au-hotdailynews: 2015-09-23 Australia World

Palaszczuk: Labor could reconsider CFMEU links
Brisbane Times
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Labor should wait on the findings of the royal commission before making a decision on the CFMEU. Photo: Chris Hyde. The Queensland branch of the Labor party should await the outcome of the unions royal ...

Trade union royal commission: Mr Hanna's idea to cover cameras while documents ...   ABC Online
Union boss document shredding claims 'proof of criminality': Cash   The Australian
Union Royal Commission: CFMEU secretary spent hours examining files on day of ...   Courier Mail
The Australian Financial Review
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Sydney Morning Herald

Selfie sticks, phones and human chains: Islam's pilgrims find the way to Mecca
Sydney Morning Herald
Mecca: For the millions of Muslims starting the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, the challenge of reaching the city where Islam was born has paled in comparison with finding their way once they got here. Islam's holiest city doubles in size at this time ...
Youth work as volunteers to help pilgrims in Makkah   Arab News
Around 2.5m faithful to perform Hajj Wednesday   Daily Times
Muslim pilgrims mass in Mecca for hajj   Sky News Australia
The Economist (blog)
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Selfies now officially more deadly than sharks
Boston Sun Times
Taking that perfect selfie is officially more likely to get you killed than a swim in shark-infested waters. According to Mashable, the death toll from selfie-related accidents this year has now hit 12. While that number sounds small, it is actually 50 ...

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Independent Online

Coup leader defies ultimatum to disarm
Independent Online
Ouagadougou - The elite soldiers behind a coup in Burkina Faso defied an ultimatum on Tuesday to surrender to regular troops loyal to the government, leading to a stand-off in the capital as they awaited a mediation mission by regional presidents ...
Burkina army enters capital as coup leaders free president, PM   Daily Times
Burkina Faso coup leader, Diendere, bows to pressure   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Burkina Faso coup leader says PM will be reinstated on Wednesday   Telegraph.co.uk

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The Guardian

American woman held in China since March is no spy, husband says
The Guardian
This undated photo provided by Jeff Gillis shows Sandy Phan-Gillis. Photograph: Courtesy of Jeff Gillis/AP. Nicky Woolf in New York. @nickywoolf. Tuesday 22 September 2015 18.11 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 22 September 2015 18.12 EDT. Share on ...

China Formally Arrests US Citizen Accused of Spying   New York Times
China arrests Texas woman held six months on suspicion of spying   Los Angeles Times
China says investigating US woman suspected of spying   The Nation
China Economic Review
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ABC Online

'Ginger extremist' Mark Colborne guilty of plot to kill Prince Charles to make ...
ABC Online
A far-right "ginger extremist" who fantasised about assassinating Prince Charles so his red-haired son Harry might become king one day has been found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack. Mark Colborne, 37, who felt marginalised due to his ginger hair ...
'Ginger extremist' convicted of plotting to kill Prince Charles so Harry could ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Terror plot to put ginger Harry on throne   Sky News Australia
British man convicted of terrorist plot to kill Prince William and Prince ...   9news.com.au
Daily Beast
Irish Examiner
South China Morning Post (subscription)
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The Australian

Taliban chief Mullah Mansour warns Afghanistan to cut ties with US
The Australian
The Taliban's new leader told Afghanistan's government yesterday it must cancel a security deal with the US and expel all foreign troops if it wants peace. Mullah Mansour made the demand in a message marking the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Adha, his ...
Afghan Taliban seize Humvees for sneak attacks, propaganda   The Nation
Afghan Taliban: Mullah Mansour's battle to be leader   BBC News
Afghan Taliban leader hints at peace talks   Daily Times
The News International
The Express Tribune
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Wall Street Journal (blog)

Cybersecurity in Spotlight Ahead of China President's White House Visit
Wall Street Journal (blog)
International affairs and a top CIO concern came into alignment Monday when U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice warned China that cyber espionage “needs to stop.” Her remarks, part of a broader speech on U.S.-China relations at George ...

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