2015年5月21日 星期四

2015-05-22 Singapore World


Irish Independent
   
No return for Russia to G7, warns Merkel   
Irish Independent
The EU's Eastern Partnership "is not an instrument for pursuing an expansionist EU policy", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, as the Riga summit began yesterday. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
EU seeks to keep partnership with ex-Soviet nations on track   Christian Science Monitor
EU defies Russian "bully" but disappoints ex-Soviets   Reuters
Expectations low for EU summit amid fears of provoking Russia   euronews

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Channel News Asia
   
Blinken urges South East Asia to tackle root causes of migrant crisis   
Channel News Asia
During his visit to Myanmar, US Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has stressed the region's responsibility to improve conditions in Bangladesh and Myanmar's Rakhine state, home to the minority Rohingyas, as thousands of them are stranded at sea.
How do we solve a problem like the Rohingya?   AsiaOne
Gambia offers to resettle all Rohingya boatpeople   The Star Online
UN urges rescue of 2000 people stranded off Rakhine   Myanmar Times

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The Indian Express
   
'This is the Chinese Navy. You go': Heated exchange between China, US over ...   
The Indian Express
China said Thursday it is entitled to keep watch over airspace and seas surrounding artificial islands it created in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, following an exchange in which its navy warned off a US surveillance plane. The United States said ...

US Planes Keep Distance From Chinese 'Islands' - For Now   NDTV
Pentagon goes public with latest dust-up in South China Sea   Los Angeles Times
UPDATE 3-US vows to continue patrols after China warns spy plane   Reuters
CNN   
CNN International   
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The Star Online
   
UPDATE 1-A year after Thai coup, stability trumps growth for business   
Reuters
(Adds Human Rights Watch statement). By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat. BANGKOK May 22 (Reuters) - When Thailand's army seized power in a bloodless coup, much of the business establishment quietly cheered them on. A year on, the ...

A year after Thai coup, stability trumps growth for business   Reuters Africa
Thailand caught in indefinite transition trap   Bangkok Post
Thailand's Prime Minister: I'm not meddling with election timetable   CNN International

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The Straits Times
   
Russia's Lavrov discusses Syria and Yemen with Kerry   
The Straits Times
US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) shakes hands with Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov before a bilateral meeting in Sochi, Russia May 12, 2015. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as ...

The US continues to send the wrong message to Russia   Washington Post
Iraqi PM in Russia urges cooperation on fighting IS   The Nation

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Reuters
   
Islamic State says it has full control of Syria's Palmyra   
Reuters
BEIRUT Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government defences east of Ramadi, the provincial capital that they seized five days earlier. The twin successes not only pile pressure on ...

Frantic Message as Palmyra Fell: 'We're Finished'   New York Times
Destruction of Palmyra would be enormous loss to humanity: Unesco chief   The Straits Times
Militants fortify grip on Palmyra, one of the Mideast's most renowned sites   Washington Post
Los Angeles Times   
The Independent   
Syrian Radio & TV Online   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
North Korea Escapes Slashed Under Kim Jong-Un   
Sky News
Reinforced barbed wire fencing and an increase in phone tapping is preventing people from making the hazardous journey to freedom. 03:37, UK, Friday 22 May 2015. North Korean border security. Border security has been tightened since Kim Jong-Un ...

Bugged phones and double barbed wire: far fewer North Koreans defect   Reuters

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BBC News
   
South Korea 'nut rage' executive Heather Cho freed   
BBC News
Former Korean Air executive Heather Cho, who was jailed for an outburst over macadamia nuts, has been freed after winning a court appeal. Cho was jailed for a year in February but the court ruled she should serve a suspended sentence. She was convicted ...

Korean Air Lines 'Nut Rage' Executive Freed From Jail   Wall Street Journal
'Nut rage' airline executive free after South Korea court decision   CBC.ca
Former Korean Air exec gets suspended sentence in 'nut rage' incident   CNN
The Star Online   
Yonhap News   
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New York Times
   
US and Cuba Extend Talks on Reopening Embassies   
New York Times
Despite a wave of optimism, United States and Cuban negotiators meeting in Washington on Thursday could not reach an accord on re-establishing long-fractured diplomatic ties but agreed to keep talking on Friday. Representatives from both nations met all ...

A visit to Little Havana as the embargo that enlivened it comes to an end   Washington Post
US, Cuba talks on opening embassies head into second day   Reuters
US, Cuban Negotiators Hold Talks in Washington   Wall Street Journal
Havana Times   
The State   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Syrian airstrikes kill 40 militants in Aleppo   
Zee News
Damascus: At least 40 militants were killed on Thursday by Syrian aerial bombardment on rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo, a monitor group reported. Three commanders were among those killed when a Syrian aircraft dropped a crude barrel ...

Militant mortar fire kills 7 in Syria's Damascus, Aleppo, Dara'a   Press TV
Regime airstrike kills 40 of Syrian opposition fighters   Kuwait News Agency
Exclusive: Turkish intelligence helped ship arms to Syrian Islamist rebel areas   Bayoubuzz
Khaleej Times   
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