2014年8月28日 星期四

2014-08-29 Australia World

  ABC News   
Tony Abbott brands Russian troop movement in Ukraine an invasion  The Australian
TONY Abbott has branded the movement of Russian armed troops into the Ukraine as an invasion as he said Australia and other nations were weighing up whether Vladimir Putin would be welcome at the G20 summit in Brisbane in November. The Prime ...

Ukraine Leader Says 'Huge Loads of Arms' Pour in From Russia   New York Times
Russia sends tanks and troops into Ukraine, seizes a strategic town   Los Angeles Times
Putin Keeps Pushing West Over Ukraine   Wall Street Journal
ABC News   
Christian Science Monitor   
NEWS.com.au   
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  Xinhua   
UN council demands immediate release of detained peacekeepers in Golan ...  Xinhua
Southern Syrian city of Quneitra is seen on the Golan Heights, on Aug. 28, 2014. The United Nations demanded Thursday the unconditional and immediate release of 43 detained peacekeepers, who were abducted by "an armed group" in the separation area ...

Peacekeepers detained in Syria   NEWS.com.au
UN says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by militants, 81 trapped   The Globe and Mail
UN peacekeepers detained by armed group   The Nation
DAWN.com   
Philippine Star   
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  Toronto Star   
James Foley, 3 other Syrian hostages waterboarded during their captivity  Toronto Star
WASHINGTON—At least four hostages held in Syria by the Islamic State, including an American journalist who was recently executed by the group, were waterboarded in the early part of their captivity, according to people familiar with the treatment of the ...

James Foley and other American hostages held in Syria by ISIS were ...   Daily Mail
James Foley was waterboarded by Islamic State jihadists   The Australian
James Foley and 3 other hostages were waterboarded by Islamic State: Report   Christian Science Monitor
The Inquisitr   
Ahram Online   
The Globe and Mail   
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  Haaretz   
The summer Israel's security bubble wrap burst  Haaretz
The army's original battle plans were thrown out, soldiers had to improvise while fighting in the tunnels and the intelligence on Hamas' intentions was wrong. It seems the only thing Israel got right about the war was the victory parties in Gaza. By Amos Harel ...

Breaking the Gaza stalemate   Ahram Online
With Gaza War, Movement to Boycott Israel Gains Momentum in Europe   New York Times
PLO to seek timetable for Israeli withdrawal at UN Security Council   Irish Times
Washington Post   
Xinhua   
Reuters   
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  SFGate   
in defence of 'the audacity of taupe'  Sydney Morning Herald
It seems the Twitterverse – a noted quorum of style aficionados if ever there wasn't one – is ablaze with indignation about the tan suit that US President Barack Obama chose to wear in a press conference overnight. Never mind the failure of US foreign policy ...

'Yes we tan': Obama's suit creates sartorial stir   9news.com.au
Obama Wore a Tan Suit (and Spoke About World Crises)   New York Times (blog)
'The Audacity of Taupe': Obama Suit Creates Sartorial Stir   NDTV
Stuff.co.nz   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Herald Sun   
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  New York Times   
ISIS Said to Kill 150 Syrian Captives in 2 Days, Videotaping the Horror  New York Times
Irish members of a United Nations force in the Golan Heights on Thursday. Rebels near Quneitra captured 43 others. Credit Jack Guez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue ...

We don't have a strategy yet: Obama on hunting ISIS in Syria   Hindustan Times
Obama: We need Sunni support on fighting IS   BBC News
Australian government sees extent of atrocities in northern Iraq   NEWS.com.au
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty   
NDTV   
Daily Beast   
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  BBC News   
Japan defense budget request highest ever as Abe boosts military  Reuters Canada
By Kiyoshi Takenaka. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense planners are seeking its biggest budget ever for the coming fiscal year, including a bulk order of patrol planes and a stealthier submarine, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bolsters the military in the face ...

RPT-Japan's Abe faces another bruising debate over raising sales tax   Reuters
China: 'No change' policy in improving ties with Japan   Asahi Shimbun
Japan's Abe faces another bruising debate over raising sales tax   Reuters UK
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
Erdogan's first term as Turkish president: 4 things to watch for (+video)  Christian Science Monitor
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's first directly elected president, faces civil wars on his borders, a possible economic slowing, and accusations of authoritarianism. By Alexander Christie-Miller, Correspondent August 28, 2014. close. Turkey's new president ...

Erdogan Is Sworn In as President of Turkey   New York Times
UPDATE 5-Turkey's Erdogan sworn in as president, consolidates power   Reuters Africa
Erdogan sworn in as president   The Daily Star
Firstpost   
Reuters   
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  NDTV   
Hong Kong's outspoken tycoon being investigated for corruption  The Star Online
HONG KONG: Anti-corruption officers conducted an early morning raid on the home of Jimmy Lai, an outspoken mogul whose media empire is often highly critical of Beijing. Trading in shares of Lai's Next Media, one of the city's major press groups, were ...

Hong Kong Lawyers Line Up to Give Free Aid to Pro-Democracy Protesters   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Hong Kong tensions rise as Beijing critic's home raided   The Australian
Activists face Hong Kong anti-graft probe   The Straits Times
MiamiHerald.com   
Bangkok Post   
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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Kevin Andrews cancels plans to open World Congress of Families conference  Sydney Morning Herald
Full federal political coverage. Federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has cancelled his plans to open a conference of the controversial World Congress of Families. Mr Andrews' decision was closely followed by an announcement that Victorian ...

Federal and state ministers cancel speeches at controversial family conference   9news.com.au
Politicians pull out of conservative World Congress of Families conference   The Guardian
Kevin Andrews cancels appearance at controversial World Congress of Families ...   Yahoo!7 News
Star Observer   
The Australian   
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