2015年8月20日 星期四

2015-08-21 U.S. World


BBC News
   
North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchanging fire with South   
BBC News
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his frontline troops to be on a war footing, state media says, after an exchange of fire with the South across their heavily fortified border. The KCNA report said Mr Kim declared a "semi-state of war" at an ...

Tensions rise as North and South Korea exchange fire   Reuters
North Korea threatens action in South Korea over anti-Pyongyang broadcasts   Washington Post
North Korea orders front-line troops into 'wartime state' after exchange of fire   CNN
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TIME
   
Greek PM resigns, calls election   
The Australian
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced his resignation and called for snap elections, as he went on the offensive to defend the country's massive bailout after it triggered a rebellion within his own party. The election is expected to be ...
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras resigns, calls for elections in September   Firstpost
Greek PM resigns; calls September elections   USA TODAY
Greece: PM Alexis Tsipras resigns, calls for snap elections in September   The Indian Express
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BBC News
   
Bangkok prayers held at Erawan Shrine   
BBC News
In Bangkok, locals and Thai government officials have taken part in a multi-faith religious ceremony at the site of Monday's bomb blast. Twenty people were killed in the attack at the Erawan Shrine. Thai police say they are still hunting the main ...
THAILAND PRESS-Thai Foods Group delays IPO after bomb blast - Bangkok Post   Reuters
The Latest on Bangkok: Ceremonies held to honor victims   STLtoday.com
Only certainty about Bangkok bombing is that of intelligence failure   Herald Scotland
Xinhua   
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Al Jazeera America
   
France, Britain sign security pact to tackle Calais refugee crisis   
Al Jazeera America
France and Britain announced new security measures on Thursday to tackle human trafficking from the Calais refugee camps, beefing up the sites with new cameras and fences. But critics say the deal lacks a comprehensive humanitarian framework to help ...

Migrants told streets 'not paved with gold' in Britain   Irish Examiner
Calais migrant crisis could shift to other ports, Theresa May warns   Herald Scotland
Blame Isis, not refugees: An agreement to tackle chaos in Calais is welcome ...   The Independent
ABC Online   
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Wall Street Journal
   
The Taliban Escalate as Obama Edges Out of Afghanistan   
Wall Street Journal
Afghans are braced for more bloodshed after the most deadly wave of attacks that many can remember, including those on Aug. 7 that caused more than 350 casualties, all civilians. That is the highest one-day total the U.N. mission has ever recorded.
Talks being held with US on CSF disbursement   DAWN.com
Pakistan fears that US will slash military aid over counterterror efforts   Washington Post
US snubs Pakistan for failing to act against Haqqani terrorist network   Economic Times
The Express Tribune   
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BBC News
   
Labour leadership: Corbyn 'would make Labour Iraq apology'   
BBC News
Jeremy Corbyn has said that, if he is elected Labour leader, he will formally apologise on behalf of the party for it taking the country to war with Iraq. Mr Corbyn told the Guardian that Labour would "never again flout the United Nations and ...
Rival claims Jeremy Corbyn win would split UK Labour party   Irish Times
Jeremy Corbyn vows he'll apologise for the Iraq war if he wins   Daily Mail
Jeremy Corbyn will make Iraq War apology on behalf of Labour if he wins contest   Belfast Telegraph
Herald Scotland   
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Reuters
   
Israel launches strikes into Syria after rocket attack   
Reuters
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT Rockets hit an Israeli village near the Lebanese border on Thursday and Israel struck back in the Syrian Golan Heights, saying the rare salvo had been launched there by an Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group. The group, Islamic ...

Responding to Rocket Fire, Israeli Forces Carry Out Strikes in Syria   New York Times
Israel to P5+1: Iran, Islamic Jihad behind rocket attack against our northern ...   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Rockets From Syria Hit Northern Israel   Wall Street Journal
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Mirror.co.uk
   
Britain to reopen embassy in Tehran this weekend   
Reuters Africa
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will reopen its embassy in Iran this weekend nearly four years after protesters ransacked the elegant ambassadorial residence and burned the British flag. The move to restore full diplomatic relations marks a thawing of ties ...
Britain, Iran To Reopen Embassies After Four-Year Closure   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Britain's embassy in Tehran to re-open   BBC News
Britain to reopen Tehran embassy   The News International
New York Times   
The Times (subscription)   
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Reuters
   
Japan Inc wants Abe to focus on economy, not military bills - Reuters poll   
Reuters
TOKYO Most Japanese firms oppose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to push through legislation next month that will expand the country's military reach, saying the campaign does not have the support of the people and the economy should take priority, ...

Unopposed, Abe looks set to be returned as LDP leader next month   The Japan Times

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New York Times
   
Deez Nuts for President? Why Not, Says Iowa Farm Boy   
New York Times
Campaign buttons. A 15-year-old about to start his sophomore year in high school has registered his candidacy for president with the Federal Election Commission. He hopes, he said, to "clear the way for a future third-party movement.''Credit Scott ...

Faux candidate Deez Nuts polls nine percent in Clinton-Trump match-up   Reuters
I'm Proud of My Son, Deez Nuts   Daily Beast
Deez Nuts: the 15-year-old US presidential hopeful scoring in the polls   The Australian
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