2015年5月20日 星期三

2015-05-21 Singapore World


The Hindu
   
Islamic State seizes ancient Palmyra from Syrian forces   
The Hindu
Islamic State insurgents stormed the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, fighting off pro-government forces who withdrew after evacuating most of the civilian population, state television said. The capture of Palmyra is the first time the al-Qaeda ...

Islamic State extremists capture ancient Syrian town of Palmyra   Los Angeles Times
ISIS Fighters Seize Control of Syrian City of Palmyra, and Ancient Ruins   New York Times
Isis seizes Palmyra: Live updates as Unesco World Heritage site 'falls to Islamic ...   The Independent
ARA News   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Islamic State's Egypt affiliate urges attacks on judges - recording | Reuters   
Firstpost
CAIRO Islamic State's Egypt affiliate on Wednesday urged followers to attack judges, declaring a new front in an Islamist militant insurgency in the world's most populous Arab state. The leader of the group, Sinai Province, called for violence against judges in ...

The US needs to get on the right side of history in Egypt   Washington Post
Mixed reactions on Egypt's new justice minister El-Zend   Ahram Online

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New York Times
   
Excerpts From Bin Laden's Papers   
New York Times
Here are excerpts from documents seized from the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed. Photo. Osama bin Laden Credit European Pressphoto Agency. His final wishes to his wife: “If I get killed, and you want to return to your family, then ...

Bin Laden fixated on attacking US interests: documents   Reuters
Live Dive: The Osama Bin Laden Bookshelf   Wall Street Journal (blog)
In Osama bin Laden's diary, an 'Indian brother'   The Indian Express
Times of India   
The Star Online   
Mashable   
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The Hindu
   
Burundi: Legislative Elections Delayed   
New York Times
President Pierre Nkurunziza announced on Wednesday that parliamentary and local elections scheduled for May 26 would be postponed until June 5. But the delay may not affect the protests against Mr. Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term. “It is a ...

Army, police on opposite sides in Burundi standoff   DAWN.com
Live bullets, teargas used to disperse Burundi protesters   TVNZ
Burundi failed coup poses stark test for democracy   Washington Times
CTV News   
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TIME
   
North Korea says it has technology to make mini-nuclear weapons   
Washington Post
TOKYO — North Korea claimed Wednesday that it has been able to make nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a missile — a development that, if verified, would mark a major advance in the country's military capabilities and the threat it can pose to the ...

North Korea 'photoshopped' Kim Jong-un sub missile pictures   Brisbane Times

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AsiaOne
   
Man in MH370 theft goes to jail alone   
AsiaOne
Mechanic Basheer Ahmad Maula leaves court after being sentenced to four years in prison and three strokes of the cane for stealing over $2000 from the account of a passenger who was onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, in Kuala Lumpur, ...

MH370 theft case: Ex-bank officer gets six years' jail   The Star Online
MH370 Update: Search Plan 'Modified'; 75% Of The Area Searched Yet No ...   KDramaStars

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The Straits Times
   
Red flag in China after US arrest of prof over chip theft   
The Straits Times
WASHINGTON - China says it is strongly concerned about the arrest of a Chinese professor and indictment of five other Chinese citizens in what the US government contends was a decade-long scheme to steal microelectronics designs from American ...

US charges six Chinese nationals with economic espionage   Daily Times
US officials: Chinese nationals took corporate trade secrets   CCTV-America
Washington's spy charges paranoid   Global Times
SC Magazine   
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Reuters
   
US official to discuss 'boat people' on visit to Myanmar   
Reuters
JAKARTA A senior U.S. state department official will visit Myanmar on Thursday for talks with the government about a "boat people" crisis in the Andaman Sea. Antony Blinken, deputy secretary of state, will talk to government officials in Naypyidaw and ...

US pledges aid to deal with Asia's stranded migrant crisis   Business Standard
Do the right thing: Let   Jakarta Post
Press Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia   US Department of State (press release)

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USA TODAY
   
Cause of oil spill probed as cleanup of Calif. coast continues   
USA TODAY
GOLETA, Calif. — State and federal officials on Wednesday investigated what caused a 2-foot-diameter underground pipeline to leak thousands of gallons of crude oil that polluted several miles of wildlife-rich beach and ocean along the scenic Santa Barbara ...

California oil spill spreads across 14 km of ocean   Toronto Star
Santa Barbara oil pipeline leak rekindles memories of 1969 disaster   Los Angeles Times
Latest on California Oil Spill: Governor Declares Emergency   New York Times
Surfer Magazine   
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Fox News
   
Iran's leader rejects foreign access to military sites, scientists   
Fox News
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's supreme leader vowed Wednesday he will not allow international inspection of Iran's military sites or access to Iranian scientists under any nuclear agreement with world powers. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told military commanders ...

Iranian leader says nation won't allow inspections of military sites   cleveland.com
Khamenei:Iran “won't allow foreigners to carry out any inspections on military sites"   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Middle East Updates / Iran's Khamenei rejects probe of alleged nuke weapons ...   Haaretz
Tehran Times   
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