en-sg-hotdailynews: 2014-10-20 Singapore World

Obuchi Set to Quit in Setback for Abe's Womenomics Agenda  Bloomberg
Japan's trade and industry minister resigned today over allegations that her support groups misused political funds, in a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has made promoting women a pillar of his economic policy. The departure of Yuko Obuchi, 40 ...

Minister quits over campaign funds   Belfast Telegraph
Japan's trade minister resigned today amid growing controversy over allegations ...   Irish Independent
Political funds scandal claims scalp of Japanese minister   Financial Times
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First Lady: 'I want to be myself'  Jakarta Post
New First Lady: The wife of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Iriana, gives an interview at her residence in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Sunday. JP/AWO. Reportage News. Jokowi: A product of elite engineering · Amid soaring education budget, performance ...

Morgan Stanley Sees Jokowi Powerless to Prevent Rupiah Slide   Bloomberg
Kerry in Southeast Asia seeking support against Islamic State   Channel News Asia
Live blog: Joko Widodo's inauguration as Indonesian president   ABC Online
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US airdrops arms to Kurds in Syrian town of Kobane  Telegraph.co.uk
The US military said on Sunday it had airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish forces defending the Syrian city of Kobane against Islamic State militants. The airdrops were the first of their kind and followed weeks of US and coalition ...

US military airdrops weapons, ammunition to Kurds near Kobane   The News International
US Planes Drop Weapons, Ammunition to Kurds in Kobani   Businessweek
US airdrops arms, ammunition to Kurds fighting ISIS in Kobani   Fox News
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Hamas Blasts Fatah Over Failure to Rehabilitate Gaza  Arutz Sheva
Hamas urges PA to facilitate the entry of construction material into Gaza, says it is frustrated that unity government isn't functioning. By Arutz Sheva Staff. First Publish: 10/20/2014, 3:15 AM. Hamas deputy leader Mousa Abu Marzouq. Reuters. The tensions ...

Hamas claims Israel holds bodies of two of its commanders   i24news
Israel said to hold remains of 2 top Hamas officers   The Times of Israel
Hamas leader's daughter received medical treatment in Israel - sources   Firstpost
The Straits Times
Jerusalem Post
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Hong Kong Crisis Deepens After Weekend Clashes, Talks Set For Tuesday  NDTV
Hong Kong: A deepening sense of impasse gripped Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests entered their fourth week, with the government having limited options to end the crisis and demonstrators increasingly willing to confront police. Dozens of people ...

Support dwindling for Hong Kong protesters   AsiaOne
Hong Kong hit by second night of street violence   Herald Scotland
Violence in Mong Kok: Are the protests spinning out of control?   South China Morning Post (subscription)
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How BJP Wins in Maharashtra and Haryana Could Boost Modi's Economic ...  Wall Street Journal (blog)
Indian voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station in Mumbai on Oct. 15. European Pressphoto Agency. India's governing party won significant victories in two state elections, a broad endorsement of Prime Minister ...

'Selfless' NCP offer to BJP: What it really wants is to keep Shiv Sena out of power   Firstpost
Are you happy with the results, Sena asks voters   Times of India
Narendra Modi- Amit Shah power duo conquers once again, what next?   Daily News & Analysis
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Underwater activity triggers Swedish military operation  DAWN.com
STOCKHOLM: Mystery deepened on Sunday over a Swedish military operation triggered by “foreign underwater activity” off the coast of Stockholm, amid an unconfirmed report of a hunt for a damaged Russian submarine. Late on Saturday, Swedish armed ...

Sweden searches for mysterious Russian sub   Irish Independent
Russia denies submarine incident as Sweden searches for mystery vessel   The Australian
Sweden in 3rd day of suspected submarine search   The Times (subscription)
Voice of America
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Travel: Greatness and grandeur of the 'other Barcelona'  Irish Independent
Carol Hunt Twitter. Published 20/10/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. The unusual roof on the home of artist Salvador Dali in Port Lligat. The views inspired much of Dali's work — a lunar landscape set beside a golden ...

Thousands of Catalans crowd Barcelona to call for early elections   Irish Times
Catalans march for early poll   Oman Tribune
We stubborn Catalans will not give up   Financial Times
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