en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-03-27 Singapore World

Co-pilot was taken off flight training and suffered from depression
TVNZ
Andreas Lubitz the co-pilot of the Germanwings Flight 9525 flight battled depression and was taken off flight training, it has been revealed. All 150 people on board the flight died in the crash on Wednesday. Data pulled from the black box voice recorder ...

Who was co-pilot Andreas Lubitz who deliberately crashed Germanwings plane?   Firstpost
Good Question: What Psychological Tests Do Pilots Undergo?   CBS Local
Alps crash: Air NZ rushes in cockpit 'rule of two'   New Zealand Herald
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Hindustan Times
Huffington Post
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Wall Street Journal

Blast and Building Collapse in NYC's East Village
Wall Street Journal
An explosion Thursday afternoon in Manhattan's East Village injured at least 19 people, damaged four buildings and led to the collapse of at least one of the buildings. Photo: Peter J. Smith for The Wall Street Journal. Transcript +. This transcript has been ...

19 people injured in massive explosion in NYC building   Business Standard
Man missing who went on date at East Village restaurant   New York Daily News
New York buildings collapse in possible gas blast, 19 hurt   Reuters
Independent Online
ABC News
NDTV
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Wall Street Journal

South Korea demands release of two men accused by North Korea of espionage
Reuters Canada
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea demanded on Friday the immediate release of two of its citizens that North Korea said it had arrested, accusing them of spying for the South. Late on Thursday, the North's official KCNA news agency showed images of two ...

Seoul shares almost flat in late-morning trade   Yonhap News
Seoul urges North Korea to free two arrested South Koreans   The Korea Observer
Seoul Urges Pyongyang to Release 2 South Korean Detainees   New York Times
The Korea Herald
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Al-Bawaba

Arab ministers agree unified military force
Gulf Daily News
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers meeting in Egypt agreed a draft resolution yesterday to form a unified military force, in a move aimed at countering growing regional security threats. Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa headed Bahrain's ...

Arab Foreign Ministers Form Unified Military Force in Wake of Yemen Strikes   Sputnik International
Yemen President will seek "Marshall Plan" from Arab leaders - minister   Daily Mail
Arab FMs agree to form joint military force   Al-Bawaba
Xinhua
Saudi Gazette
Business Standard
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Times LIVE

Yemen's Oil Rally Versus Iran's Sell-Off: How Does Asia Fit In?
Barron's (blog)
Oil prices are pulled in opposite directions by two geopolitical events in the Middle East. Oil was bid up this week as Saudi Arabia formed a Sunni coalition striking Shiite rebels in Yemen. Overnight, the WTI jumped 4% closing at $51.22. While Yemen by itself ...

Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen rebels as Iran warns of `dangerous step`   Zee News
Saudi leads air raids on Yemen   Khaleej Times
Oil prices ease as market downplays supply threat from Yemen   Reuters UK
Irish Independent
Gulf Daily News
Al Jazeera America
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The Express Tribune

World Digest: March 26, 2015
Washington Post
A new United Nations report says the world's number of asylum claims is at its highest point in 22 years, with Syrians and Iraqis leading the way. The report by the U.N. refugee agency, which was released Thursday, estimates that applications for asylum in ...

UN: Global asylum claims at highest number in 22 years   New Zealand Herald

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