au-hotdailynews: 2014-12-24 Australia World

Sydney 'terror targets' identified in seized documents, two men arrested
ABC Online
Federal and state government "entities" in Sydney have allegedly been named as potential terror targets in documents seized during an AFP investigation which saw two men arrested. Australian Federal Police said members of the Joint Counter Terrorism ...

Australia anti-terror police arrest two in Sydney   BBC News
AFP uncover terror plot to attack govt building   NEWS.com.au
Two arrested in Sydney counter-terror raids   Radio New Zealand
SBS
Herald Sun
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Ukraine Vote Takes Nation a Step Closer to NATO
New York Times
MOSCOW — With a Russian-backed separatist insurgency still gripping eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian Parliament voted on Tuesday to take steps toward joining NATO. It was a pointed rebuke to Russia that immediately drew an angry response.
Ukraine's complicated path to NATO membership   euronews
Ukraine pokes Russia, makes move toward NATO. Was it really necessary? (+ ...   Christian Science Monitor
Naftogaz Transfers $1.65 To Gazprom   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Times of India
Businessweek
Reuters
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French troops patrol after attacks in Nantes, Dijon and Tours
BBC News
France is to step up police and military patrols in areas frequented by the public following recent attacks, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said. He said up to 300 soldiers would be deployed around the country to boost security over the Christmas period.
France gripped by fear at Christmas after third street attack in three days   The Independent
French PM calls for calm as series of attacks hurt dozens   Irish Independent
Terror sans terrorists? Lone-wolf attacks roil France (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
The New Daily
Scotsman
Yahoo!7 News
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Sony hack: North Korea back online after internet outage
BBC News
Internet services have been restored in North Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage following a cyber security row with the US. Though there has been no comment from the authorities in Pyongyang, South Korean officials and US experts ...

North Korea suffers second Internet outage   Fox News
North Korea Internet Partially Restored Following Outage   Voice of America
Cyber warfare is a reality, how prepared are we to tackle this threat?   Firstpost
Zee News
Los Angeles Times
The News International
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CBC.ca

Luka Magnotta trial: Jun Lin's family still haunted by horrific death
CBC.ca
The memory of their brave, handsome, adventurous son will always be tainted by the pain and humiliation of his horrific death, the father of Jun Lin told a Montreal courtroom in a victim impact statement delivered shortly after Luka Magnotta was found guilty of ...

"Canadian psycho" ex-porn actor Luka Magnotta convicted of murder in Canada   The Age
Luka Magnotta, sick in the soul but not insane: DiManno   Toronto Star
Luka Magnotta given life imprisonment for first-degree murder   The Globe and Mail
Irish Independent
TIME
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Girls choose death over fear of rape
New Zealand Herald
Captured Yazidi girls in Iraq are killing themselves to escape rape and torture at the hands of Isis (Islamic State) militants holding them prisoner. Hundreds of women and children were captured during the group's bloody sweep through northern Iraq this year ...

Women, girls captured by ISIS faced sex slavery, suicide: Report   Toronto Sun
From Iraqi Mountaintop, a Fierce Battle to Free IS-Held Town   New York Times
Sex slavery driving girls held by ISIS to suicide   Times of India
9news.com.au
Los Angeles Times
The Daily Star
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International journalist deaths soar in 2014
The Nation
NEW YORK - The gruesome murders of foreign journalists by the Islamic State group contributed to 2014 being a particularly deadly year for international correspondents, an annual review by the Committee to Protect Journalists reported Tuesday. The CPJ ...

60 journalists killed in 2014 —Report   The Punch
At least 60 journalists killed in 2014, almost half in the Middle East   Los Angeles Times
Report: 60 Journalists Killed in 2014, Syria Deadliest Country   Newsweek
U.S. News & World Report
Independent Online
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Algerian Army Kills Militant Leader Linked to Beheading of French Hostage
New York Times
ALGIERS, Algeria — The leader of a militant group responsible for beheading a French hostage three months ago was reportedly killed Tuesday along with two associates in an ambush by the Algerian Army. The leader, Abdelmalek Gouri, also known as ...

Algeria 'kills top jihadist'   Gulf Daily News
Algeria kills militant chief behind Frenchman's murder   Channel News Asia
Army kills man behind beheading   Irish Independent
BBC News
Daily News & Analysis
Wall Street Journal
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Japan PM set for re-election after 'Abenomics' poll win
Daily Mail
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resume office on Wednesday with a broadly similar cabinet tasked with re-igniting the world's number three economy following his mid-December election triumph. Abe's incumbent cabinet resigned en masse ...

Abe to be reappointed as Japan's PM   Irish Independent
Japan PM set to launch new government, defense minister may rile China   Reuters Canada
Japan prepares to reappoint Abe as prime minister   Chron.com
The Japan Times
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Julie Bishop appeals for Peter Greste's release from Egypt jail
The Australian
THE case of jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste is “under consideration” by high levels of the Egyptian government, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says. Ms Bishop is hopeful and optimistic he could be released before his appeal on January 1. “I urged (the ...

Australia optimistic Egypt will release jailed journalist   Channel News Asia
Australian foreign minister hopeful Egypt will release Al Jazeera journalist   TODAYonline
Julie Bishop is 'optimistic' Peter Greste could soon be released from Egyptian ...   NEWS.com.au
Al Jazeera America
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