2015年5月21日 星期四

2015-05-22 Australia World


AsiaOne
   
Pressure on Myanmar to deal with migrants   
AsiaOne
All roads lead to Myanmar as ministers from ASEAN countries and a senior official from the United States head to Nay Pyi Taw for intensive diplomatic talks to find a solution to the migrants exodus to Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, four suspects wanted in ...

Blinken urges South East Asia to tackle root causes of migrant crisis   Channel News Asia
Myanmar to attend regional crisis meeting over Rohingya and Bangladeshi ...   Deutsche Welle
UN urges rescue of 2000 people stranded off Rakhine   Myanmar Times

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Reuters
   
Islamic State says it has full control of Syria's Palmyra   
Reuters
BEIRUT Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government defences east of Ramadi, the provincial capital that they seized five days earlier. The twin successes not only pile pressure on ...

Frantic Message as Palmyra Fell: 'We're Finished'   New York Times
IS claims full control of Syria's Palmyra after westward advance   Firstpost
Militants fortify grip on Palmyra, one of the Mideast's most renowned sites   Washington Post
Los Angeles Times   
The Independent   
Syrian Radio & TV Online   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Pentagon goes public with latest dust-up in South China Sea   
Los Angeles Times
The U.S. military has begun to carefully but publicly challenge Chinese island-building on disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea, creating fresh tension in a potential global tinderbox as both countries shift forces into the area. In the latest incident, ...

South China Sea dispute updates   Brisbane Times
UPDATE 3-US vows to continue patrols after China warns spy plane   Reuters
Why China's island-building is raising eyebrows   CNN
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CNN International   
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Irish Independent
   
No return for Russia to G7, warns Merkel   
Irish Independent
The EU's Eastern Partnership "is not an instrument for pursuing an expansionist EU policy", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, as the Riga summit began yesterday. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
EU seeks to keep partnership with ex-Soviet nations on track   Christian Science Monitor
EU defies Russian "bully" but disappoints ex-Soviets   Reuters
Expectations low for EU summit amid fears of provoking Russia   euronews

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Khaleej Times
   
Russia's Lavrov discusses Syria and Yemen with Kerry | Reuters   
Firstpost
MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The phone call was the latest in a string of ...

The US continues to send the wrong message to Russia   Washington Post
Iraqi PM in Russia urges cooperation on fighting IS   The Nation
ISIS overruns Iraqi government lines east of Ramadi   The Daily Star

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CNN International
   
UPDATE 1-A year after Thai coup, stability trumps growth for business   
Reuters
(Adds Human Rights Watch statement). By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat. BANGKOK May 22 (Reuters) - When Thailand's army seized power in a bloodless coup, much of the business establishment quietly cheered them on. A year on, the ...

A year after Thai coup, stability trumps growth for business   Reuters Africa
Thailand caught in indefinite transition trap   Bangkok Post
Thailand's Prime Minister: I'm not meddling with election timetable   CNN International

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The Sun Daily
   
Dog saved from raging river and given mouth-to-mouth (+video)   
TVNZ
A dog which was caught in floodwaters in Colombia was pulled to safety by police and revived with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The drama took place after a deadly landslide in the area. A policeman is pictured in video footage following the dog as it ...

Policeman does mouth-to-mouth on dog after pulling it from landslide   New Zealand Herald
Drowning dog rescued from river   Sky News Australia

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ABC Online
   
Ireland expected to back gay marriage   
ABC Online
Voters in Ireland look set to show majority support to guarantee equality for same sex marriage in their constitution, after polls suggest two-to-one support for equal marriage. Polls have predicted a historic win for gay rights campaigners, despite opposition ...

Vote in Ireland Could Complete a Rapid Shift on Gay Marriage   New York Times
Ireland to vote in same-sex marriage referendum   BBC News
Only a No vote can keep biological parents at the Constitution's centre   Irish Independent
The New Yorker   
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The Australian
   
Outspoken priest Kevin Dillon calls for Cardinal George Pell to face commission   
Sydney Morning Herald
One of Victoria's most senior Catholic priests has called on Cardinal George Pell to return from the Vatican to front the royal commission into child sexual abuse. The commission is sitting in Ballarat this week as it investigates the church's many failings in ...

Shorten: treat abuse victims with respect, not just legal strategy   The Australian
Shorten says Pell should give evidence   Sky News Australia

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Daily Mail
   
List reveals cities most likely to be victim of a terrorist attack   
Daily Mail
A new list has revealed Baghdad is the most dangerous place on earth for terrorist attacks - while Paris and Belfast are deemed Europe's deadliest. More than three people died in the Iraqi capital every day in the 12 months to February on average, while a ...

Which cities are most at risk of a terror attack?   Christian Science Monitor
World's six most dangerous cities are all in Iraq, index shows   i24news
Cities at 'Extreme Risk': Study Puts Baghdad Atop List of World's Cities With ...   Headlines & Global News
Breitbart News   
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