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Clock-making teen transferring to another school, family says
CNN
When Ahmed Mohamed went to his high school in Irving, Texas, Monday, September 14, 2015, he was so excited, he wanted to show his teacher the digital clock he'd made from a pencil case. But the 14-year-old's day ended not with praise, but punishment, ...

After Ahmed, let's face it: The demonization of all Muslims is fundamentally ...   The Globe and Mail
Parody of Ahmed Mohamed debacle appears on YouTube as #IStandWithAhmed trends   NEWS.com.au
Ahmed Mohamed arrest: We should nurture the kids with the clocks   ABC Online
The New Yorker
WHNS Greenville
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AsiaOne

Taiwanese safe amid Burkina Faso political turmoil
AsiaOne
Protesters demonstrate against the presidential guard in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Soldiers fired warning shots outside Burkina Faso's presidential palace on Wednesday as hundreds of people gathered to protest the detention of government leaders ...

Burkina Faso's Diendere, the spy-master running a coup   Channel News Asia
Military in Burkina Faso confirms coup, dissolves government   STLtoday.com
The African coup from central casting, circa 1980s   Los Angeles Times
The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Hindustan Times
Wall Street Journal
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1000 Asian pilgrims evacuated from fire-hit Makkah hotel
Daily Times
MAKKAH: About 1,000 Asian Haj pilgrims were evacuated early on Thursday from their hotel in the holy city of Makkah, hit by a fire that injured two people, the civil defence agency said. Fire-fighters “rescued two pilgrims who were hurt” by the fire in ...
MTN offers Nigerian pilgrim customers free incoming calls in Saudi   BusinessDay
Mecca Hotel on Fire, 1000 Asian Pilgrims Evacuated   Tempo.co

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This one was a dud, but is Orange County ready for a serious tsunami?
OCRegister
A tsunami warning sign, like the one here posted in Huntington Beach, line the coast. After a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck off Chile on Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a tsunami advisory for the coast of Southern California ...
Live: Where the waves have hit NZ   New Zealand Herald
Ten dead and a million flee as massive quake hits Chile   Irish Independent
Chile quake kills 10, one million evacuated   The Nation
Miami Herald
Sky News Australia
RTE.ie
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Japan ruling bloc makes final push on security bills despite protests
Channel News Asia
The Japanese government began a final push on Friday to enact contentious defence legislation that could let its troops fight overseas for the first time since World War Two, despite public protests and delaying tactics by the opposition. POSTED: 18 ...
Japan lawmakers scuffle over controversial security bills   The Nation
Japan govt pushes military expansion bills despite protests   Daily Mail
Assertive Japan poised to abandon 70 years of pacifism   East Idaho News
Bloomberg
BBC News
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Tripped-up Syrian refugee starts new Spain football life
The Straits Times
MADRID (AFP) - The Syrian refugee football coach who made world headlines when a Hungarian camerawoman tripped him as he fled said on Thursday it felt "fantastic" starting a new life in Spain. Osama Abdul Mohsen, a former first division football ...
Tripped-up Syrian refugee given football coaching job in Spain   Irish Times
Refugee tripped by camerawoman heads for soccer coach job in Madrid   TODAYonline
Syrian refugee tripped by journalist to be a soccer coach in Madrid   The Globe and Mail
CNN International
TVNZ
Irish Examiner
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Blasts in central Baghdad leave 23 dead, 68 wounded
Channel News Asia
At least 23 people were killed and 68 others wounded when three bombs went off in mainly Shi'ite neighborhoods in central Baghdad on Thursday, security and medical sources said. POSTED: 17 Sep 2015 14:45; UPDATED: 17 Sep 2015 20:00. PHOTOS.
13 killed in Baghdad bombings claimed by ISIS   CNN International
Blasts claim 23 lives in Baghdad   DAWN.com
Baghdad blasts kill 23, wound scores   The Daily Star
Firstpost
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US 'ready for action against China over cyber attacks'
The Straits Times
WASHINGTON • United States President Barack Obama warned that his administration was ready to take action against China over online attacks carried out by Beijing or its proxies, publicly raising the spectre of sanctions a week before Chinese President ...
China tries to extract pledge of compliance from U.S. tech firms   The Seattle Times
China Stresses the Positive Ahead of Xi Jinping's US Trip   Wall Street Journal
China asks some US tech firms to pledge commitment to its policies: NY Times   Reuters
Miami Herald
CNNMoney
Xinhua
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American Airlines working to recover from flight delays
TODAYonline
A passenger walks by an American Airlines airplane at a gate at the O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. View all 0 comments. Published: 1:41 AM, September 18, 2015. Updated: 4:15 AM, September 18, 2015. American Airlines ...
Hundreds of flights grounded   Dallas Morning News
A Computer Problem Delays American Airlines Flights   New York Times
American resumes flights after computer problem   The Boston Globe
Hawaii Marine
WTSP 10 News
CBS News
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Australian ruling coalition sees poll bounce after ousting PM Abbott
Channel News Asia
Australia's ruling Liberal-National coalition is leading its Labor opposition for the first time in 16 months after former prime minister Tony Abbott was toppled by Malcolm Turnbull in a party-room coup four days ago, an opinion poll showed on Friday ...
Malcolm Turnbull has difficulty with one letter   The Australian Financial Review
Australia's New Prime Minister Fends Off Sell-Out Accusation   New York Times
Tony Abbott, minister for women, set a low bar. Malcolm Turnbull must do better   The Guardian
NEWS.com.au
The Straits Times
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