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Search for crashed plane in Indonesia's Papua gets underway
Reuters
... * Map of Papua region: link.reuters.com/nak45w. By Fergus Jensen and Hidayat Setiaji. JAKARTA Aug 17 (Reuters) - Search and rescue teams prepared to scour mountainous, heavily forested terrain on Monday in Indonesia's eastern region of Papua ...

Indonesian plane crash: Debris spotted in mountains   CNN
Wreckage of missing Indonesian plane found, no word on survivors   Hindustan Times
Searchers locate wreckage of missing Indonesia plane   Fox News
The Guardian
Financial Express
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Scores killed by Syria air strikes
The Australian
Syrian warplanes bombed a marketplace near Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 82 people on the day that the new United Nations humanitarian chief paid his first visit to the country. Many people died while helping victims of an initial air strike on ...
Syrian regime raids kill 82 in rebel-held town   The News International
At least 80 killed and 200 hurt in 'Syrian government bomb attack' on busy ...   Mirror.co.uk
Air strikes on marketplace near Damascus kill 80 people   Daily Times
The Independent
ARA News
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Pakistan's Punjab province home minister Shuja Khanzada assassinated by ...
Firstpost
Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab province Home Minister Shuja Khanzada was assassinated on Sunday by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at his ancestral home in Attock district, killing at least 13 people in the brazen attack. Khanzada, 71, and a DSP were ...

Khanzada's martyrdom: PM, others express profound grief   The Express Tribune
Suicide attack: Punjab home minister among 19 killed   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Punjab home minister, 20 others killed in suicide hit   The News International
Daily Mail
Business Standard
Calcutta Telegraph
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CNN

Iraqi Leader's Overhaul Cuts 11 Cabinet Positions
New York Times
BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq reduced his cabinet to just 22 members from 33 on Sunday as part of a major overhaul in response to mass protests against corruption and poor governance. The decision, announced by his office, would ...

Iraqi panel finds Maliki, others responsible for fall of Mosul   Reuters India
Maliki on hot seat in Iraq over fall of Mosul   Washington Post
Iraqi Prime Minister cuts Cabinet by one-third   CNN International
Wall Street Journal
RT
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AsiaOne

Abe aimed for wide consensus in speech
AsiaOne
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) bows in front of Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko during a memorial service ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo August 15, 2015.
Top WSJ Stories on Japan: 70th Anniversary of WWII, Abe Statement   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Abe to Revert to Economy After War Statement, Defense Fight   Bloomberg
PoWs remembered at National Memorial Arboretum   BBC News
The Australian (blog)
Christian Science Monitor
The Straits Times
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Brazilians take to the streets in anti-government protests
Sydney Morning Herald
Brasilia: Angry citizens took to the streets of 205 Brazilian cities on Sunday in anti-government protests as President Dilma Rousseff tries to rebuild her coalition and outlast a political crisis. Protesters numbering between 879,000, according to ...
Brazilians return to streets to urge Rousseff's ouster   The Australian Financial Review
Rousseff's woes worsen as Brazil's protestors smell blood   BBC News
Brazil protesters keep pressure on President Rousseff   Reuters India
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
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South Sudan leader arrives for peace talks as deadline looms
Zee News
Addis Ababa: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir arrived in Ethiopia on Sunday for peace talks aimed at brokering an end to civil war, reversing an earlier decision as international threats of possible sanctions mount. However Kiir, who said he had ...
South Sudan's rivals locked in combat   The News International
South Sudan president Salva Kiir to attend peace talks: minister   The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
South Sudan's Warring Leaders Go Into Negotiations   New York Times
Hindustan Times
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Julian Assange Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Newsweek
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures during a news conference at the Ecuadorian embassy in central London, Britain, in this August 18, 2014 file photo. The latest legal twist won't free the Wikileaks founder from his Ecuadorian cubbyhole, the ...
Ecuador hits back at UK government over Assange case   9news.com.au
Ecuador blames Sweden, UK over Assange 0:39   The Australian (blog)
Ecuador hits back at UK over Assange   SBS
The Guardian
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Bike for mom: Thai prince at cycling event
The Nation
Thailand's Crown Prince led tens of thousands of blue-clad cyclists through Bangkok on Sunday in a rare high-profile public appearance amid anxiety over the health of the ailing king. Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 63, headed the first group of cyclists ...
Thai Crown Prince Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn leads 'Bike for Mom' cycling event   International Business Times UK
Thailand celebrates queen's birthday with bicycle ride   The Guardian
Thousands cycle for Thai queen's birthday   Echonetdaily
BBC News
New Zealand Herald
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Gay Kentucky Basketball Player 'Devastated' After Pic Cut From Yearbook
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
But even though that's an important position, Maldonado was omitted from the school's two-page spread devoted to the basketball team. Why? Dalton Maldonado was the starting guard on the boys basketball team at Betsy Layne High School in rural ...

Growing Support for Out Kentucky High School Basketball Player Omitted From   Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)

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