2014年8月17日 星期日

2014-08-18 Australia 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, ...

Intensified US bombing in Iraq appears to give Kurds boost at dam   Los Angeles Times
Kurds push to drive militants from Mosul Dam with US air support   Reuters India
Kurdish forces close in on Mosul dam, aided by US attacks   Toronto Star
Stuff.co.nz   
Business Recorder   
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  New York Times   
With Chants of Anger Outside, Pleas for Calm in Ferguson Churches  New York Times
FERGUSON, Mo. — The scattered clashes and violence had flared on the first morning of a curfew in this troubled city. But as Sunday drew on, pastors, the police and civil rights figures joined parishioners in churches, all trying to tamp down the anger that has ...

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
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Hindustan Times   
Times of India   
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  New York Daily News   
15 tourists missing, 10 rescued after boat capsizes in Lombok of Indonesia  Xinhua
JAKARTA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A boat carrying foreign holidaymakers sank in waters off Lombok Island of central parks of Indonesia on Saturday evening, 15 tourists went missing and 10 others rescued safely, rescuer said on Sunday. The boat on route of ...

Britons hurt as tourist boat sinks   Daily Mail
15 missing after Indonesian tourist boat sinks   BBC News
Indonesia boat with foreigners sinks; 15 missing   Kansas City Star
Firstpost   
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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
Israel partially lifts Gaza fishing ban as goodwill gesture for final cease-fire   Xinhua
Palestinian divisions emerge in truce talks   Fox News
Gulf Daily News   
Jerusalem Post   
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  BBC News   
Progress in 'difficult' Ukraine talks, says Germany  BBC News
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said four-way talks on the crisis in eastern Ukraine had been difficult, but they had made progress. He spoke after meeting with his Ukrainian, Russian and French counterparts in Berlin on Sunday.
From The Fringes Toward Mainstream: Russian Nationalist Broadsheet Basks In ...   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Ukraine talks 'difficult'   Sky News Australia
Germany's Steinmeier says leaders may agree to continue Ukraine crisis talks   Reuters Africa
Daily Times   
RIA Novosti   
Xinhua   
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  Wall Street Journal   
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 ...

World news briefs - August 18   Times of Oman
Police say anti-Occupy Central turnout was higher than July 1 march   South China Morning Post (subscription)

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  Telegraph.co.uk   
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
Islamic clarification   The Australian Financial Review
Eagle Radio   
The Guardian   
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  Daily Mail   
Referendum push into final month  Daily Mail
One month today voters in Scotland will go to the polls to say yes or no to independence from the United Kingdom. On Thursday September 18 the electorate will be asked to answer the single question " Should Scotland be an independent country?" It marks ...

Campaign against Scottish independence suffers narrowing of poll lead   Financial Times
Scotland divided on independence vote   Gulf Daily News
Battle for votes intensifies as Yes camp gains ground   Herald Scotland
New York Times   
Scotsman   
Bloomberg   
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  Daily Mail   
Cambridge offers PhD on chocolate  Deccan Chronicle
London: Cambridge University is offering a chance to scientists and chocolate fans to indulge their sweet tooth by becoming a 'doctor of chocolate' at the prestigious institution. The department of chemical engineering and biotechnology of Cambridge ...

Hunt is on for chocolate that doesn't melt in the sun: Sweet student wanted, but ...   Daily Mail
Sweet years of study on offer   Radio New Zealand
Life will be sweets for Cambridge University's lucky Doc of Choc   Yorkshire Post
Irish Independent   
The Independent   
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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
UK police say migrants found in shipping container are Afghan Sikhs   Daily Times
Footage shows moment illegal immigrants were released from Tilbury shipping ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Los Angeles Times   
The Independent   
Sky News Australia   
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