en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-08-25 Singapore World

Koreas agree to defuse crisis after marathon talks
Channel News Asia
North and South Korea wrapped up marathon talks on Tuesday with an agreement on a series of measures to defuse a crisis that had pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict. POSTED: 25 Aug 2015 00:36; UPDATED: 25 Aug 2015 04:22. PHOTOS.
North Korea 'regrets' mine blast, Seoul to halt broadcasts   AsiaOne
Koreas Agree to End Latest Military Crisis   Wall Street Journal
Tensions eased as Koreas reach deal on apology, loudspeakers   CNN
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bloomberg
Irish Independent
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ISIS Accelerates Destruction of Antiquities in Syria
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Islamic State militants have razed a fifth-century Roman Catholic monastery and blown up one of the best-preserved first-century temples in Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city that is one of the world's most important archaeological ...
UN calls Islamic State's destruction of ancient Syrian temple a war crime   The Globe and Mail
ISIS reported to have blown up ancient temple in Palmyra   CNN
Ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra ruins is blown up by Isis militants   Irish Independent
Jakarta Post
The Guardian
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Another bomb found as Thailand continues manhunt
The Straits Times
A worker last Thursday fixing a CCTV camera installed above the reopened Erawan Shrine, where 20 people were killed on Aug 17 in a bomb blast. National police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang has claimed that malfunctioning equipment was hampering ...

Thai police struggle to track suspect; 'new bomb' false alarm   AsiaOne
Asia Briefing: Thailand weighs up impact of shrine bombing on tourism   Irish Times
Heightened security in tourists spots around Bangkok following blast   Channel News Asia
The News International
Bangkok Post
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Fires at steel plant and US depot in Tokyo area
The Straits Times
Thick smoke billowing into the sky from a fire at a steel plant in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, yesterday. It was the second industrial fire in a day in the Tokyo area, the first being a blast at a US military depot. There were no reports of any injuries ...
Huge blaze breaks out at steel plant near Tokyo's Haneda airport: Official   Channel News Asia
Camera effects turn Haneda Airport into a cute toy-like playground【Video】   RocketNews24
Reports of massive fire at factory near Japan's Haneda airport   Junior College

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Japan PM Abe has no desire to mend fences: China Daily
The Straits Times
Mr Shinzo Abe (centre) arriving the Upper House's budget committee session at the National Diet in Tokyo on Aug 24, 2015. PHOTO: AFP. Published. 1 hour ago. More. Share Tweet Linkedin Email Pin Google+ Reddit Print. Permalink: http://str.sg/Z7AK. Copy.
Bank of Japan Should Consider Acting if Yen Rises Sharply, Abe Adviser Says   Wall Street Journal
Japan's PM Abe to skip visit to China for WWII anniversary   Firstpost
Videos show suffering of sex slaves, brutal war crimes   Telegraph.co.uk
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US Marine admits to choking Philippine transgender
Channel News Asia
The case has attracted national attention and led to tensions between the Philippines and the United States. By Aya Lowe; POSTED: 24 Aug 2015 23:20. VIDEOS; PHOTOS. Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Please enable Javascript ...

Self-defence, not murder, says US Marine   The Straits Times
US Marine fought but did not murder Philippine transgender: Lawyer   AsiaOne
US Marine admits choking transgender after sex, denies murder   Hindustan Times
ABS CBN News
InterAksyon
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Guatemalan ex-VP charged with corruption as scandal swirls
The Sun Daily
GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalan prosecutors formally charged former vice president Roxana Baldetti (pix) with corruption Monday, three days after she was arrested for allegedly masterminding a customs bribery ring with President Otto Perez. As angry ...

Bribery scandal grips Guatemala as former vice-president faces allegations   The Guardian
Guatemala ex-VP Baldetti accused of taking bribes   BBC News
Guatemalan ex-VP charged with corruption amid spiraling scandal   Zee News
Chicago Tribune
AsiaOne
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Gay men tell U.N. Security Council of being Islamic State targets
TODAYonline
Gay Syrian refugee Nahas confers with Stern, Executive Director of the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission looks on, at a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. View all 0 comments ...

Islamic State has executed at least 30 gay people, UN meeting told   Mashable
UN council hears from gays who fled IS terror   ABS CBN News
UN Security Council Hears From Gay Arab Refugees   Voice of America
Huffington Post
Inquirer.net
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Has politics intruded in the Pistorius case?
BBC News
Oscar Pistorius spent an unexpected weekend in jail - his release into "house arrest" or correctional supervision was stalled at the last minute by a demand from the Justice Minister Michael Masutha for the decision to be reviewed. There many not be ...
Parents of Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend maintain that he deliberately killed her   The Straits Times
'Oscar deliberately killed Reeva'   Times LIVE
South Africa: Pistorius Meant to Shoot His Girlfriend, Her Parents Assert   New York Times
Irish Examiner
The Star Online
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Eight Nepal police killed in clashes with anti-charter protesters
The Nation
KATHMANDU - Demonstrators armed with spears and axes killed eight police officers in western Nepal on Monday during escalating protests against a proposed new constitution, officials said. The government announced a curfew and plans to send in the ...

World Watch   Wall Street Journal
Protests over Nepal statute kill at least 9   Times of India
Protesters demanding statehood in west Nepal attack police, 9 killed   Firstpost
New York Times
The News International
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