en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-09-05 Singapore World

From Vietnam War to Turkish beach: The enduring power of photos
Hindustan Times
A Turkish gendarmerie stands next to a young migrant, who drowned in a failed attempt to sail to the Greek island of Kos, as he lies on the shore in the coastal town of Bodrum, Turkey. (Reuters Photo) ...

Refugee crisis: Eric Hoskins wants 5000 migrants in Canada this year   CBC.ca
Drowned refugee boys buried in Syria; crackdown crumbles in Hungary   Reuters Africa
Andrew Coyne: It took a photo of a dead child to capture our attention. What ...   National Post
The Globe and Mail
Channel News Asia
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BBC News

Migrant crisis: Councils offering sanctuary, Cooper says
BBC News
More than 40 local councils in the UK say they are ready to offer sanctuary to refugees fleeing war-ravaged Syria, a Labour leadership candidate has said. Yvette Cooper said local authorities had replied within 24 hours to her request for each to ...
Many Obstacles Are Seen to US Taking in Large Number of Syrian Refugees   New York Times
Refugee crisis spurs public response in BC   Vancouver Sun
Mayors across Canada vow to lead in settling refugees   The Globe and Mail
The Guardian
Washington Post
Irish Times
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New York Times

Russian Moves in Syria Pose Concerns for US
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Russia has sent a military advance team to Syria and is taking other steps the United States fears may signal that President Vladimir V. Putin is planning to vastly expand his military support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, ...

Putin confirms Russian involvement in Syria's civil war   New Zealand Herald
Vladimir Putin says Syrian president is ready for elections, compromise   Sydney Morning Herald
Russia may be escalating military role in Syria   Los Angeles Times
Irish Times
Irish Independent
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New York Times

Otto Pérez Molina, Guatemalan President, Resigns Amid Scandal
New York Times
MEXICO CITY — President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala resigned on Thursday to face charges in a customs fraud scandal that has generated a sweeping protest movement of citizens enraged by government corruption. In a letter to the president of ...

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The Indian Express

Syria: More Antiquities Destroyed by ISIS in Ancient City of Palmyra
New York Times
The Islamic State has blown up three ancient funeral towers in the city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief, Maamoun Abdulkarim, said Friday, continuing the destruction of a World Heritage site that Unesco has condemned as a war crime. The militants ...
ISIS blows up more monuments at Syria's Palmyra   Jerusalem Post Israel News
IS blows up three ancient funeral towers in Syria   Irish Examiner
More reasons that the ancient sites matter   Washington Post
The News International
Christian Science Monitor
Salt Lake Tribune
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Irish Times

UN criticises EU over response to migration crisis
Irish Times
The UN has criticised the European Union's response to the migration crisis, urging the bloc to accept up to 200,000 extra refugees amid continuing divisions among EU member states about how to deal with the migration crisis. Calling for a mass ...
Head of UN refugee agency to step down this year   Reuters
European migrant crisis: Britain to accept thousands more Syrian asylum ...   ABC Online
Migrant crisis: Europe must settle 200000 refugees by end of 2016, UNHCR says   CBC.ca
BBC News
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Bloomberg

Putin's China Energy Deals May Hide Paper Tigers as Growth Slows
Bloomberg
Vladimir Putin's long-heralded visit to Beijing this week yielded five framework energy deals that bolster Russian hopes of strengthening ties with China as relations sour with the U.S. and Europe. Yet if history is any guide, most of the accords won't ...

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