en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-03-20 Singapore World

NDTV

Japan, China hold security talks after four-year break
DAWN.com
TOKYO: Japan and China held security talks on Thursday after a four-year hiatus because of simmering territorial tensions, with the two sides agreeing to hold meetings “more frequently” to speed up a thaw in once-frozen relations, officials said. The first such ...

Japan, China in security talks after 4-year break   Daily Mail
China, Japan agree to keep momentum alive for better ties   Reuters

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More responsible use of Internet needed
The Straits Times
IT IS appalling and in bad taste that as former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's condition deteriorates further, and when the majority of Singaporeans and many around the world are wishing him well, there are those who have the temerity and ingratitude to ...

Uproar over hoax as Mr Lee remains in critical condition   TODAYonline
Singapore's Lee still critical as police probe fake death report   The Sun Daily
Singapore prepares for life after founding father Lee Kuan Yew   The Guardian
Yahoo Singapore News (blog)
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Thai former PM Yingluck to face trial over rice scheme
Sin Chew Jit Poh
Bangkok (AFP) -- Thailand's former premier Yingluck Shinawatra was Thursday ordered to stand trial on charges of negligence over a bungled rice subsidy scheme, in a case that could see her jailed for up to a decade. The decision is the latest legal move ...

Yingluck Shinawatra: Former leader of Thailand to face trial over rice subsidy ...   ABC Online

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Ukraine crisis: EU links Russia sanctions to truce deal
BBC News
European Union leaders have agreed to keep sanctions on Russia in place until the end of this year at the earliest. The sanctions, imposed because of Russia's alleged military intervention in Ukraine, are now linked to "complete implementation" of a ...

EU Pledges to Extend Russia Sanctions, Delays Confirming   Bloomberg
British Prime Minister David Cameron Creates Fund to Curb Russian Influence ...   NDTV
UK troops start training Ukraine's army, US confirms own mission   RT
Deutsche Welle
Irish Times
Kansas City Star
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Terrorists guilty of genocide, says UN
Irish Independent
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect on the run from Isil near the Syrian border Open Gallery 1 Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect on the run from Isil near the Syrian border. Photo: Reuters. Islamic State fighters may have committed ...

IS suspected of genocide against Yazidis in Iraq - UN panel   Irish Times
Islamic State suspected of genocide against Yazidis, says UN   Christian Science Monitor
Daesh likely committing genocide on Yazidi minority in Iraq: UN   Al-Bawaba
CBS News
The Seattle Times
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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The Age

Malcolm Fraser: once cruel and aloof, he became something quite different
The Age
Chief political correspondent Mark Kenny and Chris Hammer discuss Malcolm Fraser's years in power and his post-politics advocacy. PT26M9S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Obituary: a towering figure who crossed the political ...

A foreign policy realist and dissenter   Sydney Morning Herald
Australia farewells former PM Malcolm Fraser   Sin Chew Jit Poh
Fraser's role in the 1975 dismissal   The Australian (blog)
Brisbane Times
Stuff.co.nz
Los Angeles Times
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Obama to Iran: 'Days ahead will be critical'
BBC News
President Obama has issued a video, aimed directly at the people and leaders of Iran, in which he has said there has been no better time in decades for the two countries to seek a new relationship. In a message celebrating the Iranian New Year, Mr Obama ...

Obama Greets Iranians on Nowruz   Voice of America
In Video, Obama Appeals to Iranian Youth on Nuclear Deal   New York Times
Obama Marks Nowruz in Statement   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk
Bloomberg
National Post
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Salon

Yemeni president flees palace
The Nation
ADEN - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi described an attack on his palace in the southern port city of Aden on Thursday as an attempted coup backed by the previous regime. The fighting on the ground and a subsequent air attack appeared to be ...

Yemen's president flees palace after air raid   DAWN.com
Deadly Clashes Erupt At Aden's Airport in Yemen   NBCNews.com
War widens in Yemen as jet strikes Hadi's base   The Daily Star
Arab News
ABC Online
Telegraph.co.uk
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