaksa's party   Zee News
Sri Lanka's Largest Muslim Party Leaves Gov't   ABC News

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