2015年1月23日 星期五

2015-01-24 Canada English World


Irish Examiner
   
Unstable demographics, falling oil and regional tension await Saudi rulers   
The Globe and Mail
When the wheels of Saudi Arabian monarchy began turning this week to install a new ruler after the death of King Abdullah, the most significant announcement was not who was the successor, but who was named deputy crown prince. For the first time in the ...

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz dies   BBC News
New Saudi king moves quickly to avoid future power struggle   Los Angeles Times
New King in Saudi Arabia Unlikely to Alter Oil Policy   New York Times
Toronto Star   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Xinhua   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media   
Sydney Morning Herald
Bangkok: The military junta that overthrew former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra last year has swung to the side of Thailand's royalist establishment and Bangkok middle class, reviving a bitter power struggle in the country after months of fragile peace.
Former Thai PM faces criminal charge, political ban   Xinhua
In Targeting Ex-Premier, Thai Junta Takes a Risk   New York Times
Analysis: Pheu Thai's political fortunes look bleak after Yingluck ban   Bangkok Post
Daily Mail   
TODAYonline   
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New York Times
   
War Is Exploding Anew In Ukraine; Rebels Vow More   
New York Times
DONETSK, Ukraine — Unexpectedly, at the height of the Ukrainian winter, war has exploded anew on a half-dozen battered fronts across eastern Ukraine, accompanied by increasing evidence that Russian troops and Russian equipment have been pouring ...

Ukraine's rebels go on the attack and reject truce talks   Irish Times
East Ukraine to stay a basket case   NEWS.com.au
Death toll in Ukraine conflict exceeds 5000: UN   The Nation
DAWN.com   
Deutsche Welle   
The Independent   
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Voice of America
   
Japanese Hostage Deadline Expires   
Voice of America
The fate of two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants is unknown after a deadline to pay more than $200 million for their release expired. Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Yasuhide Nakayama said Friday his government was not giving up efforts to ...

Islamic State militants claim to have executed Japanese hostages Kenji Goto ...   Herald Sun
Japan captive's mother pleads for his release as Islamic State deadline passes   Daily Mail
Prayers in somber Tokyo as deadline expires for hostages   Irish Independent
The Age   
AsiaOne   
Irish Examiner   
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Daily Mail
   
Top US official meets dissidents in Cuba   
Daily Mail
The highest-ranking US official to visit Cuba in three decades met with leading dissidents, but one prominent opposition figure stayed out amid differences over Washington's rapprochement with Havana. Roberta Jacobson, the State Department's top official ...

Analysis: US-Cuba historic talks   BBC News
Jacobson: US-Cuba Talks Are 'Important' Step   Voice of America
US meeting with Cuban dissidents ruffles Castro regime   The Globe and Mail
Xinhua   
Businessweek   
Wall Street Journal   
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Jerusalem Post Israel News
   
How politics explains the baffling Iranian response to Paris attack   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Many Westerners had expected an altogether different reaction to the killings two weeks ago at the Paris weekly that had published satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Hassan Rouhani. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter.
peaceful 'Je suis Muslim' rally in Sydney   New Zealand Herald
Hundreds join peaceful 'Je suis Muslim' rally in Sydney   Washington Post
Charlie Hebdo protests erupt across southern Asia   Daily Mail
Gulf Daily News   
ABC Online   
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The Nation
   
Syrian Airstrike Hits Damascus Suburb, Killing Dozens   
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Syrian government airstrike on Friday hit a market square in an insurgent-held suburb of Damascus, the capital, killing several dozen people, antigovernment activists in the area said, while five Lebanese soldiers were killed in clashes ...

Syrian airstrike on rebel area kills more than 40   The Daily Star
60 killed as Syrian air force hit Damascus   ARA News
Syrian Airstrike Kills at Least 35 Near Damascus   Wall Street Journal
NDTV   
The Nation   
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Daily Mail
   
Jail for US teen who wanted to fight in Syria   
Daily Mail
A US court jailed a "radicalized" Colorado teenager intercepted by the FBI when she attempted to join her fiance in the Islamic State (IS) group to fight in Syria. Shannon Conley, 19, will serve four years in prison for providing and attempting to provide material ...

Colorado woman gets 4 years for plotting to aid Islamist militants   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Colorado: 4-Year Sentence for Aiding Terrorists   New York Times
Colorado woman gets 4 years for wanting to join ISIS   CNN
Los Angeles Times   
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BBC News
   
Amnesty International: 'West deeply hypocritical over Saudi'   
BBC News
The funeral of King Abdullah is taking place in Saudi Arabia after his death overnight at the age of 90. His 79-year-old half-brother, Salman, has been confirmed as his successor. The state of human rights and women's rights and the turbulent state of the ...

Students demonstrate for release of Saudi blogger sentenced to 1000 lashes   Varsity Online
America Should Reconsider Its Cozy Relationship With Saudi Arabia   Business Insider Australia
Raif Badawi: John Baird protests blogger flogging to Saudi prince   CBC.ca
Yahoo! Maktoob News   
Web India   
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Muslims have marched, even if the west hasn't noticed   
The Globe and Mail
Gerald Caplan is an African scholar, former NDP national director and a regular panelist on CBC's Power and Politics. Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist, wants to see a million Muslims take to the streets to protest against “the scores of ...


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