2015年5月18日 星期一

2015-05-19 U.K. World


Los Angeles Times
   
Iraqi militias preparing to take on Islamic State in Ramadi   
Los Angeles Times
Thousands of Iraqi paramilitary fighters were mobilizing for a fresh assault on the western province of Anbar on Monday, one day after Islamic State militants overran the provincial capital, Ramadi, dealing a major strategic and symbolic blow to the ...

Iraqi militias mobilizing towards reclaiming ISIS captured Ramadi   The Indian Express
Photos of Iraqi military gear claimed by ISIS in Ramadi   Fox News
Iraq debate misses the point   CNN

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The Times (subscription)
   
Mudslide that killed dozens 'wiped town from map'   
The Times (subscription)
At least 61 people were killed and many injured after a landslide buried homes wiping a small town “off the map” in northwest Colombia. Most residents had been sleeping when the river of mud hit Santa Margarita , in the the municipality of Salgar, around ...

Flood, Mudslide Sweep Away Homes in Colombia, Killing 58   New York Times
At least 52 dead in Colombia landslide   Sky News Australia

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Irish Independent
   
More EU aid for African nations that stop migrants   
Irish Independent
The EU is to give more international aid money to African nations that cooperate in intercepting migrants before they cross the Mediterranean. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. In a new approach to the migration ...

Europe plans military response to migrant crisis   Washington Post
EU plan to pursue, disable traffickers of Mediterranean Sea refugees set for launch   OregonLive.com
EU Agrees to Naval Intervention on Migrant Smugglers   New York Times
The Australian   
BBC News   
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RT
   
Kiev's capture of 2 Russian ex-military a 'show,' torture must stop – Moscow   
RT
Ukraine's detention of two “Russian troops” is nothing but a show, Russia's Defense Ministry said, adding that neither was serving in the Russian Armed Forces at the time of their arrest. It called on Kiev to stop the alleged torture of the men. Following Kiev's ...

Ukraine to prosecute captured 'Russian soldiers'   BBC News
'Russian soldiers' captured in Ukraine to face trial on terrorism charges   The Guardian

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NEWS.com.au
   
Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners   
NEWS.com.au
SAUDI Arabia is advertising for eight new executioners to cope with the increasing number of death sentences. The advertisement says the job of executioner does not require any special qualifications but could also involve performing amputations on people ...

Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners to carry out public ...   Daily Mail
Saudis procuring nukes from Pak: US officials   Times of India
Wanted in Saudi Arabia: Executioners   New York Times
Arab News   
The Guardian   
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USA TODAY
   
Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton jab President Obama on Twitter   
USA TODAY
Yes, it has come to this. President Obama tweeted: "Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account." Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account. — President Obama ...

Obama Joins Twitter Universe (But He's Not Following You)   NDTV
More than six years in, Obama gets his own Twitter account: 'Hello, Twitter! It's ...   Washington Post (blog)
Six Years in, Obama Joins Twitter Universe (but He's Not Following You)   New York Times
Larry Brown Sports   
PoliticusUSA   
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Wall Street Journal
   
The Putin Recession   
Wall Street Journal
An oddity of recent weeks has been the attempt to argue that Russia's economy isn't as awful as it looks. Then along comes Friday's report that GDP fell 1.9% year-on-year in the first quarter. The positive spin is that it could have been worse because ...

Putin adds ice to conquests   Times LIVE
Kerry plays Russian roulette gambling on easing ties   DunyaNews Pakistan
Putin shoots, Putin scores — eight times   Minneapolis Star Tribune
Daily Signal   
The Moscow Times   
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Daily Times
   
INYT special report: Fake degrees earn company millions   
The Express Tribune
Seen from the Internet, it is a vast education empire: hundreds of universities and high schools, with elegant names and smiling professors at sun-dappled American campuses. Their websites, glossy and assured, offer online degrees in dozens of disciplines, ...

Axact, Fake Diploma Company, Threatens Pakistani Bloggers Who Laugh at Its ...   New York Times
Pakistan firm 'earns millions in global fake degree sales'   The Straits Times
The Axact Scandal and Pakistan's Growing Tech Sector   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Daily Beast   
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New York Times
   
Macedonia's Gruevski Vows To Fight Critics, Stay In Power   
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski told tens of thousands of supporters gathered in Skopje May 18 that he will not leave office or otherwise surrender to the opposition. While critics have cited allegations of corruption and a vote-rigging scandal in ...

Macedonia PM gathers thousands for rally in his support amid ethnic unrest   ABC Online
Macedonia: Opposition Demands Leader Resign, He Says 'No'   New York Times
Macedonia Prime Minister Rallies Some 30000 Supporters as Protesters Join him   NDTV
Voice of America   
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New York Times
   
BASE instinct: The thrill to fly carries risk with each jump   
Washington Post
LOS ANGELES — The deaths of extreme athlete Dean Potter and his friend Graham Hunt in Yosemite National Park brought renewed attention to the risks of BASE jumping and its more dangerous offshoot, wingsuit flying. WHAT IS BASE JUMPING? The term ...

Constant companion ... Dean Potter with his beloved Australian cattle dog ...   Herald Sun
Climber Dean Potter, friend tried to clear 'notch' at Yosemite before deaths   Los Angeles Times

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