en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-02-21 Singapore World

Video shows fire lighting up Dubai residential skyscraper; no reports of casualties
National Post
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of the world's tallest residential towers caught fire early Saturday in Dubai's Marina district, sending bright yellow flames several stories high, but there were no reports of casualties, civil defence officials said. The fire broke ...

Dubai's Marina Torch high-rise residential tower catches fire (video, photos ...   cleveland.com
High-Rise Tower in Dubai Catches Fire   Wall Street Journal
79-storey Dubai tower engulfed in flames   Stuff.co.nz
The Star Online
Irish Independent
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Casualties feared as Shabaab attack popular Mogadishu hotel
News24
Mogadishu - Somalia's Shabaab insurgents said they carried out an attack on Friday on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu with government ministers reportedly inside, killing or wounding dozens of people. Twin explosions followed by heavy gunfire were heard ...

At least 10 dead after attacks in Somali capital Mogadishu   Irish Times
Shebab attack kills dozens in Mogadishu   iAfrica.com
Attack Targets Officials In Somali Capital, Dozens Killed   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
euronews
Sky News
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Cyclone Marcia: Mick Burrows 50th birthday
NEWS.com.au
AS CYCLONE Marcia roared towards Yeppoon, Mick Burrows' mind was on one thing. Celebrating his 50th birthday in style. Mr Burrows and 10 family members and friends were celebrating the milestone in two adjoining waterfront properties at Lammermoor ...

Flood warnings, clean up in Australia after twin cyclones   The Straits Times
Army sends 700 soldiers for Marcia clean-up   Sky News Australia
Tropical Cyclone Marcia: Almost 60000 without power across central Queensland   ABC Online
Yahoo!7 News
The Inquisitr
Brisbane Times
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Thailand's crackdown on 'wombs for rent'
BBC News
When a surrogate baby scandal erupted in Thailand last year, many in the country did not know what to expect next. First there was the young boy, apparently abandoned by the Australian couple who had commissioned a Thai surrogate mother to carry him.
A shocking scandal led Thailand to ban surrogacy for hire   Washington Post (blog)
Commercial surrogacy is a rigged market in wombs for rent   The Guardian
Thailand bans surrogacy over Baby Gammy   Daily Mail

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Boko Haram renews attack in Nigeria, 21 killed
The Hindu
At least 21 people were killed as suspected Boko Haram fighters renewed armed attacks on three villages in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, witnesses and security sources said. Militants stormed the villages on Friday near Chibok Town, where more than ...

Boko Haram kills 30 near Chibok   Nigerian Tribune
Gordon Brown Renews Plea For Release Of Chibok Schoolgirls   The Guardian Nigeria
Boko Haram kill 21 in Nigeria near town of missing girls   Irish Times
CNN
Information Nigeria
Naija247news
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World News IS car bombings horror in Libya
Gulf Daily News
TRIPOLI: Multiple suicide car bombings struck an eastern Libyan town, killing at least 45 people yesterday not far from a main base of the Islamic State (IS) group's Libyan offshoot. The group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it came in retaliation for ...

UN deplores car bombs in Libya   Business Standard
Islamic State bombers kill dozens in Libyan suicide attacks   STLtoday.com
Battle for Libya: Armed groups stalk divided country   The Daily Star
MSNBC
New York Times
Financial Times
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US, Latin America worry over Venezuela tensions
Zee News
Caracas: The United States and Latin American nations voiced concerns Friday over political tensions in Venezuela after the socialist government arrested the opposition mayor of Caracas in an alleged coup plot. Almost exactly one year after opposition ...

Venezuela opposition urges release of mayor accused of conspiring   Reuters
World's Largest Social Movement Supports Venezuelan Government   teleSUR English
HRW deems "arbitrary" detention of Mayor Ledezma   El Universal
Wall Street Journal
Latin American Herald Tribune
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Hunt for Syria-bound schoolgirls
Gulf Daily News
London: British anti-terror police yesterday made an unprecedented appeal to find three girls who they believe are travelling to join militants in Syria as part of what officers said was a 'growing trend' . Richard Walton, head of the Metropolitan Police's Counter ...

Fears for the safety of British girls thought to have joined the Islamic State group ...   ABC Online
Fears missing girls have joined ISIS   NEWS.com.au
Girls may have flown out to join IS   Belfast Telegraph
Christian Science Monitor
NPR (blog)
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Ian Bell: There's a gulf of perception between Russia and the West
Herald Scotland
In Moscow, the question has become well-worn since the little war in Georgia in August 2008. In Moscow, the question has become well-worn since the little war in Georgia in August 2008. Sorry, you must sign in before you can print full articles. Custom byline ...

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Bullying Putin feeds on West's weakness   Daily Mail
David Cameron's tough talk as he warns Vladimir Putin of 'consequences' if ...   Mirror.co.uk
Putin the Improviser   Wall Street Journal
Business Standard
Reuters Blogs (blog)
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Spare them this barbaric death
Coffs Coast Advocate
DOZENS of prominent Sunshine Coast identities are leading a local campaign for mercy for condemned drug traffickers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. More than 80 community leaders put their names to a letter calling for a stay of execution for the ...

Indonesia postpones execution of Nigerian, 7 other drug convicts   Nigerian Tribune
Australia warned 'keep your distance'   NEWS.com.au
Undertaker says no word on Bali Nine pair   The Australian
The Daily Telegraph
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