2015年2月18日 星期三

2015-02-19 U.S. World


New York Times
   
Faulted for Avoiding 'Islamic' Labels, White House Cites a Strategic Logic   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama chooses his words with particular care when he addresses the volatile connections between religion and terrorism. He and his aides have avoided labeling acts of brutal violence by Al Qaeda, the so-called Islamic State ...

Obama calls on Muslims to distance themselves from brutal ideologies   Christian Science Monitor
Obama refuses to acknowledge 'Muslim terrorists' at summit   New York Post
Obama: US at war with those who have perverted Islam   SFGate
Columbus Dispatch   
ABC News   
Washington Post   
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New York Times
   
Ukrainian Soldiers' Retreat From Eastern Town Raises Doubt for Truce   
New York Times
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers were forced to fight their way out of the embattled town of Debaltseve in the early hours of Wednesday, casting further doubt on the credibility of a days-old cease-fire and eroding the promise of ending a war in ...

Putin Demands Surrender of Encircled Ukrainian Troops   Voice of America
Ukrainian forces quit besieged town after rebel assault   Reuters
Ukrainian battalion's soldiers recall desperate run to safety   Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor   
BBC News   
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Reuters
   
Australian held at Guantanamo says he was tortured for five years   
Reuters
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Australian former Guantanamo Bay detainee said on Thursday after a U.S. military appeals court threw out his conviction on a terrorism charge that he wants his government to pay for treatment of ailments resulting from ...

David Hicks admits he is still suffering but Tony Abbott refuses to apologise   Sydney Morning Herald
Court tosses terrorism conviction of former Guantanamo detainee   CNN International
Guantánamo Conviction of Australian Is Overturned   New York Times
Xinhua   
NEWS.com.au   
The Australian (blog)   
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The Indian Express
   
Figure in ISIS mass beheading video could have US ties, linguistic expert says   
Fox News
A linguistics expert believes the man who threatens the West in an Islamic State video purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians was educated in the United States. But Erick Thomas, a professor of acoustics and dialects at North Carolina ...

Iraqi ambassador claims ISIS is harvesting organs for money   The Week Magazine
ISIS suspected of selling human organs for money in Iraq   New York Daily News
United Nations investigates claim of ISIS organ theft   CNN
Toronto Sun   
NPR   
Financial Times   
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Toronto Star
   
Argentines March in Downpour Seeking Justice for Dead Prosecutor   
Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Hundreds of thousands of Argentines rallied in the streets in silent homage to deceased prosecutor Alberto Nisman under heavy rain in a march the government had warned was an attempt at a “soft coup d'etat.” In Buenos Aires, umbrellas ...

Crowds pack streets to protest Argentine prosecutor's death   CNN
Thousands march in honor of deceased Argentine prosecutor   Los Angeles Times
Alberto Nisman protest: 400000 rally in Argentina to demand judicial ...   ABC Online
The Times (subscription)   
New York Times   
BBC News   
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Channel News Asia
   
Myanmar's government says 3 more ethnic rebel groups involved in fighting in ...   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's government on Wednesday accused three more ethnic rebel groups of being involved in armed clashes in northeastern Shan state, where a week of fighting against Kokang rebels has left dozens of soldiers dead and sent ...

Tens of thousands flee Myanmar conflict as aid curbed   Channel News Asia

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NDTV
   
Pentagon Chief Opts for Civilian as Press Secretary   
NDTV
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, in one of his first decisions since taking office, plans to replace the military officer who serves as the Pentagon press spokesman with a civilian, officials said on Wednesday. Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters he would ...

Rear Adm. John Kirby to step down as Pentagon spokesman   Los Angeles Times
US identifies 1200 potential fighters for Syria training   Reuters
US Has Screened 1200 Moderate Syrian Rebels for Training   ABC News

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TODAYonline
   
Jpost Election Area: PM's US row hurts ability to influence Iran deal, Lapid says   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Party head tells 'Post' election studio he's unsure about returning to Finance Ministry, rejects democratic primary. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Israel would be in a better position to improve the impending nuclear deal between Tehran and the West if ...

US withholding details of Iran nuke talks from Israel   Daily Mail
White House: Israel distorts US position in Iran negotiations   Haaretz
Israeli Leader Faces Criticism Over Spending Audit   Wall Street Journal
Washington Post   
Reuters   
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Irish Examiner
   
Italy: IS is setting up stronghold in Libya   
Irish Examiner
Italy has issued its strongest warning yet about the danger of the Islamic State group establishing a stronghold in Libya from where it could attack Europe and destabilise neighbouring states. Italy called for urgent international action to halt Libya's slide into ...

STEPHEN GLOVER: Those countless refugees fleeing Libya for Europe should ...   Daily Mail
Italy warns of Libya threat, pressure for action grows   Daily Times
Isis threatens to flood Europe with half a million Libyan migrants   New Zealand Herald
MiamiHerald.com   
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Fox News
   
Islamic State's militants establish a strategic foothold in the chaos of post ...   
Fox News
FILE - In this file image made from a video released Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 by militants in Libya claiming loyalty to the Islamic State group purportedly shows Egyptian Coptic Christians in orange jumpsuits being led along a beach, each accompanied by a ...

Islamic State militants find a foothold in chaotic Libya   New Zealand Herald
Islamic State lays claim to North African outpost   Reuters
Libya's ISIS fighters start attacking as they burn 'unIslamic' drums in the desert   Daily Mail

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