2014年8月28日 星期四

2014-08-29 Singapore World

  Haaretz   
Fiji says 43 soldiers captured in Golan Heights  Chron.com
SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Fiji's military has confirmed that 43 of its soldiers, working as U.N. peacekeepers, have been captured by a militant group on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. Fijian Commander Brig. Gen. Mosese Tikoitoga said Friday the soldiers are ...

UN peacekeepers detained by armed group   The Nation
Coveney set to review Irish troops in warzone   Irish Independent
UN says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by militants, 81 trapped   The Globe and Mail
Arutz Sheva   
GMA News   
Philippine Star   
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  Ahram Online   
Intermission achieved  Ahram Online
AFTER 48 hours of intensive talks, an Egyptian-led agreement for an open-ended ceasefire has been signed by Palestinian and Israeli officials in Cairo. The agreement brings to an end to some of the worst Israeli-Palestinian violence in a decade. Fifty days of ...

Stop the bloodshed   Gulf Daily News
The summer Israel's security bubble wrap burst   Haaretz
With Gaza War, Movement to Boycott Israel Gains Momentum in Europe   New York Times
Irish Times   
Business Standard   
Bangkok Post   
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  Sky News Australia   
Abbott condemns Russian 'invasion' of Ukraine  Sky News Australia
But he says Australia cannot make a unilateral decision to exclude Russian President Vladimir Putin from November's G20 leaders' summit in Brisbane. NATO says at least one thousand Russian troops have crossed the Ukraine border and are now helping ...

Obama rules out military response to Russian moves in Ukraine   Los Angeles Times
Abbott slams Russia on Ukraine 'invasion'   NEWS.com.au
Russia-suggested statement on Ukraine ceasefire blocked at UNSC under ...   RT
Zee News   
Herald Scotland   
KKTV 11 News   
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  The Daily Star   
Erdogan sworn in as president  The Daily Star
Turkey's new President Tayyip Erdogan (front C) attends a swearing in ceremony at the parliament in Ankara August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas. Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Agencies. ANKARA: Turkey's outgoing premier Recep ...

UPDATE 5-Turkey's Erdogan sworn in as president, consolidates power   Reuters Africa
Turkey's Erdogan sworn in as president, consolidates power   Firstpost
Erdogan sworn in as Turkish leader   Irish Examiner
Daily Sabah   
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  Reuters   
Japan defense budget request highest ever as Abe boosts military  Reuters Canada
By Kiyoshi Takenaka. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense planners are seeking its biggest budget ever for the coming fiscal year, including a bulk order of patrol planes and a stealthier submarine, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bolsters the military in the face ...

RPT-Japan's Abe faces another bruising debate over raising sales tax   Reuters
Japan urged to stick to history after Shinzo Abe sent message about wartime ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Japan's Abe faces another bruising debate over raising sales tax   euronews
Sky News   
Zee News   
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  The Nation   
Air Encounter More Likely to Cause Alarm Than Change  New York Times
BEIJING — Although China and the United States have long been at odds over American surveillance flights near Chinese territory, the all-too-close encounter of an American spy plane and a Chinese fighter last week has forced both countries to consider the ...

Beijing asks Washington to stop air, naval surveillance   DAWN.com
China slams US intrusions   ecns
China Tells US to Stop Close-in Surveillance   CRIENGLISH.com
Reuters Canada   
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Malaysia jails six men over 'nude games'  gulfnews.com
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court sent six men to jail for a month on Thursday and will try four other people over a nudist gathering that triggered outrage in the Muslim-majority country, a defence lawyer said. The six men — five Malaysians and a ...


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Indonesia, Australia sign new security agreement  MiamiHerald.com
BALI, Indonesia -- Often-testy neighbors Indonesia and Australia signed a new security agreement on Thursday to mend a relationship badly damaged by allegations last year that Australia was listening to the telephone conversations of President Susilo ...


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  SFGate   
Afghan poll result delayed again despite US pressure  DAWN.com
KABUL: Afghanistan will not have a new president in time for a key Nato summit next week, officials said on Thursday, as the country's prolonged election crisis lurched towards another damaging delay. The latest deadline of September 2 was abandoned as ...

Karzai ready to leave despite Afghanistan poll logjam   Times of India
Afghan election audit will take two more weeks, UN says   Washington Post
UN says 'not possible' to finish Afghan vote audit by Sept 2   Daily Times
Businessweek   
Los Angeles Times   
Huffington Post   
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  Wall Street Journal (blog)   
Hong Kong Lawyers Line Up to Give Free Aid to Pro-Democracy Protesters  Wall Street Journal (blog)
Protesters stage a sit in on a street in Hong Kong's financial district on July 2. Reuters. Dozens of Hong Kong lawyers are lining up to offer pro bono assistance to pro-democracy protesters, in a move that highlights the legal community's growing concern over ...

Activists face Hong Kong anti-graft probe   The Straits Times
Hong Kong's outspoken tycoon being investigated for corruption   The Star Online
Fearing real democracy in Hong Kong, authorities raid media mogul's home   MiamiHerald.com
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
Bangkok Post   
The Guardian   
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