uk-hotdailynews: 2014-10-21 U.K. World

Islamic State: Fresh fighting in key Syrian town of Kobane  BBC News
Fierce fighting has erupted in the north of the Syrian town of Kobane, after two days of relative calm. Kurdish defenders were thought to have pushed back Islamic State (IS) militants trying to take over the town, including from this area. US-led forces carried out ...

Turkey to allow Kurdish peshmerga across its territory to fight in Kobani   The Guardian
Turkey to allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters passage into Syrian city   Los Angeles Times
Turkey opens border for Kurds to defend Kobani   Herald Scotland
Reuters UK
Christian Science Monitor
New York Times
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Swedish hunt for Russian submarine sparked by interception of encrypted ...  National Post
It is like a scene from the Cold War: the sighting of a suspicious underwater object in the waters off Stockholm forces Swedish military forces to launch their largest search operation in decades. To add extra spice to the affair, a Swedish newspaper reports that ...

Maritime drama deepens as Sweden extends 'mystery submarine' search   euronews
Sub hunt sends Cold War shiver across Baltics   Irish Independent
Open dialogue with Russia important over Baltic security: Finnish PM   Xinhua
ABC Online
Washington Post
Daily Times
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Solovakia, Germany discuss Russian gas, Ukraine  Firstpost
Bratislava, Oct 21 (IANS) Slovakia and Germany discussed the gas supplies from Russia and situation in Ukraine, as German chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in the country Monday. The gas supplies from Russia and situation in Ukraine were the main ...

UPDATE 1-Hope and obstacles as Russia and Ukraine seek gas deal   Reuters
Rights Group Cites Isolated Summary Executions in E. Ukraine   Voice of America
Global Banks Slashed Lending to Ukraine, Endangering a Recovery   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Independent Online
Channel News Asia
The Moscow Times
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Kate's special delivery for queen's birthday?  Irish Independent
PRINCE William and Kate Middleton (pictured above) have confirmed their baby is due in April next year, raising the possibility the birth will coincide with Queen Elizabeth's birthday. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The couple ...

Who the Royal baby could share a birthday with   Telegraph.co.uk
Kate to greet Singapore president   shropshirestar.com
Royal baby: Kate and William reveal due date   Scotsman
Financial Express
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Total chief dies in Moscow air crash  Financial Times
Christophe de Margerie, chief executive of Total, died in the early hours of Tuesday morning when a private jet he was travelling in crashed near Moscow. According to Russian media reports, the landing gear on the light business jet hit a snow-clearing ...

CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, killed in Moscow plane ...   Economic Times
Total Oil Chief Dies When Jet Hits Plow   New York Times
Total's CEO dies in jet crash   BBC News
RT
Daily Mail
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Oscar Pistorius To Be Sentenced for Girlfriend's Murder Today  NDTV
Pretoria: South Africa's fallen star Oscar Pistorius could be jailed for 10 years or return to serve house arrest on Tuesday when he will be sentenced for killing model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. In her decision, Judge Thokozile Masipa has to balance the ...

Reeva Steenkamp's sister pleads with judge to jail Oscar Pistorius for twenty years   Daily Mail
Pistorius to Leave Court a Final Time With Fate in Judge's Hands   Bloomberg
Oscar Pistorius to finally learn his sentence   FOXSports.com

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Japan's Abe to meet hardship as two cabinet ministers resign over scandal  Daily Times
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's newly launched cabinet on Monday was jolted by resignations of two female ministers over their political funds scandal, with the prime minister seeing the appointments of the two resigning officials as his ...

Double-whammy for Japan's Shinzo Abe: Two female cabinet ministers resign   Christian Science Monitor
Abe Hit by Double Resignation as He Tangles With Dilemmas   Businessweek
Japan casino plan likely to be delayed again, official says   Daily Mail

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Abbott, Joko's first date as awkward as it looked  Sydney Morning Herald
At times, international diplomacy resembles nothing more than speed dating. Tony Abbott, along with a number of other international dignitaries, was found a short slot between pressing domestic duties on Joko Widodo's inauguration night, then swept to the ...

Indonesia's new president is the world's most unlikely political story (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
New president unveils four-year plan   Herald Scotland
New Leader Takes Oath of Office in Indonesia   New York Times
ABC Online
Jakarta Post
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