2015年2月19日 星期四

2015-02-20 U.K. World


BBC News
   
Greece crisis: Eurozone set for vital loan talks   
BBC News
Eurozone finance ministers are preparing for a key meeting to consider the proposal by Greece to extend its European loan programme. Friday's meeting in Brussels is the eurozone's third attempt to reach a deal to manage Greece's debt. Germany on ...

Greece's Request for Loan Extension Is Rejected by Germany   New York Times
U.S. Pushes to Break Greek Impasse Amid Austerity Concerns   Bloomberg
Germany holds up Greek bid for euro zone loan extension   Reuters UK
Irish Independent   
The Economist   
Irish Examiner   
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Zee News
   
Cyclone slams into northeast Australia   
Reuters UK
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Australians hunkered down on Friday as a powerful cyclone crossed the northeast, damaging houses, bringing down trees, cutting power lines and causing flash flooding, while a second storm made landfall to the ...

Australia's Suncorp says cyclone exposure limited to $156 mln   Reuters
Cyclones Marcia and Lam Barrel into Australia   Wall Street Journal
Tropical Cyclone Marcia: Yeppoon resident John McGrath tells of 'escalating ...   ABC Online
BBC News   
euronews   
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The Independent
   
Libya urges end to arms embargo   
The Independent
The Western-backed Libyan government has formally requested an arms embargo be lifted so it can better tackle the growing threat from what the country's Foreign Minister describes as “rampant terrorism”. The request was made at an emergency session ...

US and Britain: Libya needs government before weapons   Jakarta Post
Britain says Libya needs unity government before arms embargo change   TODAYonline

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Toronto Star
   
Russia's shadow war testing NATO's patience and readiness   
Toronto Star
Russia's intensifying shadow war with Europe — an old-fashioned sideshow of aggressive military manoeuvres involving air, sea and ground forces — remains secondary to the main event in east Ukraine. But as Western leaders rally to salvage a dubious ...

Peers: UK "sleepwalked" into Ukraine crisis   Herald Scotland
UK guilty of 'catastrophic misreading' of Ukraine crisis, Lords report claims   The Guardian
Baltic states fear what the giant next door will do   The Times (subscription)
Times of India   
Reuters   
ABC Online   
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BBC News
   
Venezuela police raid arrests Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma   
BBC News
The mayor of Venezuela's capital, Antonio Ledezma, has been arrested amid accusations of a coup attempt. President Nicolas Maduro said the opposition leader must answer "for all the crimes committed against the country's peace and security".
Venezuelan president confirms arrest of opposition mayor   Xinhua
Venezuela arrests opposition mayor accused of coup plot   The Hindu
Venezuela arrests Caracas opposition mayor over 'coup plot'   Telegraph.co.uk
The Times (subscription)   
New York Times   
Los Angeles Times   
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Sky News Australia
   
Turkey, US sign deal to train and equip Syrian rebels   
Xinhua
ANKARA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkey and the United States signed an agreement on Thursday for training and equipping the Syrian rebels, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. A memorandum of understanding was signed by U.S. ...

Turkey, US sign deal to train, arm Syrian rebels   The Daily Star
​US and Turkey agree to train, equip Syrian rebels against ISIS   RT
Turkey, US sign deal to train, equip Syrian opposition, official says   Daily Mail
Charlotte Observer   
Arab News   
Independent Online   
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Firstpost
   
Qatar recalls envoy from Egypt   
The Nation
DOHA - Qatar recalled its ambassador to Egypt Thursday following a row over Cairo's air strikes on militant targets in Libya, threatening fresh divisions among Western-allied Arab states. A foreign ministry official said Doha was recalling its envoy for ...

GCC supports Qatar, slams Egypt remarks   Peninsula On-line
Qatar recalls its envoy after fresh row with Egypt   DAWN.com
Egypt, Qatar trade barbs in dispute over Libya strikes   Firstpost
Independent Online   
Wall Street Journal   
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Daily Mail
   
Shock and awe: US announces massive attack plans for 25000 Iraqi soldier to ...   
Daily Mail
The operation to retake Iraq's second largest city from Islamic State militants will likely begin in April or May and will involve about 12 Iraqi brigades, or between 20,000 and 25,000 troops, a senior U.S. military official said Thursday. Laying out details of the ...

US military official outlines plan to retake Iraqi city of Mosul   Fox News
Mission to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants to begin   Sydney Morning Herald
Iraqi Assault to Retake Mosul From Islamic State Is Planned for Spring   New York Times
RT   
Huffington Post   
BBC News   
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The Independent
   
Ukraine crisis: Can the UK handle the Bear threat from Russia?   
The Independent
The presence of Bears in the sky off the coast of Cornwall is nothing new. Russian warplanes, especially the bombers with that name, have been probing Britain, and Western Europe's, air defences regularly as relations with Vladimir Putin have deteriorated: ...

Ukraine Fighting Shifts to Mariupol After Debaltseve Takeover   Voice of America
Ukraine's war   The Economist
Ukraine crisis: Heavy shelling continues around Donetsk   BBC News
New York Times   
National Post   
Irish Independent   
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Reuters Africa
   
Denmark announces $150 million security package after Copenhagen attack   
Reuters Africa
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark on Thursday announced a $150 million (97.11 million pounds) package to boost police and intelligence services days in a move that followed deadly weekend shootings in Copenhagen but had been prepared in ...

Denmark's Holocaust record earns it benefit of doubt on how to protect Jews   Haaretz (blog)

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