2014年8月17日 星期日

2014-08-18 U.K. World

  Wall Street Journal   
Kurds, With US Aid, Push to Take Mosul Dam  Wall Street Journal
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Sunday head to the Mosul Dam, which they retook from Islamic State militants. Kurds have gained ground in recent days with the help of U.S. airstrikes and guerrillas linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, ...

Kurds push to drive militants from Mosul Dam with US air support   Reuters India
Kurdish militants train hundreds of Yazidis to fight Islamic State   Reuters
Intensified US bombing in Iraq appears to give Kurds boost at dam   Los Angeles Times
Toronto Star   
Businessweek   
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  BBC News   
Overnight curfew continues in tense St Louis suburb  BBC News
A curfew has been announced for a second night in Ferguson in the US state of Missouri, where police shot dead a black teenager last weekend. It will be in force from midnight (05:00 GMT) to 05:00 (10:00 GMT). More protests were seen on Sunday, with ...

Curfew re-imposed in Missouri city where black teen shot by police   Reuters
Police Face Off With Protesters as Night Falls in Ferguson   ABC News
Clashes on second night of Ferguson curfew   USA TODAY
New York Times   
Times of India   
Hindustan Times   
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  Haaretz   
Palestinians: Egypt seeking extension of cease-fire for talks  Haaretz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel would only accept a proposal for a long-term cease-fire if Israel's security needs were met. By Jack Khoury and Barak Ravid | Aug. 18, 2014 | 1:47 AM | 4 ...

Israel partially lifts Gaza fishing ban   The Hindu
Gaza strife: Hamas warns of long war   Independent Online
Benjamin Netanyahu says undeterred by Hamas warnings in talks on ending ...   Financial Express
Firstpost   
Fox News   
Jerusalem Post   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Crisis talks on Ukraine prove difficult but 'some progress' made, says German ...  Telegraph.co.uk
Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin Sunday were "difficult" but made "some progress", German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting with his Ukrainian, Russian and French counterparts. "Difficult talks, but I think and I hope that we have made ...

Progress in 'difficult' Ukraine talks, says Germany   BBC News
Germany's Steinmeier says leaders may agree to continue Ukraine crisis talks   Reuters Africa
NATO would respond militarily to Crimea-style infiltration: general   Daily Times
Xinhua   
Channel News Asia   
Reuters UK   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Another 13 Rescued from Sunken Indonesian Boat  Wall Street Journal
Survivors rescued after a tourist boat sank rest at a house near the Indonesian town of Bima on Aug. 17. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. JAKARTA, Indonesia—Eight foreign tourists and five Indonesians were rescued from eastern Indonesian waters ...

15 tourists missing, 10 rescued after boat capsizes in Lombok of Indonesia   Xinhua
Britons hurt as tourist boat sinks   Daily Mail
Tourists missing after boat sinks in Indonesia   Telegraph.co.uk
BBC News   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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  Getty Images   
A Path to Democratic Compromise in Hong Kong  Wall Street Journal
The bitter dispute over who will be allowed to run for head of the government may soon come to a head. Email; Print; Comments. Facebook. Share. 0. Twitter. Google+. LinkedIn. smaller; Larger. By. Richard Bush. Aug. 17, 2014 7:16 p.m. ET. Hong Kong is the ...

United they stand: Anti-Occupy campaign rallies establishment camp   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Anti-Occupy Central Stages A 'Walk For Peace And Universal Suffrage'   Getty Images

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  The Guardian   
UK forces will help stop IS: Fallon  Gainsborough Standard
The UK's engagement in Iraq has moved beyond a solely humanitarian one, the Defence Secretary said, as RAF aircraft continued to fly reconnaissance missions to aid the fight against Islamic State extremists. Michael Fallon told personnel taking part that it ...

We need clarity about the PM's Iraq policy   Telegraph.co.uk
Europe could see “a terrorist state on the shores of the Mediterranean", Cameron ...   Times of India
David Cameron warns Islamic State is a 'clear danger' to the UK   Evening Standard
The Guardian   
Yorkshire Post   
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  Daily Mail   
UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Iran  Daily Mail
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog organization has arrived in Iran for talks with President Hassan Rouhani, state TV reported Sunday. The report said Yukiya Amano, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy ...


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Brazil mourns presidential candidate killed in plane crash  Reuters
RECIFE, Brazil Aug 17 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Brazilians gathered on Sunday in the northeastern city of Recife to bid farewell to presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, killed in a plane crash four days ago, as debate swirled about the impact of his ...


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  BBC News   
Tilbury container stowaways included 13 children  BBC News
Thirteen children aged between one and 12 were among 35 Afghan Sikh immigrants found in a shipping container at Tilbury Docks, Essex Police have said. The group arrived on Saturday on a ship from Belgium and were said by police to be victims of ...

13 children among container group   Daily Mail
Hunt for driver in container probe   Belfast Telegraph
Footage shows moment illegal immigrants were released from Tilbury shipping ...   Telegraph.co.uk
The Times (subscription)   
Echo   
International Business Times UK   
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