2015年8月19日 星期三

2015-08-20 Singapore World


New York Times
   
Shielding Syrian Antiquities, to a Grisly Death at ISIS' Hands   
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — For decades, he was the bespectacled caretaker of some of Syria's greatest archaeological treasures. He explored the sprawling ruins in his hometown, named a daughter Zenobia after its ancient queen, and became so intertwined with ...

Islamic State beheads 82-year-old Palmyra expert who refused to reveal ...   Firstpost
UNESCO condemns Islamic State militant's killing of Palmyra's antiquities ...   ABC Online
Syrian officials say archaeologist beheaded   Brisbane Times
Newsday   
Los Angeles Times   
Stuff.co.nz   
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New York Times
   
Car Bomb Explodes Near a Security Building in Cairo   
New York Times
CAIRO — A car bomb detonated with a thunderous explosion in front of a security building in Cairo early Thursday morning, the authorities said. It was the latest in a series of attacks in the capital that have unnerved Egyptians and underscored the ...
Massive blast targets security forces in Cairo   Washington Post
Cairo car bomb wounds 6   CNN
Car bomb wounds six Egyptian policemen in Cairo   Times of India
The Australian (blog)   
Reuters   
USA TODAY   
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Times LIVE
   
Early Prison Release Delayed for Oscar Pistorius   
New York Times
South Africa's justice minister on Wednesday intervened to delay the early release of Oscar Pistorius, the imprisoned Olympic athlete convicted of killing his girlfriend — 48 hours before he was scheduled to begin serving the rest of his five-year ...
Release of Pistorius is halted by South Africa   Irish Independent
Pistorius release put on hold by South Africa justice minister   Irish Times
Pistorius Release Put On Hold In South Africa   USA TODAY
Christian Science Monitor   
Times LIVE   
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RT
   
Vladimir Putin says 'glad' to give US boxing star Roy Jones Jr Russian passport   
Times of India
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would be glad to grant a request for Russian citizenship from US boxer Roy Jones Jr as the multiple world champion visited Russian-annexed Crimea. The 46-year-old boxer, famed for ...

ONE News Midday Weather Update: August 20   TVNZ
Jones could become 'Russian'   SuperSport
Putin drinks tea with Roy Jones Jr., US boxer asks for Russian passport   CTV News
The Straits Times   
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty   
The Nation   
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Ynetnews
   
Israeli 'spy dolphin' caught off Gaza coast   
New Zealand Herald
In this U.S. Navy handout photo, Sgt. Andrew Garrett watches a bottle nose dolphin named K-Dog, from Commander Task Unit, jump out of the water. Photo / Getty Images. A dolphin purportedly conducting a "spying mission for the Israeli Government" has ...

Hamas naval commandos arrest dolphin who 'spied for Israel'   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Blair is a mediator between Hamas and Israel   Irish Independent
Four Palestinians Abducted in Egypt's Sinai   Haaretz
Washington Post   
Times of India   
The Australian (blog)   
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CTV News
   
US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan after peace deal failure   
CTV News
The United States is proposing that the UN Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan after its president shocked rebels and observers by refusing to sign a peace deal. The U.S. circulated a draft resolution to council members Wednesday ...

UPDATE 2-US proposes United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan   Reuters
South Sudan Disappointed With AU Statement on Peace Deal   Voice of America
South Sudan: Penalties Proposed   New York Times
New Vision   
swissinfo.ch   
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Times LIVE
   
Turkey: 2 Are Held in Palace Blast   
New York Times
The police arrested two people on Wednesday after a hand grenade was hurled and shots were fired at officers guarding the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, a tourist attraction, the Istanbul governor's office said. One police officer was slightly wounded, ...

Bloodletting in Turkey highlights the complexity of fighting Islamic State   Miami Herald
More terror attacks as Turkish politicians haggle   Times LIVE
Eight soldiers killed in southeast Turkey bomb attack - military | Reuters   Firstpost
Christian Science Monitor   
Daily Times   
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Daily Mail
   
Estonian Eston Kohver says Russia abducted him at gunpoint in cross-border raid   
Daily Mail
An Estonian security service officer allegedly abducted by Russia and taken across its border has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour. Father-of-four Eston Kohver was imprisoned for spying in a case that officials in the former Soviet republic ...
World Watch   Wall Street Journal
Russia Sentences Estonian to 15 Years in Disputed Spy Case   New York Times
Russia jails Estonian officer for 15 years for spying   The Nation
Reuters Canada   
Voice of America   
Washington Post   
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Irish Independent
   
Boko Haram attack on Nigerian village leaves 151 dead   
Irish Independent
A Boko Haram attack in a northeast Nigerian village left at least 151 people dead last week, with many drowning as they attempted to flee across a river. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. About 140 people died ...
Up to 150 drowned or shot fleeing ambush Nigeria   TVNZ
Nigerian army denies killing of 150 persons by Boko Haram in northeast   Xinhua
Outcry against terrorism   gulfnews.com
Times LIVE   
The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)   
BusinessDay   
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New York Times
   
Germany now awaits 800000 migrants in 2015, 4x last year   
New Zealand Herald
BERLIN (AP) " Germany could see as many as 800,000 migrants arriving in 2015, the country's interior minister said Wednesday, four times the number last year and 300,000 more than previously estimated. Thomas de Maiziere told reporters that more than ...

Germany expecting 800000 migrants in 2015, 4 times last year's number   Toronto Star
Refugee numbers in Germany to set new record   Xinhua
Germany expects 800000 migrants in 2015   Deutsche Welle
New York Times   
BBC News   
Financial Times   
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