en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-08-30 Singapore World

Peter Greste calls on world to step up pressure on Egypt over sentence
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian journalist Peter Greste has urged the international community to step up pressure on the Egyptian government to "undo the injustice" meted out to him and two al-Jazeera colleagues, who were sentenced on Saturday to three years in prison by a ...

Peter Greste devastated over Egypt court conviction   The Australian
Egyptian court sentences 3 Al Jazeera journalists to prison   Reuters
The Latest: Greste Calls on El-Sissi to 'Undo Injustice'   New York Times
The Guardian
Herald Sun
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Bangkok bombing: Who are the Turkish terrorist group the Grey Wolves?
Sydney Morning Herald
Bangkok: Neo-fascists from a Turkish terrorist group called Grey Wolves have emerged as key suspects in the Bangkok bombing after the arrest of a man believed to be Turkish in the Thai capital with bomb making material. The group's death squads have ...

Police arrest suspect in Bangkok bomb attack   Irish Independent
Police arrest Erawan bomb suspect (Updated Sunday)   Bangkok Post
Thai police arrest foreign man over Bangkok bombing   Channel News Asia
Washington Post
The Straits Times
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Malaysia protests calling for Najib Razak to resign enter second day
The Guardian
Activists from the coalition for clean and fair elections, or Bersih, gather on a main road in Kuala Lumpur for a second day on Sunday. Photograph: Joshua Paul/AP. Associated Press. Saturday 29 August 2015 23.17 EDT Last modified on Saturday 29 August ...

Huge Malaysia Rally for Najib's Resignation Enters 2nd Day   New York Times
Corruption protest draws thousands in Malaysia   Sky News Australia
Huge Malaysia rally for Najib's resignation enters   Jakarta Post
Times of India
BBC News
Sky News
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38 girls killed in Swaziland bus crash en route to King's wife choosing ceremony
ABC Online
A road accident in Swaziland has killed 38 girls and seriously injured 20 others who were on their way to a traditional ceremony where King Mswati III can choose a new wife, pro-democracy activists reported. The accident happened on Friday night when ...
38 girls, young women killed in Swaziland   The Australian
65 Swaziland girls tragically die in truck crash en route to royal festival ...   RT
Swazi Maidens among more than 100 killed in horror crashes   Times LIVE
Boston Globe
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As tragedies shock Europe, a bigger refugee crisis looms in the Middle East
Washington Post
AL-MINYA, Lebanon — While the world's attention is fixed on the tens of thousands of Syrian refugees swarming into Europe, a potentially far more profound crisis is unfolding in the countries of the Middle East that have borne the brunt of the world's ...
Syrian refugees stuck in limbo at Budapest train station   CBS News
EU parliament chief attacks “cynical” states over refugee crisis   Financial Express
Refugee crisis: Middle East migrants flood Hungary in asylum bid   The Australian
Toronto Star
Xinhua
TIME
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Residents Take Canoes as Venezuela Expands Border Closure
ABC News
Venezuelans took to dugout canoes to shop in Colombia on Saturday as a government crackdown on smuggling and migrants cut off access to at least six border crossings key to the life of communities on both sides. The going rate for a short river journey ...
In a Venezuelan Border Town, a State of Emergency Is Barely Perceptible   New York Times
Colombian president tours tense border city   The Sun Daily
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos to visit tense border city   Economic Times
Latin American Herald Tribune
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South Sudan ceasefire takes effect after eleventh-hour clashes
The Sun Daily
JUBA: A ceasefire aimed at ending a brutal civil war in South Sudan came into effect Saturday evening hours after fresh clashes between government forces and rebels, which sparked concern for a hard-won peace deal. The truce brokered by the regional ...

A Peace Plea for South Sudan   New York Times
South Sudan rebels, army trade blame for fresh fighting   Times of Oman
South Sudan rivals trade accusations over new fighting   Reuters
ABC News
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Greek snap polls: Tsipras urges for mandate as Syriza's lead narrows
Hindustan Times
Greece's former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras prepares for a TV interview at the State Television (ERT) in Athens. (AP file photo). Share. Ahead of the snap elections scheduled in Greece next month, polls showed the lead for Alexis Tsipras' leftist ...
Greece opinion polls show Syriza leads by narrow margin   Financial Express
Poll lead for Greece's Syriza narrows as Tsipras presses for new mandate   Reuters
With election near, Tsipras faces widening rift within Syriza   Daily Times
Newsweek
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European ministers back tighter rail security
Financial Times
European ministers late Saturday backed tighter security measures on the region's rail network and called on the European Commission to make a “targeted modification” to its Schengen border codes. Condemning last week's suspected terrorist attack on a ...

European Union considers stricter rail security after foiled jihadist train attack   ABC Online
Call for patrols, named tickets on trains   Sky News Australia
Europe pledges more surveillance after Thalys attack   Politico
Boston Globe
Philippine Star
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Chad executes 10 members of Boko Haram by firing squad
The Guardian
Mahamat Moustapha, pictured here at his trial, has been described as a leader of Boko Haram and was among those executed. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters. Associated Press. Saturday 29 August 2015 19.59 EDT Last modified on Saturday 29 August 2015 ...

Spy cell uncovered   Herald Scotland
Chad executes 10 Boko Haram fighters over deadly attacks   BBC News
Chad sentences 10 Boko Haram members to death   The Nation
NDTV
Washington Post
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