2014年12月16日 星期二

2014-12-17 Australia World


Washington Post
   
In Pakistan, Taliban massacre of schoolchildren fuels broad outrage   
Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The bloody siege of an elite army high school Tuesday by Taliban gunmen, which killed at least 141 students and teachers, was an apparent retaliation for a major recent army operation after years of ambivalent policies toward the ...

Funerals Begin for 141 Slain in Taliban Attack on Pakistan School   Voice of America
132 children among 141 killed by Taliban in Pakistan school   Hindustan Times
Pakistan school massacre is also a message to Washington   Haaretz
BBC News   
The Hindu   
Reuters   
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USA TODAY
   
Jeb Bush Takes a Step Toward a Presidential Run   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida said Tuesday that he would “actively explore” a presidential run, immediately sending reverberations through the potential Republican field, tying up donors whom other candidates are courting and forcing ...

Is this man the next George W. Bush?   NEWS.com.au
Jeb Bush's decision to explore presidential bid scrambles the 2016 GOP field   Washington Post
Jeb Bush explores 2016 US presidential run   Reuters
Christian Science Monitor   
Los Angeles Times   
Voice of America   
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New York Times
   
US Tries to Calm Latest Israeli and Palestinian Strife   
New York Times
LONDON — Calling the status quo “unsustainable for both parties and for the region,” Secretary of State John Kerry said here on Tuesday that the United States was working “to lower the temperature” between Israelis and Palestinians, amid Palestinian and ...

Russia Hints at US Effort to Avoid a UN Showdown Over a Palestinian State   Newsweek
Kerry says US made no 'determinations' on Palestinian resolution   Reuters
Liberman trying to prove his centrist cred   Jerusalem Post
Xinhua   
Los Angeles Times   
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The Nation
   
Russia says arms for Kiev won't help solve Ukraine crisis - RIA   
Reuters UK
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A deputy Russian foreign minister declared on Tuesday that supplying weapons to Kiev would not help solve a crisis in east Ukraine, after the White House said U.S. President Barack Obama would sign corresponding legislation this ...

Biden Pledges Aid as Ukraine Seeks Billions to Avert Default   Businessweek
Euronews: Children's tribute to Ukraine's 'cyborg' soldiers   Kyiv Post
Swiss add names to list to prevent bypassing of Russian sanctions   Reuters
Reuters Canada   
Voice of America   
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The News International
   
Mullah Fazlullah group claims responsibility for Peshawar carnage   
The News International
PESHAWAR: Mullah Fazlullah Group, also involved in an attack on Malala Yousafzai, has claimed responsibility for the massacre at a school where militants killed 141 people including 132 children. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) calls for an end to a ...

Plot chief also wanted Malala's life   The Times (subscription)
TTP: The symbol of terror at a glance   Arab News
Man Behind Peshawar Killings   Gulte
The Straits Times   
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Herald Sun
   
Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram still missing, eight months on   
Herald Sun
IT was the story that shocked the world: the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok in April. While dozens of girls managed to escape from the Islamic extremist terrorist group Boko Haram, 219 remain missing.
France Wants to Organize an Alliance of African Nations to Fight Boko Haram   VICE News
France tries to rally mistrustful African states against Boko Haram   euronews
Boko Haram: barrage against Western values   Deutsche Welle

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CTV News
   
Plunging oil prices won't stop balanced budget, PM says   
CTV News
QUEBEC -- Falling oil prices will reduce Ottawa's fiscal flexibility but will not prevent the government from posting a balanced budget next year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday. "You should be under no doubt that the government will balance its ...

'Dramatically lower oil prices' won't stop balanced budget, Harper says   The Globe and Mail
UPDATE 1-Canada to balance books even with dramatically cheap oil   Reuters
Den Tandt: For good or ill, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's style is baked in   Vancouver Sun
Wall Street Journal   
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BBC News
   
First same-sex marriages take place in Scotland   
BBC News
The first same-sex marriages have taken place in Scotland following a change in the law by the Scottish government. Those in civil partnerships can have their status converted to marriage after the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act came into force ...

Scotland's first gay marriage takes place in Australia   San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
First Scottish gay marriage held in Vic   Perth Now

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New York Daily News
   
San Diego State fraternity banned after anti-rape march   
New York Daily News
A San Diego State fraternity has been given the boot after its members were accused of waving sex toys and throwing eggs at anti-rape demonstrators. The immature actions by members of Delta Sigma Phi — who tout themselves with a slogan of "the better ...

University of Pennsylvania fraternity under fire for posing with Beyonce sex doll ...   NEWS.com.au
SDSU bans Delta Sigma Phi fraternity after Take Back the Night taunts   Los Angeles Times
San Diego State University fraternity shut down after 'brandishing sex toys at anti ...   Daily Mail
U-T San Diego   
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Evening Standard
   
Chinese air passengers branded a national disgrace after throwing hot water ...   
Evening Standard
Four Chinese tourists have been branded a national disgrace after throwing hot water and noodles on an air stewardess during a flight from Thailand. The group were condemned for their behaviour by the Chinese state-run media after video footage and ...

After first-class nut case, noodle rage in China   Sydney Morning Herald
Flight attendant scalded by hot noodles thrown in face   Metro
Tourists in Trouble for Throwing Noodles at Flight Attendant   The Daily Meal

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